Mindfulness has many potential benefits for drivers - including when overtaking cyclists and horse riders
    A new video resource has been produced to promote the safe overtaking of horses and cyclists with mindfulness techniques. Inappropriate overtaking is one of the key problems faced by cyclists and horse riders, which is typified by another vehicle approaching too quickly or too closely, and then passing without sufficient lateral clearance or at too high a speed. This can destabilise a bicycle and frighten a horse. Drivers overtake too close and too fast for a number of reasons: they may not...
    By Hoofpick Life 2024-07-18 08:21:53 0 3K
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    By Hoofpick Life 2024-02-15 18:18:42 0 6K
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