Riders baffled by £32,000 concrete steps ‘improvement’ on bridleway
Some riders say the new steps are an improvement but others say they are concerned about their horses’ safety
Author: ELEANOR JONES
Some riders say the new steps are an improvement but others say they are concerned about their horses’ safety
RIDERS are baffled by a £32,000 scheme to “improve” a bridleway – as they now have to negotiate two sets of concrete steps with their horses. Work has been carried out on a stream ford on the Wixoldbury bridleway in Gloucestershire after riders had flagged issues at the crossing, which was prone to flooding and getting very boggy in winter. It now has new gates and the concrete steps to the stream on each side. Emma Masters, who has been using the route for the couple of years she has been at he...