Hi Viz Poll

[lucy1984]

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Yes - all year round. When you drive - especially round country lanes you appreciate how hard horses and riders can be to see - especially in darke clothing. As a rider I feel totally justified in shouting at a driver if necessary if I am in hi - viz!!

 

[lucy1984]

I have a bright yellow one that says 'Horse & Rider' but I've just won one from ebay saying 'Slow Please - Young horse'. Bright orange!

 

[Gorgeous George]

Always without fail. I wear a hat band and tabbard or hi-viz jacket if it's cooler. George wears a noseband cover and tail guard, or hi-viz exercise sheet.

 

[JoBo]

Yes always, like my bright pink one best!

 

[WoopsiiD]

Yes. I have one that I managed to get YOUNG RIDER YOUNG PONY printed on for bubs.
I wear mine as how else can I tell her too? Lead by example and all that jazz. On some occasions mine have been known to go out in more HI-Viz than a bunch of road workers-they look like mini police horses!

 

[Paint it Lucky]

Sometimes: Meaning, always when I go on roads, but not if I'm not going on roads. I am lucky that round me the hacking is quite good so I don't always have to go on roads to get places. Also no low flying aircraft to worry about either!

 

[Chico Mio]

Yes! There is no way I want to be shot in the forest during hunting season and now I just always do as a matter of habit. Sometimes we are out when it gets dark, so better safe than sorry.

 

[Fantasy_World]

Yes without fail. I always wear at least one item myself, currently hi viz hat cover and my horse wears reflective/hi viz bands on his reins too. If we go the whole hog then he wears hi viz wraps and I wear a hi viz jacket of some sort too. Although most of the time I do wear a hi viz tabard but have been out occasionally without it, but not without my hat cover though.

 

[hellybelly6]

Yes, I go out hacking looking like a christmas tree

 

[spotty_pony]

Sometimes, if the weather is quite dull or if it is a bit misty.

 

[Abbeygale]

Yes always do

 

[katie_and_toto]

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Yes, I go out hacking looking like a christmas tree

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Ditto

I don't care if I don't look very cool but I'd rather wear it than get hit by a car

 

[hellybelly6]

I agree Katie and toto, better to be seen.

I get teased etc, but dont care. In this case, more is definitely more! My favourite one was Helen, you and Jake could be seen from space in that get up. I like it because that was the look I was going for.

Hi vis jacket
Hi vis exercise sheet
Hi vis boots for horse
Hi vis necklace thingy for horse
Hi vis hat cover for me
Saddle cloth also has reflective piping on it.

Horse also has ID dog tags on saddle and bridle just in case we get separated.

 

[RolyPolyPony]

Always! Even if i'm only hacking around bridleways and not even going on roads!

 

[sidesaddlegirl]

Yup! I have a pink tabard that says "Whoah, slow down!" and have pink reflector brushing boots for Hattie.

 

[jenbleep]

Yes - C wears floruo boots all round and I wear a head band. On wintry days she has a exercise sheet as well, and sometimes I wear a tabard.

Even if it's really sunny, the setting sun can be so dazzling to drivers that they can't see you until the last minute, so I would like to try and limit that as much as possible

Plus half of our usual round the block hack is covered by trees so it ends up being very dark, even on bright sunny days.

 

[Chunkie]

Always - even if I'm only hacking around the farm.

 

[Enfys]

I used to go out looking like a lemon, now I don't.

I rarely go on the roads and when I do they are dead straight, miles long and flat. (Yep, boring) I can see and hear anyone coming for miles around. In my area there are no hedges and no bends.