Horse

Awareness

What is Horse Awareness?

A website dedicated to the safety of horses and their owners in the UK.

How often do you assess your safety on today's roads? Everyday? Weekly? Monthly? Yearly? Never? If you fall into the last 3 categories, then you NEED to look at this website. Horse Awareness has been put together, with the help of many experienced equine owners, who understand the importance of staying safe whilst out on the roads.

Why do we need a Horse Awareness campaign?

It is simple, too many horse owners are taking too many risks each day whilst riding on the roads. Horse Awareness is here to advise you to protect yourself, by making yourself visible to other road users. On this website, you will find out why you should stay safe, who you are staying safe against, what you should wear and the reality of not protecting yourself, with our incidents and statistics page. Don't be another statistic, make sure you are visible to everyone.

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What do we want to achieve?

Safer riding and safer roads.

No rider wants to ride on the roads, but many are forced to, without any choice. The reason for this, is either lack of bridleways or off road riding.

Motorists and horse riders both have a right to use the road. They also share a responsibility to consider each other's needs.

http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/horsesense/horsesense01.htm

One main concern is the lack of understanding of a simple act such as, 'how to react around a horse.' Many people also ask, 'How do I pass a horse correctly?' By educating other road users, we are automatically improving the safety conditions, not just for horse riders, but for everyone.

The simple act of slowing down or thanking another road user, can leave an everlasting impression, so can ignorance. Please Reduce your speed and Raise your awareness.