Hopes new product will save the lives of horses and riders at the highway

The creators of a brand new product designed for hacking out say it’s going to “save lives”, of horses and riders.

The VisiWhip is a reflective flag that hangs at the finish of a whip, “making sure riders have secure area and most visible have an effect on with different highway customers”.

A spokesman for the product mentioned: “VisiWhip is an equine protection product, designed to help horse riders in obviously occupying and protective the street area that they want, and sign their unequivocal presence to different highway customers.”

Heather Muir, who designed the flag, mentioned that as a rider, she has noticed the risks equestrians face at the roads. The purpose is that the flag protects the rider’s area and has a visible have an effect on on different highway customers.

“Final yr, there have been 3,552 equine-related injuries on Britain’s roads leading to 68 lifeless horses and 139 riders injured,” she mentioned. “I’ve felt the risk at the roads myself, and it’s getting worse, which is why I’ve created a whip for use as a site visitors signalling and caution instrument to help riders and different highway customers.”

Heather instructed H&H some riders have raised issues that their horses would possibly react negatively to the flag, and he or she is operating with herbal horsemanship mavens to provide movies to lend a hand other folks with desensitising horses.

“I trip with mine on a daily basis and it’s most probably stored my existence a few instances,” she mentioned.

The product is introduced in partnership with the Move Vast & Sluggish marketing campaign team.

PWAS founder Debbie Smith mentioned: “Move Vast and Sluggish are proud that VisiWhip have come to us to release their new product. Each PWAS and Visiwhip have a not unusual purpose of constructing the roads more secure for equestrians.

“PWAS also are very grateful of VisiWhip’s donation; for each and every Visiwhip offered within the PWAS team, a ten% donation will likely be donated to assist strengthen for long run campaigns.”

The flag comes with a whip or by itself to be mounted to a education whip.

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Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over 8 years operating for native and nationwide newspapers prior to becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Keen about equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all sides of the business, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage regulations to mules. Her game of selection is showjumping, during which she competes her personal horses, and he or she additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping displays via to world championships.