I see LOADS of riders in my area out with no hi-viz on, on dark horses, dark clothes on the brow of hills!! Please be careful and follow the EXTRA 3 SECOND RULE it HI-VIZ gives drives 3 seconds longer to spot you and slow down!!

When you guys and gals are out and about, the high vis really does help, however....

It's second and more important role is the location of accident scene's..... If any of us attend an incident at whatever time of day... a horse pounding down the lane is pretty simple to find and recover.... our trouble is locating the rider that's no longer mounted!!!

A simple £1 high vis vest, makes a massive difference in locating somebody who can't shout for help, or respond to our calls and sirens. That one piece of high vis holds a huge potential, and can mean the difference in utilising the air ambulance / police helicopters / mountain rescue for a search or not.
Add on a reflective hat band with that vest (the more REFLECTIVE material the better) and a search becomes far quicker and easier. I say more reflective stripes, simply because in darkness the light from a search beacon or helicopter night light can pick you out from more than 2 miles aways. Fair enough you were hacking in daylight, but daylight quickly becomes darkness in the uk, especially when you can't get details to the emergency services....

Take care, and ride safe

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i ALWAYS wear a high viz when i ride out, even though I never ride at night. would never be without it!

Also guys - if you have an accident with a car and you are not wearing hi-viz your insurance WONT pay out!

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I have been saying for a long time now that Hi-Viz will eventually be like wearing a riding hat....... when we all realise that Hi-Viz protects us, our horses and other people on the road, it isn't just the winter months but also in the summer as when the sun is in the right position, you just can't be seen...... hopefully it will end up being trendy to have Hi-Viz and everyone will wear it..... I actually like wearing mine, I wear a vest in summer and a coat in winter and Caddy has Hi-Viz exercise sheet, boots, noseband and tail guard in Hi-Viz in the winter and in the summer he has his exercise boots and tail guard plus his chest strap.... am I being over cautious? no just making sure me and Caddy are seen, also I have noticed drivers slow down way before they get near me!

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PLEASE WEAR HI VIZ IN DAYTIME AS WELL AS LOW LIGHT!!!!!and preferably on the horses front and rear as well.
My partner was driving us somewhere yesterday in the daytime and we couldnt see this horse and rider untill nearly on top off them as they were blending in with the bushes so please be safe than sorry.

If you value your horse, and your own life, it makes good sense to ewar Hi-viz.

Saw another 2 riders tonight 7pm just starting to go dusk and the sun was blinding. Went round a corner and they were on the blind bend with no hi-viz just bay horses and dark clothes.. very silly indeed!

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my husband and I are always seeing riders out without any hi-viz...... we was passing 2 riders over the weekend and my husband told me that when riders are coming towards him ( he always slows down) he picks his Hi-viz coat up and shows it to the riders (obviously this is only if it is safe to do so).... I can see his point as he says half the riders without hi-viz you just can't see until you are nearly on them.

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Yeah it gives people who do take care a bad name, i always get hassle when im out the roads from some stupid fool but i always have hi-viz on.. i think its just stupidity

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Please, please guys wear your hi-viz I was driving down to my field to my field this morning and it is very sunny, I passed 4 riders riding dark horses and they had dark clothing on and honestly I couldn't see them until I was nearly on top of them! We are all responsible horse riders I know that but if I feel worried when I can't see riders what must non horsey people think? We can't expect drivers to slow down if they cannot see us in time.
Hi-viz isn't that expensive and it could save you, your horse and others being involved in an accident, I hope it is okay but I thought I would put a link on to ebay for hi-viz to show how many hi-viz things there are around and how little they can cost
hi-viz items - Get great deals on Rider Clothing Accessories, Horse Wear Equipment items on eBay UK!

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