Gwion wrote:bigpete wrote:All your points are moot.
Its against the law.
Deal.
Yep.
Duly noted and acknowledged. Again, I'm not advocating illegal behaviour or even suggesting that type of behaviour should be legal. I was to responding to the original statement from Ziad "Lol even I know drinking while riding a horse is a no no.... frig anyone who is even been near horses let alone own horses should know".
If Ziad's comment was intended to mean that "people should know that riding a horse on a public road whilst under the influence is illegal" then it might have been clearer for us as the audience if he had said "all licenced drivers should know that driving any vehicle on a public road whilst under the influence is illegal, and furthermore that any licenced driver should know that a push bike or horse etc is legally defined as a vehicle". If that's what he meant, that's great. It's not how I interpreted what he said, the first or second time I read it. My initial interpretation was "anybody that gets on a horse once they've had a couple is an idiot". If said person rode that horse on a public road, then yes they're an idiot, and breaking the law, and deserve to be duly charged by the police.
Having reread Ziad's comment again, that's probably what he meant, and my mistake.
All that said and done, next time I feel like going or a ride on private property after having a beer or two with my Sunday lunch, I won't be worrying about being unable to control my horse or loosing my licence.