A police horse is recovering from a “slight damage” sustained in a highway site visitors collision with a automobile – as police enchantment for witnesses or dashcam footage.

West Yorkshire Police issued an enchantment for data yesterday (7 March) following the incident final Friday (1 March).

A police spokesman mentioned the incident occurred on Bradford Highway, Tingley, Leeds, at 2.10pm and concerned a Nissan automotive and Police Horse Ledston, who is predicated with the drive’s mounted part at Carr Gate, Wakefield.

The spokesman confirmed that no folks had been injured within the collision. Ledston sustained a “very slight damage”, however the spokesman added that this was not something he “received’t totally get better from”.

“Officers from the roads policing unit are interesting for anybody who might have witnessed the collision or who might have dashcam footage to contact them,” mentioned the spokesman.

Anybody with data on the incident ought to name 101 or report on-line at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat, quoting reference 0838 of 1/3.

British Horse Society (BHS) highway statistics

The society’s annual statistics confirmed that three folks and 6 horses died on the highway in 2023, and 94 folks and 86 horses had been injured. Of the three,383 incidents reported to the BHS 85% occurred as a result of a automobile handed too carefully or too quick.

A BHS spokesman mentioned the figures are a “stark reminder” that highway incidents involving equestrians are persevering with to occur across the UK – regardless of the Freeway Code modifications in 2022. Within the Freeway Code drivers are suggested to go horses at not more than 10mph, and at two metres’ distance.

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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has coated a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and highway security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed high riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call just some. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Citadel Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to house. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting group for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.