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What do you wear/what precautions do you take when riding out?

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  • 19-09-2009 8:37pm
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    doctor evil
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    I enjoy hacking with the mare but one thing I am very keen on is road safety and relations with other road users.

    I acknowledge other road users with eye contact/nod/hello. I used to take a hand off the reins to wave but now only use this for hand signals to prevent confusion. If other ru are nice to me they get a big smile!

    When I hack out I wear a reflective/hi viz hat band and have r/hv boots on the mare and a breast plate. I find the hat band great as people can see it up from up high and the boots are good as it tends to be the moving legs of a horse that other road users notice first. I also take a long schooling whip with me, I'm currently keeping an eye out for something hv/r to stick onto it.

    At times I also wear a r/hv tabard. IMO the most basic of tabard is not enough as it only covers front and back so if the animal puts it's head up it can block and a riders pony tail can block it behind.

    I firmly believe that hv/r should be worn. By law cars have to have lights on by a certain time. Also, cars tend to be more of a metalic colour while other road users tend to be more of an earth tone (esp horse and rider) and will blend into the background.
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