HI-VIZ

[MrsMozart]

Me - a high viz tabbard.

Dizz - high viz exercise sheet and (when I remember!) reflective straps that go over her normal boots.


When I donked my head last year, the air amublance people thanked me for wearing high viz as it made their job (finding me) so much easier and quicker. All the medical people I met commented on the fact that I was easy to find, despite being in a field, and that it was good to see a rider wearing protective gear (they seemed to like the Mountain Horse protective jacket I was wearing), and they were very pleased that I was wearing a hat (if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been in A&E).

 

[Carlosmum]

Tabbard always & now leg bands on horse. Was out with friend yesterday when hers pulled away whilst she got off & opened a gate. He trotted 2/3 mile towards home until kind & horse-nervous woman stopped car & managed to hold him until i caught up. He had no hi-Viz on at all. My friend's reaction? 'Oh people would see him & stop, I wasn't worried'. I wish I had her confidence in drivers horse sense. We were lucky it was a fairly quite time of day.

 

[Tharg]

but i always wear brightly coloured clothing and my pony is grey.

No offence but that is a bit of a cop out.

It is not just dark colours that blend.

Metallic colours on cars can stand out but any 'natural' colour blends in the right conditions.

Riders are vulnerable enough as it is, every effort should be made for safety and PR.

For off road riding how do you know you won't come across another off road user? If something should happen it makes it a lot easier to find an injured who is wearing hi-viz.

There is a saying my mum is fond of:

'Always look out for the other eejit'