CBFan
Well-Known Member
Wow! Didn't realise this was still going and had got so heated... Please can we calm down!!
I think this subject is very much 'each to their own' not everyone is able to, let alone willing to school their horses in an arena 7 days a week. Myself included. We don't have one and as my boy is rehabbing after ligament surgery, we have been advised on straight lines only.
Also the comparison between riders who chose to ride at any time of day or night with no hi-vis and those who hi-vis and light up to the eyeballs is really unfair.
Also, anyone who was driving round a blind bend and had to 'slam on their brakes' to avoid something in the road is driving too fast for that section of road. That could have been anything in the road -a dog, a person, a cyclist, a car, a fallen tree... if you can't see round the corner - slow down!!
And finally - I did hack out in the first light for a couple of days and met NO ONE... Since the clocks have changed, it has been light enough to hack and be completely visible (still hi-vised up) but when the time comes where it is dark again, I will play it by ear as to what I do. I won't hack incomplete darkness though so he may end up getting a little holiday.
Happy winter riding everyone! Whatever you choose to do!
I think this subject is very much 'each to their own' not everyone is able to, let alone willing to school their horses in an arena 7 days a week. Myself included. We don't have one and as my boy is rehabbing after ligament surgery, we have been advised on straight lines only.
Also the comparison between riders who chose to ride at any time of day or night with no hi-vis and those who hi-vis and light up to the eyeballs is really unfair.
Also, anyone who was driving round a blind bend and had to 'slam on their brakes' to avoid something in the road is driving too fast for that section of road. That could have been anything in the road -a dog, a person, a cyclist, a car, a fallen tree... if you can't see round the corner - slow down!!
And finally - I did hack out in the first light for a couple of days and met NO ONE... Since the clocks have changed, it has been light enough to hack and be completely visible (still hi-vised up) but when the time comes where it is dark again, I will play it by ear as to what I do. I won't hack incomplete darkness though so he may end up getting a little holiday.
Happy winter riding everyone! Whatever you choose to do!