Do wind turbines frighten horses and livestock?
There are many examples across the UK where horses are kept or ridden close to wind farms without this ever causing a problem. Careful design can mitigate concerns over proximity of turbines to a bridleway. For example, this can be achieved through providing clear or long-distance views of turbines so that neither horse nor rider is caught unaware by blade movements. There is no statutory requirement specifying a certain distance between wind turbines and bridleways, but clearly careful design would also try to maximise this distance wherever possible. The UK’s first commercial wind farm, Delabole Wind Farm in Cornwall, even houses a riding school and stud farm. Danielle Quigley is a BHS qualified Assistant Instructor and is active very near the Holmside wind farm in County Durham running regular eventing days. She regularly rides her horses within 5m of the base of the turbines and has observed that at least 10 other riders pass close to the turbines without incident. Additionally a r
There are many examples across the UK where horses are kept or ridden close to wind farms without this ever causing a problem. Careful design can alleviate concerns over proximity of turbines to a bridleway. For example, providing clear or long-distance views of turbines so that neither horse nor rider is caught unaware by blade movements. We have worked closely with the British Horse Society in the design of this wind farm. There is no statutory requirement specifying a certain distance between wind turbines and bridleways, but careful design means maximising this distance wherever possible. The UK’s first commercial wind farm, Delabole Wind Farm in Cornwall, houses a riding school and stud farm. Danielle Quigley is a BHS qualified Assistant Instructor and is active very near the Holmside wind farm in County Durham running regular eventing days. She regularly rides her horses within 5m of the base of the turbines and has observed other riders pass close to the turbines without inciden
