[David9694]

A Hampshire police spokesman confirmed the force attended the incident, adding: “No charges were brought against the driver of the vehicle as there were no offences.

https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/horse-injured

Just what?

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[hawkinspeter]

hirsute wrote:

£200 limit mentioned here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42492488

I’m gonna need a bigger coat

 

[Hirsute]

£200 linit mentioned here

£200 limit mentioned here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42492488

 

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

It sounds to me like the fact that it’s going to be sorted out by insurance is now regarded as a clear-up, nothing to see here. 

Do they do the same with shoplifters? I mean, retail shops have a certain amount of losses that they recognise will happen and is presumably covered by insurance. Anyway, just putting on my coat with extra large pockets and nipping down my local Aldi for an entirely unrelated reason.

[David9694]

It sounds to me like the fact

It sounds to me like the fact that it’s going to be sorted out by insurance is now regarded as a clear-up, nothing to see here. 

[ktache]

That is some fine riding mate

That is some fine riding mate.

[Hirsute]

“Sally-Anne said her nine

“Sally-Anne said her nine-year-old 16.1hh Irish sports horse, Girlie, needed emergency surgery, and she was left with bruises and a sprained wrist after the incident.”

“The small car hit Girlie on its hindquarters with such force Sally-Anne was knocked into a Hawthorne bush, and the noise caused neighbours to run out to see what had happened.”

And no offence was committed?

Does the driver have some special get out of jail free pass?

[Gary's bike channel]

even with the sun, i still

even with the sun, i still saw them       

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[Gary's bike channel]

how is there no offence?

how is there no offence? driving without due care and attention, otherwise you’d have been going slowly enough to see the horse…. 

[ktache]

What surprises me is that

What surprises me is that there are no comments yet blaming cyclists…

[HoarseMann]

How on earth can no offence

How on earth can no offence have been committed?!

I mean really, if the driver was not anticipating meeting a horse around a bend on that road, then there’s no hope for anywhere else…

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