Helpful tips to stay safe on the road
- Familiarise yourself with the Highway Code (Jersey Link to Highway code) to make sure you follow the guidance on how you should behave on the road and interact with other road users
- Be alert at all times, keep your eyes and ears open
- Be polite - make eye contact with drivers and thank those who make any effort to accommodate you
- Treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself
- Wear hi-vis and reflective equipment, ideally on both you and on the horse, which could be seen from above as well as from the front, rear and side
- We recommend a minimum of a tabard or jacket for a rider, and leg bands for the horse.
- Consider wearing LED lights
- Take the BHS Ride Safe Award
- Remember to use the appropriate hand signals to make other road users aware of your intentions to manoeuvre
- Be responsible
- Take a mobile phone and make sure it is charged up before you go - remember, it's not safe to use your phone when on the roads, this should be for use in emergencies
- Tell somebody where you are going and how long you think you will be out - if you don’t return, they can raise the alarm