I don't come across many horses in London unless it's a football match day and they are wearing body armour (all they need is a lance and silks! to be back at Agincourt), but I've always given them a wide berth and slowed right down. I've also been given a mouthful several times by drivers behind me who don't think they are a hazard. Having witnessed a London police horse (trained to cope with loud, sudden noises, crowd control and abuse) literally take apart the front of a big 4 wheel drive pr&ckmobile by kicking backwards (amazing how far into a radiator an armoured hoof can penetrate), I have nothing but even more respect for what a horse can do. I just don't like them.

LTS