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Comment by Cindy Jeffery on December 7, 2009 at 4:43pm

What excellent ideas ladies!!! Should go into business putting together an equestrian trail survival kit. I'm sure there are some out there but not with these most wonderful items. Horse Council of B.C. has I.D. bands in brilliant flouresent colours in there store. Put whatever you want on them. I really like Ellin's GPS idea, I run a riding stable and people go out on the trails around us, randomly. There are 250 acres to ride on plus more trails on the government land next to us, it would be nice to be able to track where they are or for them to press a button and the message would relay back to registered cell numbers ie. manager, assistant manager, barn manager, instructors and coaches, etc.

Comment by Sherry Cassetori on December 7, 2009 at 3:34pm

You can get it on line roadid.com

Comment by Margaret Langlands on December 7, 2009 at 3:30pm

Hi Sherry- what a great idea - where do you get the band? Also a good suggestion by Rose - I have a whistle - where is it? In my locker of course!! Not much good there.

Comment by Sherry Cassetori on December 7, 2009 at 8:16am

another good idea beside phones, My daughter bought me a band that runners wear on their wrist. Engraved on the band is what meds I am on and what I am allergic to. also a phone number to call, you can have anything you want on the band and it is very comfortable to wear. It also comes in colors.
Just a thought

Comment by rose lee on December 6, 2009 at 5:01pm

I often ride in quite dense woodland, and I realised the other day that even though I always carry a mobile phone, it would be hard for an ambulance crew to find me if I or my horse were immobilised on the network of trails. (I don't think I could remember if we'd taken the first or second right when in a panic) So I've bought a survival whistle, it's very loud and with luck would draw people from all around (if only to shut me up:) ) I don't yet know how my horse would react but it seems a good idea for now.

Comment by Ellin McGinley Daum on December 6, 2009 at 3:51pm

We need an engineer to invent a GPS locater for downed riders. That way each barn could locate all persons who were out trail riding as long as they wore their GPS badge. Some of the retirement communities have a system where each resident wears a pendant or brooch that serves as a signaling device if they fall or lock themselves out. Seems that this technology should be applicable to riders, too.

Comment by Linda White on December 6, 2009 at 3:37pm

I'm in an area where often cell phones don't work. Plus I figured if I came off my horse, with my luck, I'd land on the phone and schmuck it to bits. Walkie-talkies are pretty cheap and have a terrific range - plus they are all rubberized and tough looking. Wouldn't those be preferable to cell phones for your purposes?
BTW, glad your friend was alright. Hope she's getting checked out as to why she blacked out.

Comment by Margaret Langlands on December 6, 2009 at 3:32pm

Hi All - going back to the discussion on helmets and vests - I would like to relate something that happened in our group today when we were out riding. We came across a riderless horse - and it happened to be from our stable! After much frantic looking we found all riders and horses. The rider who got thrown had actually "blacked out" and fallen off her horse. She didn't remember anything. She had both helmet and vest on and was not hurt. What this incident did point out however, was that when we tried to use our cell phones we were stymied! The rider who fell did not have her cell phone so when we tried to call her there was no answer. I had my cell phone but didn't have her cell number input - nor did I have the barn number input. When trying to connect with the group that stayed with the horse and looked for the rider, we didn't have each other's cell phone numbers either and had to ride back to the barn to get it....dumb, dumb, dumb on our parts. The moral here will be to make sure we have all pertinent phone numbers when we go out into the forest. Just one other safety precaution to take!

Comment by Ellin McGinley Daum on December 5, 2009 at 6:32pm

Hello all,
What a wonderful site. As a 64 year old dressage rider and instructor I can really relate to the need for a steady, agreeable horse. Pictured is my PRE stallion, Pavon, who is wonderful to ride. Hope you have found your horse best friend, too.

Comment by Chris Gloin on December 3, 2009 at 10:29pm

Love the greenies :-)

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