Re: Re: Riding in the dark?

["Sweaney" <sweaney@lightspeed.net>]

Speaking of colored lights - at the Manzanita 75, Cindy Crook had a blue
flashlight that provided illumination without "blinding" us!

Where did you get that flashlight Cindy?

Karen & Montoya DSA
sweaney@lightspeed.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Young Silberman <ssilberman@bigfoot.com>
To: RideCamp List <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 7:49 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Riding in the dark?


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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