MORE than 60 per cent of incidents involving horses on the roads happen between 10am and 3pm, with accidents most commonly occurring in June, new statistics from The British Horse Society (BHS) reveal. The statistics are disclosed as the charity announces the launch of a campaign urging drivers to slow down to 15mph when they meet a horse and rider on the road. In the five years since the launch of its horse accidents website, more than 2,000 reports of road incidents involving horses have been reported to the charity. Of these, 36 caused rider deaths, and 181 resulted in a horse dying from injuries or being put to sleep. In 75% of cases, accidents happened because the vehicle passed the horse without allowing enough space, while more than a quarter of respondents said they also had to deal with driver road rage during the incident.