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Tips for Working Horses Alone

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I have been working horses since I was 12 years old. Most of the time I work horses by myself, and (knock on wood) have not gotten into trouble. I do keep my cell phone in my pocket all the time, but this does not help if you are knocked out cold. Last year in my community, a woman was seriously injured at a barn. She was alone, knocked unconscious, and was at the mercy of people finding her, which was several hours after her accident. In trauma, time is of the essence. This got me thinking about my own safety practices. For all of you who work horses alone, what things do you try to assure safety? Have you been in situations where you were alone, something happened, and you were screwed until help arrived?
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I ride alone all the time and perfer it that way. I don't carry a phone and no one knows where I am. I don't often know until I get there:D
I don't worry about it. What is going to happen happens and I will deal with it then.

I have had many a horse go down, one landed on my leg hard and I thought it was broken but it was not and I managed to once again crawl on the horse. I have long 7 foot split reins, heavy duty and when the horse goes down I make sure I roll clear and keep a tight hold on one rein. That plus my horses are taught ground tying.

No in 51 years of riding so far I have needed no one to come to my rescue for anything.
If a horse was stuck on top of me I could cut the cinches so the horse may get up. .
On the saddle I carry a real good sharp knife, a good pair of wire cutters and 10 feet of rope. My emergency kit of sorts.
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