A leading horse charity has welcomed new rules giving more protection to horses and their riders, after more than 1,000 road accidents involving the animals were reported last year.
A total of 46 equine deaths were reported to the British Horse Society (BHS) between 2020 – Feb 2021, with an additional 118 being injured and 130 human injuries.
But new changes to the Highway Code means that horses have been given the same protection as pedestrians and cyclists. The equine charity says the positive changes were implemented due to a direct result of BHS’s involvement in the Highway Code review’s stakeholder group for vulnerable road users.
