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Article: Rider calls for end to low helicopter flying.
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- Spalding Guardian & Lincs Free Press (Spalding, England)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2008
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A Kirton woman has called on the RAF to stop its helicopters from flying too low and putting horse riders at danger by frightening their animals.
Clare Kerslake (31) was in a stable with her two horses when they became spooked by the noise of a low-flying helicopter.
She said the noise made them restless and difficult to control in a small space and she quickly left the stable fearing for her safety.
Clare added: "I was feeding them and I saw a Chinook helicopter come over the tree tops. The noise was almost deafening and it was very frightening.
"I have been riding horses for 21 years but my 12-year-old niece (Rachel Heaton) had been ...