It’s important to thank drivers who slow down and give you lots of room. Hold your arm like this until the driver has stopped. To ask a vehicle to stop, take your reins in one hand and hold the other arm out straight in front of you with your palm facing towards the driver. To ask a driver to slow down, hold out your arm nearest to the middle of the road at 90 ° (just like you would when you signal to turn) and slowly wave it up and down.
You won’t have as much control over your pony and it could be dangerous.Īlways give your arm signals in plenty of time to let cars know what your intentions are. Never make a manoeuvre on a road with only one hand on the reins. To turn right, you’ll need hold the reins and whip with your left hand and signal with your right in the same way. Keep your arm out until just before you need to turn, then take up your reins again and make your manoeuvre.
To turn left, hold your reins and whip (if you’re carrying one) in your right hand, and hold your left hand out straight at 90 °, so it’s parallel to the ground. It’s important to let cars know where you’re going with road signals so they can give you plenty of space. Position yourself on the left-hand side of the road, so you’re moving in the same direction as the cars.
