Hi all,
once again I need an opinion, so look to the forum.....
The other day I was walking along a Public Footpath - not a bridle way (marked as such on the OS map, and on the waypoints on the ground) only a couple of miles from Trebor Towers. The path follows the edge of a field boundry (field of recently harvested corn).
Anyway - I'm around 400 yards from where I entered the field (through a stile, nest to a 5 bar gate), and maybe 600 yards from the exit, when coming toward me i hear, then see around 200 yards away 2 people on horses GALLOPING toward me. Now I am scared of horses, but Mrs Trebor owns a horse, and I know how to react around horses,and these wern't trotting, nor a canter, this was a full on gallop.
So I stood my ground, until I was sure the people, and the horses had seen me (about 20 yards away) then stepped into the hedge. The people at this point tried to pull the horses up, one succeded. The other horse veered toward me, then away, and at the point I was about to scream for mercy "buckarooed" missing me with the back hoofs by what seemed like inches (but was probably a couple of yards) threw the rider, then ran off into the distance.
In my shaken state I asked the rider if she was okay - she indicated to her friend to go chase the loose horse, then gave me a dressing down for scaring her horse. I was-to be honest-too shaken to argue and apologised.
I'm pretty sure I did nothing wrong - in fact - in my opinion horses should not be galloping along a public footpath - what do you guy's reckon?
cheers
trebor