What should you do when overtaking a horse and rider?

What should you do when overtaking a horse and rider?

Explanation: When you decide to overtake a horse rider, make sure you can do so safely before you move out. Leave them plenty of room and pass slowly. Passing too closely at speed could startle the horse and unseat the rider.

What is the safest way to pass a person riding a horse?

Horses can be easily frightened. Slow down and be prepared to stop. Overtake gently, without revving the engine.

How do you pass a horse rider?

Always pass wide and slowly. Horse riders are often children, so take extra care and remember riders may ride in double file when escorting a young or inexperienced horse or rider. Look out for horse riders’ and horse drivers’ signals and heed a request to slow down or stop.

What speed should you overtake a horse?

15 mph

Are you allowed to overtake a horse?

Overtaking on a solid white lines So if you come across a horse and rider trotting along you can overtake, as long as you’re careful and it’s safe to do so.

Should you overtake a horse?

Explanation: Horses can be startled by the sound of a car engine or the rush of air caused by a vehicle passing too closely. Keep well back and only pass when it’s safe. Leave them plenty of room; you may have to use the other side of the road to go past safely.

How fast is a horse at full gallop?

and thirty miles per hour

How safe is riding a horse?

Falls from horses can result in broken bones, spinal injuries, even brain damage. In fact, our two air ambulances carried more riders to hospital last year than motorcyclists. Our research revealed something else surprising – that you’re actually 20 times more likely to have an accident on a horse than on a bike.

What is the safest horse to ride?

Here are seven horse breeds that are often touted as ideal for novice riders…

• Morgan Horse.
• Friesian Horse.
• Icelandic Horse.
• American Quarter Horse.
• Tennessee Walking Horse.
• Connemara Pony.
• Welsh Cob.

What are the dangers of horseback riding?

Common injuries

• Head injuries. Concussions in horseback riding usually occur when a riders’ head hits the ground after a severe fall.
• Ankle sprains. Ankle sprains are a common injury in horseback riders.
• Wrist injuries. Wrist injuries usually happen when a rider falls onto an outstretched hand.