If you go out riding your horse with a safety vest you have to share the road with cars, motorcycles, tractors and cyclists. The average road user is not familiar with horses and do not know how to pass a horse. Fortunately, the following tips will help you as rider to increase safety on the road.
Do not go with your horse step if your horse is not used to the traffic, or if you are unsure of yourself. Then find an instructor who can help you with this.
Does your horse too much energy? Your horse is in advance to get rid of his excess energy. This prevents crazy bursts in traffic.
Previously dotted is the safest route. Choose roads with low speed limits, minimizing traffic or wide verges.
Officially your horse is seen as a vehicle, so stick to the traffic rules!
Take an experienced horse as you want with a young horse to ride outside and let the most experienced combination closest drive to the oncoming traffic.
Is your horse on cyclists because he is not supposed to get this? Ask the cyclist than to say something to you, making your horse will already hear him and it will be less scary.
If you want to cross a road, find a suitable place where you can overlook the bends or hills and oncoming cars can see it coming.
Wear brightly colored clothes by day and a reflective vest in the dark so that you are always visible.
Always keep the base eye. Asphalt can be slippery when it rains, large stones can hurt in the sand and gravel can cause your horse slips away. Also pay attention to sharp objects in the grass or a soft shoulder.
Do you see a stray dog on your route? You should always step down so you do not provoke the dog to go after you.
Always make sure that you remain quiet, if you’re nervous, you will convey this to your horse.
Learn the signs of your horse. If you find a horse’s ears are often first scary tight forward, then his head up and he will tighten his neck. He’s snoring or blowing, breathes faster and wants to flee. If you know you can intervene in time your horse properly and avoid a dangerous situation.
Like horse something scary? Never let him run away! Let him look at the scary object and let him examine it. Let him move his feet, this is his natural instinct and thus the voltage decreases.
Make sure you always have a phone, identification and hoof pick with you. Tell someone that you are going on the road and when you expect to return. Your phone should always be in your reflective material pocket and not on your seat so that you always have on hand.