If you are riding where hunters are... be so very careful!!
I wear bright orange/lime colored safety vest on my body for seen on a moving target and seen because it is covered in reflective tape at night.
I put reflective strips{Velcro} on my stirrup treads cause motion catches the eye of a driver..
My horses wear bells...you hear us coming, period.
Desensitizing to the noise needs done, its easy.
My horses have jingle bells sewn to loops of Velcro fabric I attach through saddle dees, my breastplate dees, smaller ones go to my reins..
We also will use a tail wrap that is florescent with Velcro closure that I can again pop those bells onto...
Each step the horse makes is tinkling with sounds...using different sized bells and pitch I find makes us a bit more easily heard from a distance.
My sister took my horse about a mile from me for a ride and came toward me at a walk...heard that horse for sometime before I actually had a visual of them.
Hunters may not like you because your sound will also send wildlife gone..
The fluorescent will get you seen a bit better.
If you must be on roads, try to use roads with wide shoulders...
I have a friend who use to purchase small flashlights and as it got dark she would turn them on so you saw moving lights and knew something was roadside, but no idea of what it was till close up.
We always wear riding helmets for protection and know there are helmet covers made that are reflective..
The more you can be heard and seen the safer you will be.
Dawn & dusk are your most dangerous times to be in the woods astride during hunting season here by me.
Roadside you are always in danger from a distracted driver no matter the hour of day...again, visibility and wearing clothing articles that catch attention are assets.
Horses need that kind of protection too if they are t/o near where hunters are...seen and heard 24/7 means hoof bell tapes, tails and manes braided in bells...
Some ideas can be found here...
https://www.chicksaddlery.com/search-results?Search=reflective+apparel
https://www.chicksaddlery.com/6-bell-sleigh-bells-strand
Amazon has more ideas...
https://www.amazon.com/Safe-Riders-Gear-Trail-Horses/dp/B01KA00N9M
Be safe, be seen and be heard!!
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