Why do horse riders insist on taking that fat ‘assed’ horses down the middle of the road during the morning rush hour?
I see them nearly every morning.
Many haven’t got jobs to go to.. oh no. They just need to get their horse riding out of the way before meeting their friends for lunch. They’re seem particularly keen to get out on the narrow roads in dim light conditions or, their other favourite time, a nice foggy, misty morning.
They couldn’t care less about the queues of people they hold up as they chitter chatter their way down the road. With their waving of arms in a display that mimics a one winged bird trying to take to the air, they gesticulate to these irate commuters to slow down and wait.
Cars hover behind hardly daring to pass as these ladies hang on for dear life – their mounts leaping unpredictably, attempting to buck their riders over the nearest hedge.
Even when there’s a ten foot wide verge, do they ride on that?
Heaven forbid – that would be far too sensible.
Once past, these patient motorists seldom get a nod of thanks, more often a torrent of abuse mouthed at them for having the audacity to drive down the highway when Nellie needs her exercise.
Never mind the fact that we’ve had to pay road tax for the privilege..
Why they find this hobby fun is beyond me.
Surely it would be much safer and more enjoyable to ride in a field or down a bridleway… The horse would probably prefer not having to run the gauntlet of articulated lorries and buses.
And how about the latest trend to dress up as a policemen…
Irritating.
Now occasionally these ‘horse riders’ see fit to load their precious gee gee into a horse box to travel further afield. Quite why they need a horse box I have yet to fathom.
You see they tow / drive their horse boxes around at exactly the same speed as the horse walks when it’s blocking the road up.
All we have here is a larger form of slow moving roadblock.
Going over 15mph could cause Nellie to knock her delicate knees and we wouldn’t want that, would we.
Anyway must dash – I’m going to the gymkhana. Yah.