Hasty overtaking can have devastating consequences for horses and riders

Four key messages for drivers from BHS

Overtaking too close and too quickly on Manx roads can have devastating consequences for horses and riders.

The warning comes from the British Horse Society as part of its 'Dead Slow' campaign.

In the UK last year three riders and 66 horses were killed as a result of road traffic collisions, with a number of incidents also reported over here.

Director of Safety at the British Horse Society Alan Hiscox says to avoid intimidation, there are four key messages for drivers:

You can find out more about the campaign here and you can listen back to Alan Hiscox's full interview on this week's episode of Countryside.