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[Redruth]

Has anyone ever experienced anything bad when going past a horse and rider in a country lane? I ask because I had a nervous moment on a narrow country lane this afternoon. I was already taking it slowly because of the horse ***** all over the road but when I caught up with these 2 horses, I waited for them to stop in a lay by and then went past as quietly as a Ducati in 1st gear can go, which isn't very quiet at all.

One of the horses was twitching and backing away and it occurred to me that if it came towards me I was dead vulnerable. I've never thought about it before but was going that slowly trying to be quiet the best thing to do?

I've been on horseback when a bike has gone past without slowing down. My horse reared up and took off down the lane. I managed to get it back under control without coming a cropper but it was not a pleasant experience and put me off road riding for good.