Originally Posted by
Take That
Hangarshuffle,
Sadly not a piss take. It was one of the initiatives introduced around 2005 after consultation between the MoD and the riding community following the inquest into the death of Mrs Heather Bell, a 38 year old mother of two who was killed when her horse reacted and bolted to a low flying Chinook. Are they effective? The horse riders I know who wear them seem to think so.
I have been berated several times when driving and encountering riders in high visibility BLACK and that within a MATZ foot print.
Met a woman yesterday, riding bare-back, no helmet, and leading a pony, again wearing hiviz camo to blend in with the hedge row.