Hi-viz - my horse is a knob

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I’ve just seen some hi-viz advertised with the wording on the back “Slow down my cob is a knob”.

I’m personally not convinced that this is the messaging that horse riders should be conveying to other road uses.

Surely if something happened like the horse kicked out or worse sat on a car bonnet the rider nor the horse would have any comeback because you are actually accepting liability by saying your horse is a knob. Which questions why would you be on the road in the first place?

I really can’t see these as having a good outcome apart from a little bit of giggle for those horsey bods that do walk around calling their horses knobs, twats and other delightful terminology.
 
The Bay said:
I’ve just seen some hi-viz advertised with the wording on the back “Slow down my cob is a knob”.

I’m personally not convinced that this is the messaging that horse riders should be conveying to other road uses.

Surely if something happened like the horse kicked out or worse sat on a car bonnet the rider nor the horse would have any comeback because you are actually accepting liability by saying your horse is a knob. Which questions why would you be on the road in the first place?

I really can’t see these as having a good outcome apart from a little bit of giggle for those horsey bods that do walk around calling their horses knobs, twats and other delightful terminology.
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Aaah, the instagram generation….
TBH, speeding motorists unlikely to read, process or understand it anyway.
But as you say, a half-decent solicitor certainly would.
 
Would only be worn by a certain type of horse owner 🙄.

Yonks ago I used to stick L plates on a tabard when hacking out on a baby thinking that would be easily understood by non horsey motorists, but I was advised that was implying that the horse wasn’t properly trained, so best not to do that.

A pic of a camera seems to be best bet.
 
I have a tabard with an L plate for my young horse, I'm working on the theory if learner drivers can use them then so can my horse. Doesn't make any difference to those drivers that are not going to slow down anyway so my new tabard has a picture of a camera on it, I always use a camera and report any thoughtless driving. I think it is only the prospect of getting caught that will slow some drivers down, as witnessed by the way they all brake when approaching a speed camera.
 
It’s an urban myth that these wordings on tabards means you are automatically accepting liability for any incident that may occur.

Personally it’s not my cup of tea, but each to their own and at least they are wearing Hi-Viz.
 
I am in agreement with the OP and some others on here: all we need on Hi Viz is just something basic and easily understood like "Please Pass Wide & Slow" or similar.

Friend found that an "L" plate on both herself & horse's bum-sheet produced exceedingly consistent good results with drivers slowing down & being polite - perhaps because the L-plate is something that is universally understood.
 
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