PeterNatt
Well-Known Member
"A hack with her daughter Molly (6) turned into a nightmare for Cornish retailer Vicky Thorne when her mount was hit by a car.
As she lay shocked and badly bruised in the road Vicky - who owns Cornish Saddlery in Helston Cornwall - could only watch as Molly's pony galloped for home, the child still in the saddle.
Amazingly everyone survived in one piece. Molly and her pony arriving intact back at their yard.
Vicky's pony also got home safely but she ended up in A & E at the local hospital "The doctors said that if I wasn't wearing the safety equipment I was, they would'nt be treating me at all" she said.
I'm still very sore. My hip is black [with bruising], my elbow is cut to pieces and my neck has whiplash. But without my Body protector, I would almost certainly have had spinal injuries and brocken ribs".
Vick and the medics credit her survival to her Airowear Outlyne body protector. The female friendly garment meets EN13158:2009 and the BETA 2009 staqndard Level 3.
Vicky was also wearing a Champion Ventair hat and 'Polite' high visibility jacket.
"The accident has proved just how essential these safety items are when you need them" said vicky. "I've always been keen on making sure hats and body protectors fit correctly and now when I speak to customers I probably emphasise it even more".
Vicky told ETN that the accident happened when a car towing a boat trailer approached the group of riders coming in the opposite direction on the wrong side of the road, but failed to stop.
"I was on a very safe 13.1hh pony to be at a similar height to Molly on her pony".
I raised my arm to ask the car to stop, but it carried on, hit the pony's hindquarters and scooped me up on the bonnet".
"As I lay in the road I was relly only concerned for my daughter whose pony galloped off with her still on board".
An experienced rider who competes up to advanced level in dressage, Vicky is also a British Horse Society (BHS) riding and road safety examiner.
Equestrian Trade News Page 6 January 2012.
As she lay shocked and badly bruised in the road Vicky - who owns Cornish Saddlery in Helston Cornwall - could only watch as Molly's pony galloped for home, the child still in the saddle.
Amazingly everyone survived in one piece. Molly and her pony arriving intact back at their yard.
Vicky's pony also got home safely but she ended up in A & E at the local hospital "The doctors said that if I wasn't wearing the safety equipment I was, they would'nt be treating me at all" she said.
I'm still very sore. My hip is black [with bruising], my elbow is cut to pieces and my neck has whiplash. But without my Body protector, I would almost certainly have had spinal injuries and brocken ribs".
Vick and the medics credit her survival to her Airowear Outlyne body protector. The female friendly garment meets EN13158:2009 and the BETA 2009 staqndard Level 3.
Vicky was also wearing a Champion Ventair hat and 'Polite' high visibility jacket.
"The accident has proved just how essential these safety items are when you need them" said vicky. "I've always been keen on making sure hats and body protectors fit correctly and now when I speak to customers I probably emphasise it even more".
Vicky told ETN that the accident happened when a car towing a boat trailer approached the group of riders coming in the opposite direction on the wrong side of the road, but failed to stop.
"I was on a very safe 13.1hh pony to be at a similar height to Molly on her pony".
I raised my arm to ask the car to stop, but it carried on, hit the pony's hindquarters and scooped me up on the bonnet".
"As I lay in the road I was relly only concerned for my daughter whose pony galloped off with her still on board".
An experienced rider who competes up to advanced level in dressage, Vicky is also a British Horse Society (BHS) riding and road safety examiner.
Equestrian Trade News Page 6 January 2012.