It's that old chestnut. Should everyone riding on the roads have to wear reflective clothing on both rider and horse by law? I ask just because of the amount of riders I see, or more to the point don't see, riding on dark, grey days, wearing dark clothing that just blend in to the hedgerows. Also riders riding at dusk. I honestly think they don't realize how dark it has got as their eyes have gradually adjusted to the fading light. I was driving home along a fairly main country road and spotted eyes in my head lights. I slowed down to see a woman riding ( dark horse, dark clothes) with her dog running loose. She was gesticulating at me to slow down but it was almost pitch black and I didn't see her. Does it take much to put on reflective bits on the horse and a tabard on the rider? I live in Beaufort country so wonder if snobbery has a part to play. It always seems to be the hunting group that won't put their horses safety first.
So should it be made law? Car drivers have to have lights on and most people use them in dark / foggy / grey conditions. Why not riders? Am I being unreasonable?