Introduction

Hi,
I'm starting this blog as a venting space, and somewhere to chronicle my incidents with abusive and ignorant car drivers on the roads.

I've been a rider for 21 years, and have owned my horse for nearly 8. My main activity with her is hacking, I adore getting onto a lovely leafy bridle path and having a good canter! But to get to the bridle paths I HAVE to go on the roads.

Where I keep my horse, there is not a lot of scope for endless rolling hills and open fields! Land is a privilege, and bridleways are primarily short and sweet. (Save for the Wirral Way which is a 20 min road walk away)

I have always hacked out and I've noticed in the last 2 or 3 years that the sheer ignorance of car drivers has increased, patience has decreased and abuse has skyrocketed. - Obviously there are a LOT of drivers that are calm, pass wide and slow and are courteous, but these are in the ever decreasing minority!

I'm starting this blog not only to chronicle my experiences with car drivers but to try to educated non-horsey people as to why we may ask you to stop/slow down/turn off your engine.

I don't want to come across as preachy, or indignant, that's not my intention. My intention is to make the roads safer for all of us to use.

Amy