Horse Accident & Horse Riding Claims

Horse riding and working with horses can be very rewarding, but when accidents happen, the injuries can be serious and even life-changing. If you’ve had an accident involving horses that wasn’t your fault, our solicitors could help you claim compensation.

We’ve helped secure over £1.5 billion in personal injury compensation in recent years for our clients. Contact our team to see if you can claim for a horse injury.

Our expert lawyers can help you with several horse-related injuries, including:

Injuries from working with horses
Injuries from a road traffic accident
Injuries from a riding lesson
Injuries from a competitive event (either while taking part or watching)
Injuries involving a horse and carriage
Injuries while training or leading horses.

If the accident that caused your injury isn’t on the above list, we might still be able to help. We can advise if you can claim when we learn more about your situation.

Most of our clients make no win no fee horse accident claims with us. This means there’s no financial risk if your claim is unsuccessful.

How can Irwin Mitchell help with a horse accident claim?

Our team of personal injury solicitors is the largest of any in the UK, which means we’ve an unrivalled level of expertise in horse injury claims. Our expertise will be used to get you the most compensation and the best rehabilitation.

If you were involved in a road traffic accident caused by a horse, you’ll benefit from our dedicated road traffic accident investigation team. The team includes former police investigators who offer their expert opinion. We’re one of the few law firms in the UK to have such a team within the company.

While working with our legal experts, you’ll be given a dedicated Support and Rehabilitation co-ordinator. They’ll work with you to get you the right support, whether it’s financial, physical, or emotional.

We also work with several charities around the UK. These charities can offer you and your family valuable support. Charities we work with include:

Our Asset Management team of financial experts will be there to help with managing and investing your compensation, if you choose to do this.

If your injuries have been life-changing, you might be thinking about securing your families future. Our specialist Wills solicitors can offer you support on creating and managing your Will.

We’ve offices around the UK where you can meet your solicitor. However, we’ll always work in a way that’s best for you, whether this is arranging phone or video calls or meeting at an appropriate location.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Are The Risks Of Working With Horses And Horse Riding?

While bumps and bruises often happen when working with and riding horses, more serious injuries can be life-changing and prevent you from enjoying horses in the future.

A kick from a horse could leave serious bruising or broken bones. Falling from a horse, especially at speed, can have devastating consequences – including spinal damage, head injury and paralysis.

If riding a horse on a road, it’s likely that you will come across travelling vehicles. Most of the time, there is a mutual respect and common courtesy between drivers and horse riders. Drivers should slow down to pass horses on the road.

But this isn’t always the case. If you believe a driver could’ve caused your accident, you could make a claim.

Who's responsible for a horse riding accident?

While riders and those working with horses know that a certain amount of risk is involved, they also have a right to protection from preventable accidents.

If you work at a stable, livery yard, trekking centre or similar, your employer must make sure that:

They provide you with the correct equipment and training
Their facilities meet safety requirements
They give you horses you're capable of handling.

If any animal has a history of aggressive or unpredictable behaviour, your employer should tell you. These precautions also apply if you’re taking riding lessons or going on a hack.

While falls sometimes happen at competitions and gymkhanas, venue owners and event organisers must make sure that the correct safety measures are in place. Common examples of negligence include:

Faulty jumps
Unsuitable riding surfaces
Obstacles left in the wrong place
Insufficient barriers between the riding area and the audience.

In certain circumstances, the owner or keeper of the horse may be strictly liable for the injuries you sustained. Our specialist lawyers will discuss your accident circumstances with you and advise you about a possible claim.

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