Point Two Air Jacket - anyone got one?

Yes, two. I've not had to use mine in anger yet. Daughter has been fired off her mare a few times now usually into solid XC jumps and she feels strongly that she felt less shaken, bruised and generally "damaged" than when she had had similar falls without. I'm interested in that because the previous times she had similar falls they were off a smaller (15hh compared to 16.3) horse and but into a PN tyre jump and the more recent falls have been into square-edged timber jumps.

The rider of my little mare has jumped off her at the finish and forgotten to unhitch himself. He was delighted with how quiet the "bang" is and the lack of response to it either from the mare or from the nearest horses to him.

I also witnessed close to a rotational fall where the horses quarters landed across the rider. Rider got up and walked away, against my requests to him to stay where he was until the medics got to him.

Having said all that I do not believe that a Point Two will save your life in every situation. There is not yet (nor IMHO will there ever be) a product that can do that. However, if they save some pain, bruising and broken ribs and may help out in more major incidents then as they say "every little helps". that's good
 
not yet but 2 are on the wish list for OH & i.
we both ride bikes/horses & they are a great item for both.
OH jousts so we are getting one as it will fit under his surcote but over the coat of plates (nothing else fits) and i just have a loon for a pony!!
 
I havnt bought one yet due to several unanswered questions. i think the concept is great and in many situations would be fantastic at reducing injury. However, i believe there has been insufficient testing of the product in equestrian use prior to bringing to market. This is supported by the fact that since the launch they have replaced the lanyard and had a safety re-call on some of the firing mechanisms. This sort of thing should have been sorted before people are out there using them. How it affects the rider in many circumstances is still unknown and i dont want to be the guinea pig!

It is a product that has come from another sport (bike racing). whilst the principle of a rider being seperated from a heavy, fast moving object is the same, the way a rider falls is vastly different to a biker. I would like to see more testing with riders so i can be confident it wont increase my chances of certain more serious injuries before i part with several hundreds of pounds!

Great idea but not proven enough for me just yet, but will happily buy one once it has been more comprehensively tested and proven.
 
I had one and came off and the lanyard pulled free, welding its plastic cover together in the process, there was that much force to the pull. It didn't go off. I had a completely no quibble refund but I don't believe the screw-type fastening is appropriate and I have told Point Two that I believe the fastening should be a karabiner, which is either ON on NOT on. A screw can come undone in use (my horse had been jumping and bucking for over half an hour when he fell) or not be properly done up in the first place. If you do have one it is NOT safe to attach it to your D rings. If you open a saddle up, D rings are only attached by a few staples in most cases, or a bit of stitching into the weakest bits of leather as loops. They may simply come off the saddle instead of setting off the CO2 gas.

Having said all that, if I was still eventing at over a metre, then I would buy another, but change the fastening myself. They are now £400 though!
 
I have one. I had a very nasty rotational fall at a BE100, on a very inexperianced horse. It was a downhill approach to an upright gappy rail and my mare just didnt jump high enough with her front end. She jumped straight into the fence and somersalted it. I was thrown clear, and as I have had the Chris Bartle tuck and roll training I made sure I rolled onto my shoulder as opposed to my head! I landed pretty hard on my shoulder by my point 2 definatly helped to reduce the impact. My horse landed next to me, and as she was getting up she rolled onto me and stood up on me, then cantered off. IMO the point 2 definatly saved me a very serious injury. I walked away with bruising, and after seeing the doctor was allowed to ride my other rides. The fence judge wouldn't let me get up because she couldnt believe I was ok after a fall like that, and then horse rolling and standing on me, not until the doctor said I was fine was I allowed to stand up. The fence judge said she thought I would be dead, and after seeing my fall she was going to get her daughter one as she was so impressed with it. IMO the point 2 has already saved me once, so has already been worth every penny of the £300 and something I paid for it.
 
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