Dave282B
Well-Known Member
I've helped your cause CC as I cancelled mine but the reason was I do it this time every year as I have too much to do during nice weather . Trouble is I will buy nexts weeks hoping for a retraction
The inverted snobbery on this thread is awful. my horses are not on full livery and I don't work in London. I do think if you gave two hoots about yours, your horses or other road user's safety you would not ride on the roads at all. And no, I don't wear hi viz.
I suspect cc though they are not cancelling sibscriptions left right and centre. How many even have subscriptions?
Personally I would never consider cancelling a subscription due to a flippent comment ( as I posted earlier even if they wrote all eventers smell ) because lets face that would be a massive overreaction and I do query the motivation for your obsession about the subject, do you work for the opposition perhaps?
I thoroughly enjoyed the article and ref the hi-viz, interpreted it as 'whilst hi viz is great, there's no need to break the bank and buy everything you possibly can in the stuff'! The Bertie Bassett likening made me chuckle, so true!
I don't wear hi viz, but don't really hack on roads. I also ride within a few miles of a small airfield but don't feel I need to hi viz for the benefit of a helicopter either - its not like they'd be looking down a great deal is it!
Parker79, I get the hi viz on horse in NF so should you part company steed is more visible to search party/drivers, but I thought helicopters use heat seeking cameras to find people in such a circumstance? Genuine question btw, I'm not trying to cause argument, just curious.
Parker79, I get the hi viz on horse in NF so should you part company steed is more visible to search party/drivers, but I thought helicopters use heat seeking cameras to find people in such a circumstance? Genuine question btw, I'm not trying to cause argument, just curious.
I was issued with Hi Viz from the MOD, an exercise sheet and tabard so that low flying aircraft and helicopters could see me, so it must make a difference!
The BHS have info here:-
After the tragic death of Mrs Heather Bell, which was directly attributed to an incident with a low-flying helicopter, the Coroner instructed the Ministry of Defence to undertake a review such that this must never happen again.
The major review was undertaken working closely with the BHS following the Coroners instruction that the MoD should work closely with equestrians to resolve the matter. It quickly became obvious that the most economical and easiest way for pilots to identify equestrians was for riders to wear hi-viz (fluorescent) clothing on both themselves and their horse. Extensive trials were undertaken using two riders who acted as guinea pigs for the Chinook pilots and it was easily shown that with a rider wearing a hi-viz jacket, a hat band/cover and the horse wearing a hi-viz fly sheet, the pilot could see them up to half-a-mile sooner. That was plenty of time for them to avoid over-flight and thus avoid frightening the horse and rider. Many riders wearing appropriate hi-viz clothing have reported that they have witnessed pilots taking avoiding action and remained safe as a result of this.
I've just read the first line and don't worry I too am a pansy I might not deck myself and my horse out like Bertie Bassett orca Christmas tree ( for those that have not read the whole thread I do wear a tabbard before you shoot me down ) however I d turn my horse out in a rug just to keep him clean. And no even so I will not be cancelling my subscription
And this advice ^ is also what is issued by our local airfield, which has a very busy schedule with training, pleasure and business flights for Heli and fixed wing 7 days a week. This is less than a mile from the M25 and also close to 2 large commons.