Horses On Roads
Sir,—For nearly 40 years I have ridden ponies and horses, and now, at nearer 50 than 40,1 still have a ride on one of my pony brood mares, and never in all those years of riding have I ever; had trouble with horses and traffic. My grandfather, the late Tom Hickman, who for many years broke and educated young horses, said that when riding in heavy traffic, crossing a bridge, or riding a young horse unused to road work, you should ride on the right-hand side of the road. The horse faces the oncoming traffic, and the traffic-coming from behind does not come up hard on his heels. A horse will “play up” only when frightened and unsure of himself. To those that tide road work—and one has to, to educate a young horse—if they ride the animal on the right side of the road, I am quite sure they will have no trouble.—Yours, etc., MARGARET QUANTOCK. Ealing, August 18, 1970.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32381, 21 August 1970, Page 10
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