K - but how many times did that happen last year? Would be interesting to see the statistics.
I agree with hammiehamlet I think patient wristband type things would be better.
It has just occured to me that one of the points is that 'in the event of a horse fall, if your leg is trapped the paramedics can still see your card.' Just my opinion, but surely if you're under half a tonne of flailing legs, the paramedics are going to wait til the horse is up and off you? I...
Cherry Vodka [seemed very popular at a PC Childrens Meet a few years ago...we turned into a bit of a rabble :o That's all Guildford's fault though ;) ]
Port & Brandy
Damson Gin [homemade]
Blackberry vodka [homemade ofc!]
Sloe Gin with some sort of sugar syrup in it - someone had some out...
Also, don't be afraid to chuck an arm out and 'hail a taxi' to keep your balance. Have had to do it a couple of times on my 14.1
As someone else mentioned, don't go for a thin bit, guy I work for had an absolute purler as the 'thin bit' was actually solid, and poor Limmy tried to brush through...
Even in the summer! I've been like that years, and with bladder weakness I have to go haha so mum is now used to standing at the back door in her slippers with a bemused looking horse in hand...actually the horses don't look so bemused now because it's the norm!
I also hate it how you get in...
I never need to go before I leave but when I come back from a hack I'm always absolutely busting?
Have always been told to go to the loo before xc / hunting as the consequences of a nasty fall with a full bladder aren't worth it. 'Always have a little try'. Don't you love mumsie phrases?!
Try GlobalHerbs MoveFree - the liquid form, although more expensive, is more palatable for them. I used the powder on my big grey last year [he's 14 this year] as he'd come off the lorry quite stiff for lessons etc. It made a real difference and he became much more willing and easier to work...
I use the Equi-N-icE banadages - www.equinice.co.uk
They work on drawing heat out rather than forcing the cold in, and sit better against the leg as you can bandage right down to the coronary band if you want.