Body Cage Back Protectors and Rotational Falls

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and as for ERA britsh chairperson and representative on BE's sports comittee well i will see rather more of him than i would like this weekend but if i get a chance i will ask him too.

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LOL you are naughty, L! Is he at wedding of the year as well? Agree worth getting Clayton's unpublished views, but may be difficult to get him on the record. Cheers anyway.
 
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Have a great time anyway...
 
Thanks Alasdair
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That photo of the orange under the BP with the log just shows how little a BP will do to save you from crush injuries!
 
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to be fair, one hopes that the ribs of the average human might be stronger than a blood orange
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but yes, it does show quite starkly the differences in technology - ultimately, a foam body protector, however you dress it up is just extra padding - it is a piece of foam shaped inside a fabric outer.

it is designed to prevent bruising and minor injury - no more.

regards

Alasdair Kirk
Managing Director
Bodycage
 
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to be fair, one hopes that the ribs of the average human might be stronger than a blood orange
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True, but you've got to keep it all relative. Orange vs 5kg log. Human ribs and muscles vs half a ton of horse.

Oh and poor orange
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Oh and poor orange
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It was buried with honour - well actually the dog eat it
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Thus ends the life of another stuntman
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Alasdair Kirk
Managing Director
Bodycage
 
Just to add my pennies worth ...

I am a full time event rider and have been competing in an exo for three seasons now all the way up to advanced.
Yes they feel odd to start with, but get on a horse and start riding and jumping and you really don't notice. I have had several falls in mine, thank god nothing dreadful but I can guarantee that you can definitely roll well in one and it works! This is yet another myth that seems to have grown legs and run.
The key issue is ridiculous. you only have to use it in a real emergenecy if the paramedics could not move you after a fall. Not only do they carry allen keys but there is one inside a pocket on the actual body protector at all times. On a day to day basis I can put it on and take it off myself by simply clipping it on.
It is a crying shame these have not been taken more seriously and so many rumours have been run with.

I certainly won't be changing back any time soon and am more than happy to answer people's questions from a riding point of view.
 
I event at pre-novice, and am certainly an amateur rider.
I bought my Exo 18mths ago for the princely sum of £150... twice a normal body protector, but who cares if it saves your life?

Yes it's bulky, and quite heavy. I've got a plate in one wrist which means I have reduced flexibilty so sometimes I need help getting into it as I can't reach the side fastening easily, but you certainly don't need the allen key (one of which are located in the side panel under the big "first aid" label). No it doesn't look so pretty in your photos.

I don't notice any of this when riding. It was a little odd to start with but now once I'm in the plate I hardly notice I'm wearing it at all. I know it currently comes in limited sizes, and the back length could be a problem for some people, particularly over drop fences where it may come into contact with the saddle, but I've had no probs. I'm 5'6 so fairly average height.

BE is scaremongering with the need to declare you're wearing it, as there are instructions for emergencies as to how to open it printed under the big first aid label on the side.
This is unhelpful for a product whic could save lives.

I will not go cross country without it.
 
I have worn an exo body cage for 2 years completing CCI* and Intermediate events and would never ride cross country without one. Once you are riding you do not notice the slight additional weight vs other body protectors. You only notice this when you are trying it on in the tack shop. As others say, I would rather have a bit of whiplash than the horrific alternative.
Why is our industry not investigating this?
 
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