Horse Encounter

I slow right down to a crawl and pull the clutch in if possible to coast past them and also go as wide as I can. Some horses react badly some are less bothered by bikes, that’s the problem when you ride something with its own brain.

 

I think you handled it well TBH.

I bring the clutch in but would be ready to stop and kill the engine if the horse got fruity.

I'm skeptical about whether they should be on the road without being able to handle noise/movement, but you can't take into account every possibility and it may be the only time those horses have done that (probably one 'triggered' (ahem) by the other too).

 

Stop, engine off, no eye contact (more important than you think), wait till they have moved at least 50 meters then re-start and move off slowly.

 

Horses cannot fight (no teeth, claws etc…) so they “flight”, which in their case means fast and anywhere, usually unseating the rider and often seriously harming themselves.

 

Try telling that to the bastard one that trampled me as an 8YO

Hopefully it's glue now. Cvnt.

 

There used to be a regular horse and rider near ponce about near me, to be fair the horse was pretty bullet proof when it was out and about. Passed it numerous times on my very noisy 851, didn’t ever flinch clearly it hadn’t a nervous disposition.

IMO there aren’t that many horses on the road for me to be particularly troubled by them.

 

I regularly 'overtake' horses and I always slow down, clutch in & engine at idle, to walking pace at least 30 yards or so behind them and as far to the outside as possible - they can see behind them and this gives them the best possible chance to become accustomed to you. Using clutch control and as little revs as possible I'll slowly edge forwards and if possible try to see if the rider gives the ok to pass. Keeping to the same speed I'll overtake them and won't speed up until a good 30 yards past them

Never ever surprise them or get close to them or motor past at any speed. The last thing you want is half a ton of hysterical animal bouncing over the road and possibly over you.

 

Watching the video back i thought the chap at the head of the race was a little too fast for me in that situation.!

 

On the back wheel shouting YEEEEHHAAAARRRR

 

Not like that at that speed for sure, if they’ve cameras your mate may be receiving a kindly worded letter.

Lots of vulnerable road users wear cameras these days for just such occasions.

 

Go past slow with the clutch in. Only chance I have nowadays to get a smile and a wave off a nice young lady

 

That may well apply to most of the demographic on here, I’m the exception though and have to fight off the young ladies with all my strength.

 

You should try flying a hot air balloon over the walking glue/dog food units.
We had a minimum flight height and all paddock areas were marked on our maps. But sometimes we got caught out.
Amazing how so many old nags became thoroughbreds when we got phone calls looking for compensation.

 

I spooked a horse coming back from a Brighton beer night late sunday morning twenty plus ago in my transit van, it nearly threw the rider, so the friends called me a c'''', from there on in zero miles per hour if that's possible especially with Ducati exhausts.

 

yep, wide and slow, clutch in, effin things, the pile of sh1t in the road was the first clue, IMO these and push bikes have no place on the roads around here given how crowded they are now.

 

TBF if you come to a complete stop, get eye contact from the rider, then passing the horse at 5mph, there is no issue. It's perhaps once a month and a two minute event.

 

Perhaps we should change the crash helmet design....................