You look like me when I ride in the winter, a really good helmet, protective vest and the Q30 collar.
Of course your riding is a lot more dangerous than my riding, though I did manage to fall off at the walk (irritated OTTB shrugged me off). None of my riding is like going over the big jumps, I am just trying to meet the challenges of my MS, no balance or coordination.
Keep on protecting yourself!
Reed, you look like a rehabilitated Borgš¤£
My barnmate was really excited about this so she ordered one prior to Rebecca Farm. It is the correct size, but she found it too tight just wearing it in the house.
Is this normal - is it like when you first buy a XC vest and it feels so restrictive, but once youāre used to it you donāt notice?
I found that my Q30 collar was too small when I first tried it on late one afternoon after it came, like 1/2" beyond their little measuring tool that came with it. I had measured my neck six times and I was sort of upset since I felt like I was being strangled.
The next morning it fit perfectly, right in the middle of the green line and it did not feel too tight on my neck, snug but I did not feel like I was being strangled.
Between morning and late afternoon my neck seems to grow one inch bigger measured around my neck.
I am glad I ride early in the morning, otherwise Iād have to buy the next size up.
@RAyers - not to derail but to derail. I seem to recall you previously posting about airvests. Iām seeing a lot of folks in the H/J world now opting to wear airvests (rather than body protectors). I know advances have been made on some of these vests with the hybrid types but would appreciate your thoughts on the type vests that seem to be favored by H/J. Please feel free to PM so this thread can remain on topic, unless others are interested. Thanks
Oh, I am interested in air vest too.
With my MS I am extremely heat sensitive. I have a regular body protector but I cannot wear it in high heat and humidity. The heat messes up my central nervous system so bad that it really is not safe for me to ride and it most certainly is not fair to the horse as I lose coordination and balance.
I need cooler protection. I am not jumping or galloping, just sedate walks and trots. I just would like something I could use with my ice vest OR is inherently cooler than my Tipperary vest. Since body heat gets the Tipperary vest to mold to my body somewhat I donāt think it would be good for me to freeze it solid in case I fell with it on.
FYI, the Virginia tech helmet safety lab has the fun of doing an upcoming study on airvests.
Theyāre funding now and more info is to come. But just like the current helmet study, itāll be completely independent.
Em
Any idea when the results of this study will be available? (general question, not expecting a day of the week or anything)
Thanks for the info.
Theyāre in the fundraising phase. Not a single start date has been announced. Thereās a lot to do before they test and I think this is in the very early phases.
Iāll email Dr. Miller and ask.
Em
Oh boy, I am super excited about this one as well, even if itās a bit off in the future.
Correct me if Iām wrong, but isnāt a great deal of the research surrounding air vests that is used by the manufacturers to promote their products, funded by the manufacturers themselves?
Cool. I am not need here anymore. I shall go ride off into the distance.
Not so fast cowboyā¦
They still want YOUR thoughtsā¦ So skeedaddle back to this corral, swing a leg off and pop a cold one and weāll gather round to hear your tales of them thar knowledge.
Em
Fuck. Sigh.
Technically my thoughts are the superlasticity of shape memory alloys is the most important property to consider for spine deformity correction. Whether it is a cage or rod. Shape memory is a lesser property. SE provides a continued bone strain possibly encouraging fusion across the disk spaces.
Airvests worn in the h/j world are the typical HitAir. Do they actually prevent injury? Who knows? There is no patient outcome or data collected as is done in eventing, both at the national and international levels. There is still data that suggests airvest are associated with higher risks of severe injury across all levels.
Spine biomechanics doesnāt read marketing materials.
Thanks Iāll stick w/my traditional body protector and MIPS helmet for now
Yeah, the moment folks hear about shape memory alloys for spine deformity they pretty much make their decisions.
At the risk of sounding stupid, does this hark back to the vests that had the formed shapes?? I know there was one with the same name as something in an alien movie, and yes I know I sound more weird than usual.
Em
Well thanks Reed! Once Iāve figured out what you wrote Iāll have the answer to why my lumbar spine auto fused. Yay!
If they ever come out with something like this, Iāll be first in line. I think the original was the Exo or something like that.
As an unusually short person, Iāll push the boundaries of what āsemi custom fitā really means.
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