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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 :-)

Comment by Cindy Jeffery on December 3, 2009 at 10:24pm

I agree with Linda too, for the most part but with 6 horses who vary in ages and experience I can pick and choose what I want to do. Although as I get older I lean more and more to my 3 experienced guys because I can trust they will look out for our welfare when we are out on the trail. The 26 year old is not so sure anymore and stumbles sometimes so I opt for the 12 year old most of the time, although when he's tired I'll ride the 6 year old and when I really want a challenge I will take one of the green horse into the round pen and work on desensitizing. Ryn who is 4 has become a fine young riding horse on the trails all he needs now is practise and experience. I sure wish I had some help riding them all, their training would go a whole lot faster.

Comment by Jay and Kathy Whittington on December 3, 2009 at 6:28pm

Have to admit , I totally agree with Linda. At this point , while I don't mind speed when asked for and doing lots of fun things, I don't want the nervousness of an inexperienced horse. I want to do demo's and exibitions , would love to try some endurance riding and want my horse to be calm with strange areas and new things.

Comment by Karen Murphy on December 3, 2009 at 6:21pm

Great comment Linda W. I have a young gelding who is not push button broke but he is quiet and sensible and I am learning a ton from him. I've never trained a young horse before - always ridden something broke to death. I can't tell you how much fun I'm having and how excited I am to be learning so much.

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