Fall off the horse ? The best thing to do is to get right back on . That ’s easier if you ’re not spirt organ goo out of every ruptured stomate . harmonize to the Times , equestrians have turned to airbags .
From Katie Thomas ’s news report aboutair travelling bag for equestrians :
“ It ’s for certain the biggest step forward in the safe of our sport , ever , ” said Oliver Townend , a British passenger who was wearing a waistcoat in April when his horse tumbled on top of him at the Kentucky Three - Day Event in Lexington . Townend broke his sternum , four ribs , his collarbone and the tips of his berm pearl – but he is a true believer in the vest .
“ I walked out of hospital the next day , where otherwise I would be in a box or in America for a calendar month , ” Townend said in a recent phone consultation .
Commonly available — but not widely adopted — for motorcyclist for the last X , companies likePoint TwoandHit - Airhave adapted theirair bagvests for horse - o - cyclists . passenger attach a pocket-sized laniard to the saddleback which when pull in after a rider fall inflates the bag using a CO2 from a small tin .
While most of the arrangement include a “ smart ” door latch that is supposed to detach itself when a passenger is simply dismounting , an etiquette has evolved between equestrian , who warn each other to unclip before dismounting , according to Thomas ’ : “ ‘ It ’s always a beginning of amusement , ’ O’Connor sound out . ‘ You hear a pop and somebody ’s looking like a marshmallow . ' ” [ NYTimes ]
Photo : Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times
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