Horse box drivers are not my favourite motorist

I love horses, I love horse riding and I’m especially fond of equestrian clothing such as that produced by Mark Todd’s clothing company.  But, driving behind a horse box is never fun for the woman’s car insurance holder and recently it was Mr Todd himself who got caught out while driving his horse transport vehicle.

Equestrian magazine Horse and Hound reported that Mr Todd was pulled over by Dutch police, as he made his way to the Boekelo Horse Trials, for what they described as “overtaking in his lorry”.

We can only surmise that their must have been an element of danger involved or perhaps speeding, but if you’ve ever been stuck behind a large horse lorry, you’ll know that low-speed is usually the issue.

Mr Todd said he had been fined “quite a lot of money” and fellow horse rider Andrew Nicholson, who had been driving his own lorry in the horsey convoy, was also fined.

Happily though, Mr Todd rode nine-year-old NZB Land Vision to a commendable second place in the horse trials and his driving woes must have been put firmly behind him.


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