Re: RC: Re: Riding in the dark?

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

We carry a 6 inch fluorescent light which velcros to your breastplate
under the horses' neck.  It does not interfere with your vision or the
horses.  I takes 4 AA batteries which last up to six hours....

Just so you can see the hole before you fall in..........Teddy

Susan Young Silberman wrote:

> All this talk about riding at night with lights or without lights
> has me thinking ...
>
> My husband is a pilot -- absolutely loves to fly!  Pilots who fly
> at night must be able to maintain their night vision, yet often
> need to be able to check their navigation charts to make sure
> they are on course.  They use red flashlights to accomplish
> both.  The military  uses red lights for the same reason -- to
> maintain night vision.
>
> 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?
>
> Just a thought ...
>
> Susan (who is very new to all this, but enjoys helping to
> problem-solve)
> Hawk's Haven Farm
> Micanopy, Florida
>
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