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jo78
Posted - 12 Jun 2011 : 10:13:35 PM Today whilst driving home from a show, along a main A road a horse appeared riderless galloping straight out onto the road! Galloping flat out along this road my partner and i watched in horror as this Arab dodged between cars but some how avoided a collision. After a little time we managed to catch her and rang the police as there was no sign of any rider or anyone (she had bridle and martingale on) I checked her over and apart from being frightened she was ok physically, she soon calmed down and was a little poppet. We waited with her for what seemed like ages, until police appeared and said they had just had a call from a woman who had lost her horse, so off he went to find the woman who was miles into the forest looking for her horse! Thank God the woman an hour later turned up to where i was waiting with her mare, and obviously very distressed and worried about her horse, she thanked us and loaded the horse onto her trailer, and explained she was off out for ride and had the horse tied up to the trailer and turned to pick the saddle up, when she snapped off and bolted, easily done!..my point is if there had been ID tags on bridle (and saddles too) we could have sorted this out a whole lot easier and quicker!...i will definatley get my tack done!
Thankfully no one was hurt in this incident, some might think it will never happen to me, but best to be safe than sorry i say!!!
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arabianrio
Posted - 15 Sep 2011 : 2:56:15 PM I have a "cat" size brass disc on my bridle and a key ring with my name and address + vets phone no on "d" ring on my saddle. Hope they are never needed!
Quarabian
Posted - 14 Sep 2011 : 3:39:55 PM Sab2 I hope you don't fall off even after you get the tags!
I would think a contact tel number was the most important thing to have on your tags. If someone found your horse and rang the number they could start looking for the rider who might be unconscious somewhere. This could save lives aswell as getting the horse safely home.
Good post jo78
TanyanChewy
Posted - 14 Sep 2011 : 1:58:43 PM Scary stuff. Thank goodness you were there.
Yep definitely worthwhile, I need to get the dogs tags redone as they've faded and can barely make out the writing so will add another couple for my boy....
Kes
Posted - 14 Sep 2011 : 1:14:13 PM I've got a luggage ID tag on my saddle. It has my name, address, phone number and horse's name on it. I was thinking about putting the yard address on it but it's hit and miss that anyone is there when I am riding. I always have my mobile on me which being an iphone has a GPS finder so if we get separated I will be found if incapacitated, I always have an easy to find ICE number stored in my phone too.
angelarab
Posted - 14 Sep 2011 : 12:29:04 PM Out on a hack last night my mate got dumped big time was k.o but thats another story..i need to get kitted with id emergency tags on saddle bridle, what info should i put Thinking Postcode where Baz lives yard owners and vet contact
Kharidian
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 5:56:05 PM I've got the little brass barrel type tags with YO details on my tack.
I've taken Rog on holiday a couple of times so I just change the little piece of paper to hold the holiday details and in addition I have a typed note in my bum-bag with details of where I'm staying, the holiday yard details as well as my home YO details. And the note also says that as we're on holiday, my horse doesn't know the locality so please go and find him NOW (this note assumes I'm unconscious etc - a bit OTT but I figure that if I go to the trouble of planning, I'll never need it)
Caryn
justine
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 4:27:34 PM As kids, we always put dog disc tags on our bridles with name and numbers on. Often think about this still when we rarely have an escapee naughty horse from the pasture. On the other hand, headcollars worn in fields have been proved dangerous at times. Yes to tags on bridles! to those who think its daft :-)
sab2
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 1:14:57 PM Well ive been and ordered mine £8.50 per tag so i have ordered 4, lets hope i don,t fall off before they arrive
Goldenmane
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 11:15:25 AM You are that lady's angel for catching and keeping her horse safe. Good idea about tags, I think we could all be in that situation.
sab2
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 10:26:25 AM It is so lucky that you were there and managed to catch the horse, yes it is a fantastic idea to get tags done, i think the brass dog tags would do, at least they are not too large to put on the bridles. I bet this lady was ever so grateful that you found her horse. Off to order some today for my tack
connormum
Posted - 12 Jun 2011 : 10:40:47 PM When I had my pony years ago, I just got two dog tags engraved and attached one to the saddle and one to the bridle, with the yard number on, luckily we never had to use it, but when he was a youngster and I'd just backed him, I was just worried 'what if' if he dumped me on the common .. it turned out, on the very few occasions he did, he just turned and said "Mum what you doing down there?" Such a long long time ago ... I'm going to scan in his photo's and post them soon, my baby for 15 years.
BeckyBoodle
Posted - 12 Jun 2011 : 10:26:57 PM I have little brass discs on my bridle, saddle and rugs, which have my phone number on the back. Partly labels them in the tack room, but also done with the thought that if an incident like this happened that it would be easier to locate her. I did worry that the one on the bridle would get in the way or bother her, but it doesn't.
B
zebedeedeb
Posted - 12 Jun 2011 : 10:17:13 PM makes u think doesnt it ,,, def something to look into getting,,, i have seen them on the aucion site and was thinking about it the other day,, time to get on with it me thinks ,,,,deb
was k.o but thats another story..i need to get kitted with id emergency tags on saddle bridle, what info should i put Thinking Postcode where Baz lives yard owners and vet contact
to those who think its daft :-)
