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34: Safety equipment. Children
under the age of 14 MUST wear
a helmet which complies with the Regulations.
It MUST be fastened
securely. Other riders should also
follow this advice. Law H(PHYR)R |
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35: Other clothing. You
should wear
- boots or shoes with hard soles
and heels
- light-coloured or fluorescent clothing
in daylight
- reflective clothing if you have to
ride at night or in poor visibility.
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36: At night. It
is safer not to ride on the road at
night or in poor visibility, but if
you do, make sure your horse has reflective
bands above the fetlock joints. Carry
a light which shows white to the front
and red to the rear. |
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37: Before you take
a horse on to a road, you should
- ensure all tack fits well and is
in good condition
- make sure you can control the horse.
Always ride with other, less nervous horses
if you think that your horse will be nervous
of traffic. Never ride a horse without
a saddle or bridle. |
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38: Before riding
off or turning, look behind you to
make sure it is safe, then give a clear
arm signal. |
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39: When riding on
the road you should
- keep to the left
- keep both hands on the reins unless
you are signalling
- keep both feet in the stirrups
- not carry another person
- not carry anything which might affect
your balance or get tangled up with
the reins
- keep a horse you are leading to your
left
- move in the direction of the traffic
flow in a one-way street
- never ride more than two abreast,
and ride in single file where the road
narrows or on the approach to a bend.
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40: You MUST
NOT take a horse on to a
footpath, pavement or cycle track.
Use a bridleway where possible.
Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & R(S)A
sect 129(5) |
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41: Avoid roundabouts
wherever possible. If you use them
you should
- keep to the left and watch out
for vehicles crossing your path to
leave or join the roundabout
- signal right when riding across exits
to show you are not leaving
- signal left just before you leave
the roundabout.
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