Hag Riders
A story of the hag riders, a folk tale from Ringmer in Sussex, about horses being taken at night by witches and their protective amulets, horse shoes and hag stones.
Many people believed in the hag riders, if they found their horses tired and exhausted in the mornings, they thought their horses had been bewitched by hag riders..
A more likely story was that smugglers had borrowed the horses in the night to transport goods.
In old country lore, hag stones were tied around horse’s necks, alongside iron horseshoes nailed to the stable door, to ward off bad luck and witches.
A painted and sewn fabric banner on calico.