Who rides in jewellary?

Kokopelli said:
Gosh I didn't realise rings were that dangerous, but I suppose they are if you think about, but you just don't think oh "well my finger could get chopped off if I ride in this", its not really what comes to mind.
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It makes me shudder just to think about it, one girl was trying to unclip a rope out in the field and the clip somehow got stuck in her ring and the horse took off, complete with rope and ring. I am embarrassed to say that after wrapping her hand and phoning for help I was violently sick.
 
The one that makes my stomach turn is belly bars, I always wanted one until I saw a friend catch hers on a stirrup iron as she dismounted. Blood everywhere and it tore the sick from her navel straight up the front of her rib cage. Really makes me feel ill just to think of it
 
4faults said:
The one that makes my stomach turn is belly bars, I always wanted one until I saw a friend catch hers on a stirrup iron as she dismounted. Blood everywhere and it tore the sick from her navel straight up the front of her rib cage. Really makes me feel ill just to think of it
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that made me feel physicaly sick, i may think twice about wearing mine while riding in the future ;)
 
I ride in one of my rings, watch, earings (that are little bars) and 2 braclets, none of which ever come off....I'll sometimes wear my charm bracelet, by try remember to take it off as i'm scared i'll break it (have done this with an old ball chain braclet that I caught on the saddle somehow while dismounting.)

I take my other rings off as they are too loose and will come off while doing nets and stuf so it's safer to leave them at home.
 
Kokopelli said:
I think I have the same one as you, does your's say "Please return to Tiffany & Co New York? Mine has the habbit of swining up and hitting me in the eye so I don't ride in it, its quite a weighty heart aswell :p
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My Equiheart knocks me on the sternum just a tiny bit when in canter/gallop if I'm wearing a vest top or tee that leaves it loose rather than tucked in.

So I've stopped wearing all those tops for riding :o :D
 
Dont wear any anymore, so no worries.

A friend lost her wedding ring and finger, when a horse bolted and the leadrope caught round the ring, and took most of the finger with it, so badly damaged it could not be saved.

Have also seen a rider choke on their tongue bar thingy (whatever they are) when a first aider at a RC show. In the fall it had come out and got stuck down her throat with a front tooth and a fractured jaw, and had to stick a finger in to get it out as she was choking on it.
 
I've had the same silver ring on my midle finger for 6 years, i can probably count on one hand the amount of times it has been taken off for short periods of time. I have never had anything close to an accident, but it is a bit bent from carrying water buckets etc.

My gran however nearly ripped her finger off opening a door when her ring got caught.

I'm not one for taking risks but accidents can happen at any time.

I used to ride in a necklace which i never took off either but i took it off last year and lost it, so that's sorted. I guess if i was going to get caught on something then i have an equal chance of being strangled by clothing though.

I would never ride in dangly earrings etc, but some small jewellery which you don't mind breaking... meh, each to their own.
 
Always wear wedding and engagement rings. Used to wear late mum's wedding ring on a chain around my neck. When I had a bad fall (knocked out) the ambulance guys undid my chain and slid it off my neck to put on a neck brace - mum's ring lost forever:(. Only consolation I'm sure she would prefer me to have been well treated than risked my neck for her ring!!
 
Pandora are either necklaces or braclets that you add charms to - fairly chunky bits of jewellery once laden with charms. Definately be pretty foolish to ride in them, just asking for things to get caught.

Having seen studs ripped from ears during falls and wrists broken by chunky braclets getting caught in headcollars I hate to see anyone wearing jewellery whilst riding and handling horses.

My wedding and engagement rings spend more time in the house than on me according to my hubby but why on earth do you need / want to be wearing half a tonne of "bling" when out with the horses.

Vanity over sanity in many cases.
 
I had it drummed into me when I learned to ride that you wore no jewellery or hair clips or anything and it makes me cringe to see people riding in it, especially earrings and piercings.

Consequently I only wear a sports watch (never my nice ones) and my wedding ring.

I've ummed and ahhhed about my wedding ring as in my line of work I've seen the damage that getting one caught can do, but I always wear gloves to ride and lead (since burning my fingers when I forgot my gloves and rode without as a child) so I think the risk is fairly minimal. My wedding ring is fairly snug and small anyway. Everything else, necklaces, engagement ring, other rings, bracelets, earrings all come off.

The issue isn't loosing or damaging them it is the damage they could do to your or your horse.

And it isn't just jewellery, it is things in your pockets, loose bits of clothing and long hair too. My instructor suddenly out of the blue told me off for riding in a jumping lesson with my hair in a ponytail, which I have done for years always using a soft metal free bobble, she had witnessed someone fall off and get their hair caught on the saddle and ripped off part of their scalp. Ewwww....

Trouble is I can't find a net robust enough to contain all of my hair, wish I could because it looks so much smarter for competitions, and is more comfortable than a bun which tends to tip my hat forward and fall out all the time.
 
I wear my leather bracelet from HiHo silver, the one that's being sold to help raise funds for team GBR. It doesn't get in my way, and I know it could be broken if need to in case of accident or whatever. I always take all rings off (I don't find it comfortable to wear my riding gloves over even my band), and only wear a small necklace, neatly tucked away.
 
Katt said:
I had it drummed into me when I learned to ride that you wore no jewellery or hair clips or anything and it makes me cringe to see people riding in it, especially earrings and piercings.

Consequently I only wear a sports watch (never my nice ones) and my wedding ring.

I've ummed and ahhhed about my wedding ring as in my line of work I've seen the damage that getting one caught can do, but I always wear gloves to ride and lead (since burning my fingers when I forgot my gloves and rode without as a child) so I think the risk is fairly minimal. My wedding ring is fairly snug and small anyway. Everything else, necklaces, engagement ring, other rings, bracelets, earrings all come off.

The issue isn't loosing or damaging them it is the damage they could do to your or your horse.

And it isn't just jewellery, it is things in your pockets, loose bits of clothing and long hair too. My instructor suddenly out of the blue told me off for riding in a jumping lesson with my hair in a ponytail, which I have done for years always using a soft metal free bobble, she had witnessed someone fall off and get their hair caught on the saddle and ripped off part of their scalp. Ewwww....

Trouble is I can't find a net robust enough to contain all of my hair, wish I could because it looks so much smarter for competitions, and is more comfortable than a bun which tends to tip my hat forward and fall out all the time.
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Have you tried an idustrial hairnet? If you can't find one of these two hairnets worked for me when I had very very long and thick hair.
 
Kokopelli said:
Have you tried an idustrial hairnet? If you can't find one of these two hairnets worked for me when I had very very long and thick hair.
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Thanks for the tip! No I haven't tried an industrial hairnet, and haven't a clue where I'd find one!

I don't think that two hairnets would work, I find that even the extra strong riding ones are too small to fit all of my hair in and still cover my head, and that they are too weak to support the weight of my hair, so the back pulls down leaving a gap through which my hair escapes.

I have tried tying it back before putting it in the net but by the time I've ridden a dressage test it has all escaped, and sometimes the net has completely disappeared!!

What I generally do is plait my hair, and fold the plait up a couple of times, put another bobble round and then the hairnet over that, but it looks rubbish. I've tried doing a bun, but it pushes my hat up and forwards.

Many years ago my mum made me one that worked a treat and I wore all the time, she made it from a pair of fishnet tights!!! I think I'll have to badger her to try and recreate it. Either that or I'll have to crochet one :eek:
 
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