Tottington rider Karen Brown has often encountered irresponsible drivers when riding down Turton Road in the town. Drivers are asked to leave a 2-metre gap between their vehicles and riders but this is often not followed, leading to near misses and more serious incident. "Although it is a minority who are like this, it only takes one driver to cause a serious accident." According to figures from the British Horse Society (BHS), since 2010 there have been 12,113 road incidents involving horses. Last year, there were 3,552 road incidents involving horses reported to the BHS, which led to the deaths of 68 horses and 125 of them being injured.

Source: The Times November 28, 2023 17:04 UTC