Two riders fall after out-of-control dog chases horses

Two riders who fell off their horses when they were chased by a loose dog have called for owners to keep their animals under control.

Lindsey Baldwin was hacking her 10-year-old gelding Darcy on a bridlepath at Chipperfield woods, Hertfordshire, on Monday (14 January), when the “German shepherd-type” dog approached and spooked her friend’s horse Oscar.

Lindsey told H&H: “We ride out on a regular basis together, our horses are the babysitters of the yard — nothing bothers them. We were 20 metres into the woods on the bridlepath and I was in front. Suddenly a black dog came from the right-hand side down a bank but there was no owner.

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Article written by: Becky Murray