Re: Night riding

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

I have never been able to ride with lights.  Can you spell sea sick.  That what
the bouncing light on the ground does to me.  I put on a headlight and only turn
it on when I absolutely have to, like finding a trail.  Otherwise I am in the
dark.  Horses have wonderful night vision.  They can gallop cross country in
pitch back with no problem.  People have better night vision than they think if
they allow their eyes to adjust (about 15 minutes).  I perfer to ride alone at
night - I find it extremely peaceful.

As far as the need to be seen by cars, those little flashing red lights cyclist
use work great attached to the top of the helmet.  They can be turned on when in
use and off when not needed.

Truman

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 98-07-27 00:49:28 EDT, Debbyly@aol.com writes:
>
> << I would be very very unhappy if I were following someone with a
>  glo stick in the horse's tail or on the rider's helmet.  It would negatively
>  affect the night vision of both horse and rider who are following such
> lights.
>  Please keep your glo sticks where they are effective and not bothersome to
>  others. >>
>
> Debby is right on about this.  It is very distracting to follow a light of ANY
> kind.  Even on a pitch black night, one can hear a horse ahead that is close
> enough to be a problem.  Keep the glow sticks on the front, and keep them at
> chest level where they are helpful to the horse wearing them, but don't put
> lights on the back, either on the rider or on the horse.  The only exception I
> would make for this would be for people riding ALONE who need to be visible to
> motorists.
>
> Heidi Smith, DVM


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Truman Prevatt
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