RIDER RIGHTS
Says Naomi Smith
It is all too possible to round a corner on horseback and come upon a group of cattle with no prior warning -this WILL result in a horse being badly spooked at best, bolting at worst -it is only a matter of time ........... read more
Shortheath Common, Hampshire
The BHS should react immediately and claim all tracks and routes that equestrians use across the common otherwise we will be fenced out
Says Bob Milton
Perhaps now is the time to remind HCC why they hold the land ie public recreation and as it is not s193 the BHS should react immediately and claim all tracks and routes that equestrians use across the common otherwise we will be fenced out.
This strategy should be a priority for all non equestrian commons so as to maintain our access around and through these open and unenclosed lands.
Without such action and the impending cut off date the historical routes will not be claimable
Says Linda Wright
We moved to a Shropshire location a year ago having surveyed the local OS map and noted the significant number of bridleways around the property. Sadly the map appears a total fiction. Scarce any of the bridleways are usable ........... read more