Horse riders take to the roads around Newmains in annual event to raise safety awareness

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Dozens of equestrian riders from across North Lanarkshire took their horses out for a trot on the roads around Newmains for a safety awareness rideout last Sunday.It’s the fourth year in a row that the annual Pass Wide and Slow event has been held in Morningside and Newmains.The ride, organised by friends and horse lovers Julie Cameron and Kat Stark, tied in with hundreds of other similar events taking place simultaneously across the UK, with the aim of raising safety awareness for vehicle drivers around riders.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The police attended and helped manage the traffic as having 30 horses in a huge group can be tricky in busy traffic.“I hope we got the attention we set out to achieve as we still need to educate some drivers on how to safely pass horses on the road.“We know from other riders just how important it is to bring awareness to road users and our increasing annual turnout shows this.Julie wasn’t in the saddle this year for the first time as her own horse died earlier this year but she led the way, and was up-front holding the Pass Wide and Slow banner.The ride was