August 18th 2023.
TV star Liv Shelby got a real shock when she was confronted by an angry tractor driver on the road.
She had asked the man politely if he could slow down, as her three-year-old horse, Selina, was out on her first-ever walk in Manchester.Selina cowered out of fear, not having come into contact with a tractor before.
Unfortunately, the driver didn't take the request so well.
Footage of the incident shows the man storming out of his vehicle on the narrow path, his face blurred to protect his identity.
He shouted at Liv, telling her not to wave at him and to get her horse out of the way. Liv attempted to calm Selina down, leading her away from the path and the furious driver.
The driver refused to comply with rule 215 of the Highway Code, which states that drivers should aim to be 'particularly careful' around horses and should not exceed 10mph.
Liv tried to explain to the man that Selina had never seen a tractor before, but her words fell on deaf ears.
The driver continued to shout, ranting, ‘Don’t ever tell me how to drive. I’ve been coming down here, I respect everybody, and I’m not coming fast.’
He gestured towards Liv's horse, saying ‘If you can’t control that, you shouldn’t be allowed to…’
He yelled for the last time, ‘Shut up! I’m talking to you, alright? So do not wave like that again at me.’
Liv was left shaken by the experience, so shared the helmet footage with her followers on social media in a bid to ‘spread awareness’ of the incident.
She said, ‘What this man did was illegal, threatening and bullying. My poor pony is only three years old, her first time on the road and we were completely bullied to get out of the way.’
As stated in the Highway Code, drivers should ‘slow down’ when they see a horse on the road, and should not sound a horn or rev an engine.
It is also advised to pass wide and slow, allowing at least two metres of space between you and the horse.
It is important to remember that there are three brains involved in the situation; the rider’s, the driver’s and the horse’s.
It is essential to take extra care when passing horses, as riders may be children or inexperienced.
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