Horses and motorbikes...

**rottiguy** · 25th July 2008, 20:31

there was also a case a year or so ago in palmy where a horse from the racecourse got out of control and ran into the road at night I think. Killed the driver of the car.
Horses may be classed as transport so ya might be able to be done for riding pissed, same as push bikes.

**Number One** · 25th July 2008, 20:33

Originally Posted by chanceyy

hmm actually its not .. you can be done for drink riding horses, push bikes & motorbikes along with other vehicles ..

WOW DUI for horse piloting! I learnt something today folks

**chanceyy** · 25th July 2008, 20:35

there have been a few of those ..

bout 7 yrs ago when I was working at the track here heard about the 5 horses that got away as they were making their way to the track in palmy & 3 caught pretty quickly but the other two went down pioneer highway & were hit by cars both had to be destroyed

**rottiguy** · 25th July 2008, 20:39

yeah that's a real bummer. I believe they have done some fencing at the palmy track so horses can't run onto the main road but as we both know if one decides to go ape it will just go over any fence

**duckonin** · 25th July 2008, 20:39

Had been to a hunt in the Hawkes'bay took the needys off the float tied the needys up to a fence all this at the Fernhill....Yep got all pissed up real bad, so another pattron said he would drive us home, all good, in the waggon and away..

Next morning car and float outside went to the horse paddock huh no horses, yep you guessd it the poor buggars were still tied to the fence, we had driven off without them..

**Number One** · 25th July 2008, 20:40

Originally Posted by chanceyy

there have been a few of those ..

bout 7 yrs ago when I was working at the track here heard about the 5 horses that got away as they were making their way to the track in palmy & 3 caught pretty quickly but the other two went down pioneer highway & were hit by cars both had to be destroyed

poor horseys

**chanceyy** · 25th July 2008, 20:46

Originally Posted by rottiguy

yeah that's a real bummer. I believe they have done some fencing at the palmy track so horses can't run onto the main road but as we both know if one decides to go ape it will just go over any fence

there are not many kept at the track its self its the one who are walked down the side road from the main highway thats where they got away from

Originally Posted by duckonin

Next morning car and float outside went to the horse paddock huh no horses, yep you guessd it the poor buggars were still tied to the fence, we had driven off without them..

hmm

Originally Posted by Number One

poor horseys

exactly babe ..

**tate35** · 26th July 2008, 09:54

Originally Posted by Machiavellian

One of my first times on the forum and i find this thread!
Awesome! Mainly because I gave up horses just over a year ago and have just got my learners and my first bike as a 'substitute'.
Gotta say its proving to be a lot of fun, and I can go anywhere, whereas before (coz i didnt own a trailer) I was restricted to riding in the paddock or the surrounding areas

At least my bike doesnt bite like my mare used to!

Hey there,

That's the beauty of bikes, you are not refined to a paddock and yes unlike the mares they do'nt bite!!

**rottiguy** · 26th July 2008, 16:19

nope, they let the road do the biting

[ yes unlike the mares they do'nt bite!!

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**ynot slow** · 26th July 2008, 19:20

Originally Posted by chanceyy

hmm guess it did not help that the person was fairly legless & the horse was wandering all over the place making its way home causing a hazard to vehicles on the road

funniest thing i had seen .. I rode the horse to one of my paddocks while they took the rider to the station .. not sure how they would have taken his license though

Apparently they can fine you but you can't loose the license,as you don't need one to ride a horse or pushbike.

Riding pissed is fun,must tell the old man that,he went to his club as per Thursday evening ritual,came home after 5 pints or so,hopped on his horse to work her around his paddocks,horse stuck hoof in a rabbit hole,dad arse over head on ground,horse trots back to barn,dad swearing hobbles back with 1 cracked rib.Still gives him hell now 17yrs later.Mind you he has been around them for all his life,done the lot,has won races as a jockey,owner,trainer and breeder,pretty good to do all.

**Buckets4Me** · 29th July 2008, 10:24

it's called DIC
drunk in charge

nothing to do with driving or riding
so mack sure you tell them the horse was in charge of getting home

**zebtron** · 1st August 2008, 07:15

Originally Posted by chanceyy

yup horses & bike here .. Mags is on my profile pic .. should update it to show both my hairy buggers ...

bikes are my freedom .. horses are my sanity

I hear ya there Chanceyy, one of the huge reasons I'm getting into bikes is I can no longer ride horses....and just the feeling of being on a bike and the wind etc....reminds me of when I used to charge about the farm and competitions etc.....soooo (In saying this I'm not female by a long shot

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**chanceyy** · 1st August 2008, 15:19

Originally Posted by zebtron

I hear ya there Chanceyy, one of the huge reasons I'm getting into bikes is I can no longer ride horses....and just the feeling of being on a bike and the wind etc....reminds me of when I used to charge about the farm and competitions etc.....soooo (In saying this I'm not female by a long shot

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zeb you know both quite a number of girls & guys are into horses .. its not gender specific .. a bit like bikes really

**chicksnleather** · 2nd August 2008, 12:59

Originally Posted by tate35

After recently reading an article in the latest FM Riders mag about Jasmine Kemp who had a love for horses until she found out she was allergic to them (which was a really interesting read) prompted me to do this thread.

Glad to see the magazine is generating topics of conversation, it was a great article by Meekey Mouse.

Cheers