I HOPE this letter is read by the driver of a blue Ford Focus who, outside the Farmer’s Arms in Frankby on Sunday, went through a deep pool of standing water soaking a horse and its rider, causing the animal to panic and nearly unseating the rider.

Was your journey so urgent that you could not have waited a couple of seconds for the horses to pass by?

Or did you think it was funny to soak the horse and rider?

You would not have thought it so funny if your actions had caused serious injury – would you like to have that on your conscience?

Next time, think about other road users.

And I would suggest you take some time out of your apparently busy schedule to have a read of the Highway Code to remind yourself of the rules of the road.

Name and address supplied.