Yes, it definitely makes a difference. We can hack out, at least on the roads. I think I'd need full body armor on her before daring to venture on the forestry tracks, though. :/ Still, beats being stuck in the school for the rest of the summer.
The vesty thing on her shoulders I got from an American website. It's actually made for people to put on their horses so the horses don't get mistaken for deer by fellas getting p*ssed in the woods and shooting at anything that moves. Is the USA a great country or what?