wearing a point 2 jacket for hunting - does anyone

Quite frankly, Hunters, I'd feel more of a numpty wearing a nappy in a wheelchair than ever I would wearing a BP out hunting. I suspect you would too.
 
Hunters said:
I have moved within royal circles at the highest level. Trust me, the BBC do not know everything. Etiquette donates 'ladies on the left - gentlemen on the right (for poppies at hunts) :-)
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Thank you for this, slightly annoying my button hole is on the right but I did manage to pin it on yesterday :)
 
Hunters said:
I have moved within royal circles at the highest level. Trust me, the BBC do not know everything. Etiquette donates 'ladies on the left - gentlemen on the right (for poppies at hunts) :-)
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Ok, you missed the oblique request, so I'll put it straight out: do you have any provenance for this claim?

At the moment, I'm inclined to give more credance to the practice of the Master of the Duke of Beaufort's than "some-anonymous-bloke-on-the-internet-who-has-a-theory", but, then again, I love old traditions, etc, so I would be charmed to find out that this was true - and possibly even why - so I am eager to be informed...
 
Shocking, isn't it?

The poor chap probably only moves in Royal circles at mid to low level, so doesn't know any better...

I think I'll leave my poppy on the left for the time being...
 
Fascinating how this thread has developed into a 'poppy etiquette' debate!
Think Hunters meant that poppies should be worn on the right by ladies, so dont think Ian Farquhar very relevant!!
I have always worn my poppy on right side (was taught that correct for females) until this week, when after family debate I googled it!!
Google stated should be worn on left 'over the heart' so I did so for opening meet, but after all this think will go back to what I have always done:)
 
Brynmoss said:
Fascinating how this thread has developed into a 'poppy etiquette' debate!
Think Hunters meant that poppies should be worn on the right by ladies, so dont think Ian Farquhar very relevant!!
I have always worn my poppy on right side (was taught that correct for females) until this week, when after family debate I googled it!!
Google stated should be worn on left 'over the heart' so I did so for opening meet, but after all this think will go back to what I have always done:)
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I googled it, and found that both on the left over the heart, or on the right for ladies and left for gentlemen are both correct and accepted ways to wear poppies, but Hunters was suggesting there is a special hunting etiquette (I think!).
I wear my poppy on my right out hunting, because my button hole on my jacket is on the right, and no one has ever told me to correct until now!
 
Hunters said:
Why is it, on here, people can't take the truth? yes I do wear a Patey, oh and quite often a top hat (shock)

My preference is that, just that.. I don't jump anything I do not think my mount will carry me safely over & no I rarely fall. I produce horses to the highest standard and am known as a 'nagsman'. We are a rare breed these days and with all the 'health and safety' no doubt we will become rarer to the extent that no one will be riding soon!

I think that those in back protectors aged over 25 look like numpties & that's my opinion (oh and many others) so like it or lump it!
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What an arrogant person you are.
It's just your type that gives hunting a bad press.
 
I'm shocked that in 2011 there are people with such old fashioned views.

Publicly suggesting you wouldn't like people in your company wearing a level of enhanced protection available to them must be a good way to keep your Christmas card list short. I would have thought a little tolerance in exchange for knowing they were a lot more protected was a bit more realistic this day and age?

I too am from Gloucestershire and from my experience of "Royal riding circles" I know that tradition does not come before safety for them!
 
wouldnt dream of going out without a bp!! most of my freinds do! i think its bred into us as pony club is very safety concious! most of the under 18s wear one and ive seen a few adults wearing them too
 
Hunters said:
Twenty years ago when I was a master, they could have been considered a 'No No' Personally I am not a fan of them and they are not a regular sight with the Heythrop. However, a lot of hunts have younger members so perhaps they are becoming more acceptable.

My opinion, is if you are below 25 years old - maybe ok - but over 25 years old, if you need to wear one - stick to your Riding Club.
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Typical heythrop comment that is!! Is it any wonder they have a bad name!! hunted with the heythrop a few years ago would never go again there not a hunt your ever excepted in unless you have that sort of attitude!
 
meandmyself said:
what happens if you need to dismount and forget to unhook it?
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same as when you get off normally...it's only a simple clip and only takes about 1 second....i wear my jacket 5/7 days and have done for the last 4 months and i've never let mine off getting off!

OP i would definitely wear my jacket out hunting, and have done, and the Quorn were more intreigued about my jacket than anything :) better to be safe than sorry i always say...my horse is safe as houses but had one moment a few months ago which ended in a bad accident and since then i will wear mine for everything but schooling...at the end of the day, it costs nothing just to clip it on when you get on...who cares what people think...it's your safety that counts :)
 
i can see the values of wearing a p2 air jacket.. i am one of those tailorised hunting coat and patey people my jacket is so thick like a body protector once my horse did fall on top of me first day out in the new jacket because it was so thick and made of caverly twill it did save me from breaking anything ! i
 
jaspejoo said:
OP i would definitely wear my jacket out hunting, and have done, a
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Someone told me that after inflating on impact the jacket deflates after a time, which would be around the time the paramedic at a competition reached you. How does this work in a hunting field accident where medical attention will be longer reaching the casualty??
 
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