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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
Horse going mental without warning... ride it in a field then...
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Not that different to a car driver or biker getting a steaming case of road-rage for something inconsequential done by another driver/rider etc - jsut as dangerous, you could argue even more so.
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
Insurance that'll cover you? Not all of us can afford full comp... and even if I could I'd still be pretty f###ed off at losing my excess, NCB and getting shafted for the next 5 years because of something that wasn't my fault.
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True and fair enough... however you'll find that (as I've posted before) the vast majority of horses are insured, unlike say - cyclists or dumbass chav pedestrians simply walking out into the street.
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
I'm pretty tolerant but not when the riders insult me for trying not to upset their pet. I creep past/turn off engine when possible..
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Hey, there's @rseholes in all walks of life... you just had the unfortunateness (is that even a word? Well, it is now
) to come across one from teh equine world.
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
But insurance, why should you have a vehicle on the road without it? I'd get lots of points for doing that with a far safer vehicle that I'm actually in control of!
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Because there is an inherant risk to equine sports/ownership, not to mention the high cost of vet's fees for illness/injury etc it is now rare for someone not to have insurance cover for a horse.