Durham Giant wrote:
two of the lads from the stables where my wife keeps her horse was out walking one of the horses today long lining it to get used to walking on the road.
Why would you walk a horse on a long line, out on a public road? Common sense would suggest one rider in the saddle and another walking alongside holding the bridle. And the phrase "two lads" doesn't fill me with a great deal of confidence either.
Durham Giant wrote:
A car came flying down the road and went straight into the horse driving at about 60 to 70 MPH.
Hoprse went straight up into the air and smashed down on the car and was killed. The car drove off and the two lads who had to jump out of the way ran after the car and forced it to stop. They said you have just killed my horse to which the woman driver said, "Fook your horse what about my car".
My first reaction to that statement is, if the car was really going at those speeds then the horse would not have landed on top of it! She then drove off.....presumably at the same speed?.....but the two stable boys were able to chase after her and stop her!!! Usain Bolt must be a tad worried.The first questions I would be asking, how wide is the road/sightlines/any high hedges etc, but perhaps crucially, just what was the position of the horse and the two stable lads on it
The police were called turned out to be a normal plod. The woman said she could not see the horse because the sun was in her eyes that is why she hit it. There were no skid marks, she made no attempt to brake and the two lads only survived because they let go of the horse and jumped out of the way. ( the road was apparently covered in blood)
What were you expecting.....The Flying Squad....an Armed Response Vehicle..... Inspector Morse?
The police officer then blamed the two lads and told them, " it is your fault because you should not have a horse on the road". ( it is an area full of horses and carts that go down the roads as their are loads of farms and stables in the area).
The copper let the woman go, took no details, made no enquiries and seems to have taken no further action.
Of course he took details of the incident from everyone there, and will have submitted a report later. Whether further action is taken against anyone is not down to the local plod. From his initial response, I would think he is formed the opinion that being blinded by the sun is a perfectly viable reason for not seeing the horse, and the lack of skid marks would tend to support this. Which leaves us with his accusation that blame lies with the two stable lads.....perhaps you are only reporting half the tale....and what Plod actually said was they shouldn't have been in that position on the road with a horse not under proper control?
My view is that if she could not see she should not have been drivinig and that it is her fault. She could quite easily have wiped out two 17 year old lads if they did not jump out of the way.
anyone got any advice on what to do
My view is that speculation is never accepted as evidence.
And in any case, horses, like cyclists are a menace, and really shouldn't be out and about on the Queen's Highway. Confine both to grass fields, and the World would be a happier place.
