![]() ![]() She can now be caught by thoughtful people she knows, can be led by an experienced handler, has learned to tie, and is progressing with other grooming and handling. She has bloomed beautifully since her arrival at KHS with basic care and is coming around to domestication with time and patience. There is likely some Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse influence, but she does not seem to be gaited or rack that we've seen so far. Frida is around 2 years old, is currently a hair over 14 hands tall while still growing and her exact breed is not known. The PWAS ride will start at the public toilet block in Yelverton at 10.30am on Saturday 16 September.Ī map of the route will be available on the day of the event, but will involved walking or riding on a stretch of main road.Frida was collected along with her free roaming herd of 10 on February 14th 2023 when they were eating sticks and bark in the mountains struggling to maintain their weight to make it to the next Spring. PWAS is urging as many people as possible to take part in a local ride, and Sara hopes to attract not just horse riders, but dog walkers and cyclists to her event. Road safety group Pass Wide and Slow (PWAS) is aiming for 300 awareness rides up and down the country this year. "People need to take more responsibility." ![]() Only recently Sara says a speeding motorcyclist stopped in front of her, turned around and did a wheelie while revving the engine. I've only had my horse Beauty for seven months and I've already had one major accident." "We've got to hit some sort of road and horses are fight or flight animals. Sara, who recently invested in a £200 helmet camera to catch dangerous drivers in the act, said: "Drivers seem to think horse riders can ride through fields and arrive straight on the moors, but this is not the case. ![]() The national campaign aims to reduce the number of accidents involving horses, cyclists and motorcyclists, by raising awareness on how to pass these vulnerable road users wide and slow. Sara will be joining other campaigners up and down the country by staging her own 'Pass Wide and Slow' ride. Holidaymakers with minor injuries should think twice before attending A&E "Beauty is very good on the roads, but falling off a horse is dangerous to anybody, not just to myself." "If I break a bone, that's it," she said. Sara says she fears for her and other horse riders' safety on Devon's roads. I have a really bad twitch and the trapped nerves make simple day-to-day tasks difficult." I struggle to walk and I have got trapped nerves on the right side of my body. "But because of my disability it is my only freedom for 20 minutes to half an hour every day. "Some people are very anti-horse, and I understand that," she added. "Horse riders are not the only vulnerable people on the road," Sara explained. Sara managed to rescue her, but the trauma brought on the centralised nerve disorder seven years ago.Īn accident in recent months when Sara was riding her horse, Beauty, has now sparked the animal lover to campaign for change. She was diagnosed after her granddaughter fell into a swamp at an adventure park. Sara Dixon, 50, who lives in King's Tamerton, says riding became her "only freedom" after being diagnosed with a nerve disorder which mimics MS, as well as osteoporosis, which weakens bones, making them fragile. A Plymouth grandmother with a disease that makes her more likely to break bones is campaigning to make the roads a safer place to ride a horse. ![]()
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