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ent types of trucks and attachments now available make them even more versatile and effective tools. But even the most experienced of lift


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truck operators can find themselves in hazardous and potentially dangerous sit­ uations. Now the Health and Safety Executive


is mounting a campaign to improve safe­ ty in the use of such equipment as part of its effort to cut the number of deaths and injuries on farms. Serious accidents can - and do -


occur without proper training. Every year there are approximately 8,000 reported injuries involving lift trucks, with, on aver­ age, 10 of them proving fatal. Statistics show that if you work in the


agricultural sector for 20 years, there is a 1 in 575 risk that you will die as a result of an accident at work (Health and Safe­


ift trucks are essential to almost any farm needing to move palleted goods and bulk materials. The differ­


ty Executive, 1997). Taking into consid­ eration that there are approximately 14,000 farmers (not including employ­ ees) in the North-West, this means there is liable to be a mortality rate of over one farmer per year over the next 20 years as a result of an accident at work. It is not only the farmers and their


families that are at risk from misuse and lack of training on telehandlers. A 44- year-old lorry driver had to have both legs amputated following an accident at a farm he visited to collect a load.


Proseculioo An employee at the farm had loaded


the bucket of a telehandler to transport the goods to the waiting lorry.The buck­ et was overloaded, and as it was raised the telehandler fell forward, trapping the lorry driver underneath the bucket. An investigation found that the tele­


handler's Safe Working Load Indicator, which would have warned the driver that


it was overloaded, was defective. The farm employee had also not been trained in the safe use of the machine, and had never seen the user manual, or any written instructions. The farm owner was prosecuted


under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, for failing to ensure the health and safety of both the lorry driver and his employee. The cost to farmers and farm workers


from farm accidents in 2003/04 was estimated at £217.2 million. One of the main causes for lift truck


accidents is inadequate training.This is now a legal requirement.The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 requires employers to ensure that lift tnicks are operated only by employ- ' ees who have received appropriate train­ ing and assessment in accordance with the Code of Practice for lift trucks laid down by the Health and Safety Execu­ tive


NFU's call on Environmental Stewardship scheme T


he National Farmers’ Union has called on Defra to ensure that as many farmers as possible can


apply for Environmental Stewardship. In a letter to Junior Minister, Elliot


Mowing, Rowing Up, Tedding


Plbiighing; R6tovating & Seeding Slurry & Muck Spreading _ Plant Hire & Earthmbving' /


Moriey, the NFU has highiighted the fmstration of some farmers at the con­ tinuing delays registering iand on the Rurai Land Register. The NFU has asked that Defta and the


Rural Payments /Igency devote mae staff time to land registration and remove the existing prerequisite that ali iand must be registered on the RLR before it can be includ­ ed on an application to the new Stewardship scheme. NFU Lancashire county chairman Jim


Birkett said: “ Farmers are keen to apply for the Entry Level Stewardship scheme and many want their agree­


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ond World War. “We used to have holidays in the


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park and i wouid lead children around on the ponies in return for a ride at the end of the day," recaiied irene. “ By the time i was 15, i was pay­


ing 'five bob' for weekly riding les­ sons behind the Black Bull atWilp- shire.This is where I met my future husband. “Years later, a new riding schooi


was opened at Dougias Piace and so, at the age of 24 ,1 was giving ies- sons and rides. There were no heaith and safety iaws then, and no high insurance premiums for riding estabiishmentsi “ It was at this time of my iife that


Jinks came along. He was a 14.2hh bright bay geiding and was for saie at £65. i borrowed money from my mother, who was saving up for a washing machine, and bought my first horse. “Shortiy after this I ieft the riding


school, put Jinks in iivery and start­ ed to buy and seil horses, at the same time giving riding iessons to famiiy and friends. This ied to me setting up my own six-horse trekking centre and riding schooi at Shore Farm, Wiipshire. “A friend and locai pub iandiord bought a 'trotter', harness and trap.


s drive led to cliib being founded


t the age of nine, ireneTurn- er was a chiid growing up amid the turmoil of the Sec­


