NeverSayNever
Well-Known Member
i know exactly how you feel
here are some things that are helping me at the moment;
make sure you have adequate brakes,consider bitting up.
carry a longer stick so you can use it to hold out in the horse's eyeline to help counteract spinning spooks.
barnes buckles on stirrups
http://www.barnesbuckle.co.uk/
wear a BP everytime you ride.
wear highviz so you can be seen if you do come off as well as for the other obv reasons.
highviz on the horse , incase you get seperated
a name tag and phone number on the horse, as above
ride in a defensive seat, heels down and legs shoved slightly forward, weight firmly in the saddle and keep a good hold of the front end so if a spook or a spin comes you are ready, and always turn them back the way they tried to turn.
always carry a mobile phone
and one of these might help? i havent seen one in the flesh but keep seeing them advertised
http://www.rstor.co.uk/
hope this helps, i sympathise
here are some things that are helping me at the moment;make sure you have adequate brakes,consider bitting up.
carry a longer stick so you can use it to hold out in the horse's eyeline to help counteract spinning spooks.
barnes buckles on stirrups
http://www.barnesbuckle.co.uk/
wear a BP everytime you ride.
wear highviz so you can be seen if you do come off as well as for the other obv reasons.
highviz on the horse , incase you get seperated
a name tag and phone number on the horse, as above
ride in a defensive seat, heels down and legs shoved slightly forward, weight firmly in the saddle and keep a good hold of the front end so if a spook or a spin comes you are ready, and always turn them back the way they tried to turn.
always carry a mobile phone
and one of these might help? i havent seen one in the flesh but keep seeing them advertised
http://www.rstor.co.uk/
hope this helps, i sympathise
