What do you carry when hacking?

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Bleddy hell, riding out is a daily occurance, not a trip to hell, I carry nothing, maybe my fags if I get chatting.

eggzakerly - hence I only have my 'fone & fags' as they are always in my pockets anyway (and as said before I don't carry my Hi-vis - I wear it! )


Would never take car keys with me! Best off being left in safe place at yard (as anyone who has fallen off & gone to hospital, or landed on their keys, or lost them out of a pocket will tell you

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Well I always wear hi-viz and a body protector, feel naked without both now tbh
I carry my mobile, mints/chewing gum, often a hoof pick,whip, fags, tissue, not incase I need to loo lol but for my nose, but if i did need the loo I would not need a leaf!

 

[Supertrooper]

Mobile, hi viz and normally a whip xx

 

[Tonty Tont]

I always carry my mobile, a few bits of carrot and a whip

And I always wear my hi-viz tabard, and Tont has his hi-viz leg bands on (if I remember )

 

[monkeybum13]

Mobile, hi viz, whip.

Pack of polos in my pocket incase I get peckish and a few pound coins should we stop at a pub

 

[skydancer]

mobile phone - thats it im afraid! Wear my hi viz and bb though

 

[dollymix]

wow - some of you lot are super organised!!

If I m just doing a short hack, all i take is my mobile phone. However, I always tell someone where i am going and I always wear hiviz.


Whenever I have done longer rides (pleasure rides etc - I've also done the 58+ mile Mary Towneley Loop) I put a headcollar on under the bridle (remove noseband from bridle), put a leadrope around the horses neck, I take a head lamp, a pen knife, hoofpick, sponges, first aid kit, cereal bars etc. I bought some saddle bags which are fab, and fit behind the saddle...which also have two water bottles attached. All of this stuff fits in easily!

 

[only_me]

Wow, a lot of you take a lot of stuff out hacking!
I would hack a lot on roads and take my phone only! I wear Hi Viz as well.

 

[ArabianGold]

If I am nipping out for a quick one I tend to just take my phone but when doing 2 hours plus I carry everything else.

 

[4x4]

Phone
Long whip in case I see a car on my side of road
Key to gate
Cold drink in summer in one of those Robinson's bottle holders
That's all

 

[Pedantic]

Riding crop, Phone, £5.00, lead rope clipped to saddle, some form of choc bar (squirrel **** type usually) head collar if going to park with cafe and loo's, always have some form of viz gear regardless of where going.

 

[ArabianGold]

Pedantic - You light up like a xmas tree let alone wear hi viz lol x

 

[JFTDWS]

I carry a video camera, apparently...

 

[Pedantic]

Pedantic - You light up like a xmas tree let alone wear hi viz lol x

Very festive at this time of year x

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Mobile phone (in my pocket/on my person)

"Flappy" (i.e. noisy) whip

Headcollar rope as quite often we'll see a sheep on its back and have to tie up horse to gate or summat and sort sheepy out; horse wears an Endurance type bridle which is basically a headcollar & bridle combined, so easy to tie up in

And that's it really. If going in a group we make sure that someone has a mobile phone; but maybe we ought to carry a hoofpick and first-aid kit somewhere.