Awareness of the outside world. Vest watch. Rodrigo Pessoa wore a safety vest at Longines Ocala. You don’t get riders more stylish or more successful than Pessoa. Photos here, Jumper News: Rodrigo Pessoa: An Icon Returns to Chantilly! R&B Presse for Chantilly Classic. One of the photos shows the vest leashed to the saddle, so I assume an air vest. [Vest Watch, previous post]
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We have changed the program for morning walks on days when the horses work.
Husband Greg does all long lining and lunging. He has more patience and it’s good practice for his driving. Previously, I had been standing around holding the non-working horse. Now, we walk. We all do a lap to start. Then, Milton works while Rodney and I walk back & forth. Swap horses. Rodney works while Milton and I walk.
I say work. I use the term loosely. A few circles at trot and canter to get the blood moving and the snorts out. A few mornings a week.
Walk options.
Halters & hand walk. It’s cold. The footing is poor. It’s Monday and they did what passes for real work over the weekend. Time is limited. And so on.
Lunging tack & circles A. Sometimes long line. More recently lunging to encourage forward. I hold non-working horse. This was the paradigm in the past. Still this way if they’ve already done their walk in the morning and this is the afternoon session on the weekend.
Lunging tack & circles B. As above. I keep walking. Moving better than standing for all involved. Both horses get the experience of working or walking by! them! selves! Yards away from their buddy! Possibly even out of sight for a few moments!
They are always entertaining.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
First helmets and now safety vests!
A Brave New World!
Louise
At least a more sensible one.