Re: Riding in the dark?

["Marlana" <lrp@tp.net>]

>Couldn't we somehow create a red flashlight and/or red headlight
>(maybe mounted in a chest guard on the horse) to allow the rider
>to see better without affecting either the horse's night vision
>or the rider's night vision?

I have a real nice, small Maglite (2 AA battery sized) that has 2 colored
lenses w/ it. Yellow and red. I have a nylon holster and a wrist loop for it
(that I attach to my belt, not my wrist) and that works fine at nite
(adjustable beam width). If I have to drop it to grab the reins w/ both
hands, it's attached to me. The military has a clip on flashlight that also
has a red lens, so that might work, if the beam is wide enough to cover the
whole ground in front of the horse.


Marlana Pitas & LL Rheebok
South Attleboro, MA
http://users.tp.net/lrp




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