3- Rules For Animals Flashcards
48) - What are the necessary safety measures to take when driving horse carriages at night?
At night, the carriage should be fitted with a white light at the front and two red lights at rear
47) - Highway Code requirements for horse riders
the code lays down a requirement for such carriages to be assessed for road driving safety. The assessment comprises of a list of safety checks and is carried out by local authority to ensure that the vehicle is safe for driving and is in working order. A licence can be acquired.
49) - Rules on helmets
A horse rider must wear a helmet which complies with rules, and must be securely fastened
51) - safety measures when riding on the road at night?
a. Ensure you wear reflective clothing
b. your horse has reflective bands above the fetlock joints
c. A light which shows white to the front and red to the rear should be fitted
d. A reflective band around the rider’s right arm and/or leg/riding boot.
e. It is also strongly recommended that a fluorescent/reflective tail guard is also worn by your horse.
52) -Before you take a horse on to a road, you should
a. ensure all tack fits well and is in good condition
b. make sure you can control the horse.
c. Always ride with other, less nervous horses
d. Never ride a horse without both a saddle and bridle.
53)-When riding on the road you should
a. Before riding off or turning, look behind you to make sure it is safe, then give a clear arm signal
b. keep to the left
c. keep both hands on the reins unless you are signalling
d. keep both feet in the stirrups
e. not carry another person
f. not carry anything which might affect your balance or get tangled up with the reins
g. keep a horse you are leading to your left
h. move in the direction of the traffic flow in a one-way street
i. never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends
54) -Where can you ride a horse?
a. You MUST NOT take a horse onto a footpath or pavement
b. You should not take a horse onto a cycle track.
c. Use a bridleway where possible.
d. Equestrian crossings may be provided and you should use these where available.
e. You should dismount at level crossings where a ‘Horse Rider Dismount’ sign is displayed.
55) -What rules apply to horse riders when on the roundabout?
○ Avoid roundabouts wherever possible. If you use them you should
○ keep to the left and watch out for vehicles crossing your path to leave or join the roundabout
○ signal right when riding across exits to show you are not leaving
○ signal left just before you leave the roundabout.
56)-What rules apply to dogs?
A) Do not let a dog out on the road on its own.
B) Keep it on a short lead when walking on the pavement, road or path shared with cyclists or horse riders.
50) - Other required clothing
1) boots or shoes with hard soles and heels
2) light-coloured or fluorescent clothing in daylight
3) reflective clothing if you have to ride at night or in poor visibility.
57) - rules on dogs and other animals in a vehicle
When in a vehicle make sure dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly. A seat belt harness, pet carrier, dog cage or dog guard are ways of restraining animals in cars.
58) -Rules for animals being herded?
A) These should be kept under control at all times.
B) You should, if possible, send another person along the road in front, to warn other road users, especially at a bend or the brow of a hill.
C) It is safer not to move animals after dark, but if you do, then wear reflective clothing and ensure that lights are carried (white at the front and red at the rear of the herd