Irene Turner tells Linda Clough about her lifelong


fascination with horses, her first pony and trap and the origins of Ribble Valley Driving Club


thinking it would be nice to get out into the fresh air between opening times. Unfortunateiy, he didn't get out with Laddie as often as he had hoped and when he took out the 'unfit' horse he came back tired, sweating and biowing. “ i offered to ride out Laddie to get


him fit and, in return. Jack taught me to drive. I had many happy hours traiiing around the countryside with this horse and trap and i was weii and truiy hooked on driving. “Years iater i received a phone caii


from Ronnie Eliiot about starting a driving ciub at the Judge Walmesiey pub in Whaiiey.This was the begin­ ning of Ribbie Valiey Driving Ciub. "People often take to driving easi­


ly. This may be through age or an injury, as it is less jolting on the body than riding.The first experience of driving from a rider’s point of view is being totally and utterly out of con­ trol. You tend to keep letting your hands creep up the reins and this can take ages to get used to. "Disabled people can also take to


driving and traps can be adapted to take wheelchairs. It is a real pleas­ ure to see them competing and win­


ning at driving events. "One way of getting into driving is


when a child rider has outgrown a pony of 12 to 13.2hh. As a well­ loved family member, you may not want to part with the pony and these types of ponies usually take to driving easily and give the owners years more pleasure. “ I would suggest that you get the


pony professionally broken to a trap, as a novice pony and driver can be a danger to themselves and other road users." For the past 22 years, Irene has


been driving for leisure and in com­ petition. A keen member of the Rib­ ble Valley Driving Club, she says that you do not need a fancy pony and trap to join.The club - made up of all age groups - meets at several ven­ ues throughout the year for leisure drives in the countryside. A usual drive is 10 to 12 miles, with a stop for lunch at a country pub. The club is friendly and very much


family-orientated. Throughout the year its members also give demon­ strations and organise camping weekends in the summer, days out at Morecambe Bay and the highlight of the year is driving to, and staying over, at Cartmel. B Anyone who is thinking of tak­


ing up driving and would like to join the Ribble Valley Club can contact Irene on 01254 697677, or Nicola on 01254240574.


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Fred's on the gold trail! I


F you visited the British Horse Driving Trials Association web­ site and looked up “ National


Championships',' you will find Fred Pendiebury will be a name frequently mentioned. Fred (63), from Belmont, near


Bolton, has been carriage driving for 30 years and has been in the world team no less than three times. Competing in team, tandem


and now pairs, he is still giving the young a run for their money. After competing with Cleveland


Bays for a number of years, he downsized to Welsh section Ds and says he halved his vets' bills in the process. Fred who has competed with a


ments starting in August. We are asking Defra to be flexible and remove the bar­ rier standing in the way of farmers applying in time for the August start date. “Environmental Stewardship schemes


wiil play a vital role in farm businesses follow­ ing decoupling and wiii help the industry pro­ vide the environmental management of the land tiiat the public demands."


Fred Pendiebury with Rocky and (in the background) Sylvester (si


team (four horses) for many years last year tried his hand at tandem (two horses) and won the national championships and points cham­ pionship. Telling me that this was not competitive enough for him, he is this year trying his hand at pairs and hoping to get back to team competition next year. The second qualifier for the


national championships was last month, and with two more quali­ fiers to go, Fred will have to finish in the top three to be in with a


chance of being in the British team.


His front horse and leader.


Rocky, is a 21- year-old chestnut gelding and, together with Sylvester (23), they have 25 years of driving experience between them. Fred says that Rocky is still loving'the sport and is a crucial part of Jh‘e team as he helps with the training of young horses. it can take 15 years to get a


good drivingiteam together and Fred hopes to have trained up a new team for next season. He is currently competing in


three'-kJay events, which consists of dressage on day one, a cross country marathon on day two and cone driving on the third day. These competitions require skill and competence from the driver and obedience and suppleness from the horses. Carriage driving is one of few


competitive sports where women compete on an even footing with men and is suitable for any age group and for horses or ponies. There are around 1,000 members in clubs around the country, with 300 actively competiting in driv­ ing.This is the same number as 10 years ago, as fewer younger


£25,000 to compete at top level with a team for one season and so is always on the look-otif for sponsors..


' 1 asked him: “ If you were com­


peting a team of horses, three black ones and a chestnut, would it make any difference to the judges' decision if the next best competitor had horses all the same colour?" He re(3|ie’d: " If you saw.a fed


Escort driving up the motorway with a green door on it you would think, 'he's been to the scrapyard and got a second-hand door'." Laughing, he says it should not


make a difference: “ But a team all the same colour always looks bet­ ter."


With a bronze medal already


under his belt, it looks like Fred is now striving for gold. B Visit the BHDTA website to


follow Fred's progress throughout the season.


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people are coming into the sport. Carriage driving does not get


the amount of coverage on TV as does eventing or showjumping, and the prize money is not as good unless you are at the very top level. Fred says that you would need


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