Hello, I haven't posted here before so I'm sorry if this has been done before - I'm happy to be pointed at old threads!
My DCs are 6 and 8 and are learning to ride. They are very keen and I ammalsontaking much enjoyment from being around horses again as I was pony-mad from about 6 and rode a lot until I got pg with DD. So...it's been 8 years of me being 'out' of it all and I am now needing some advice about back protectors. I had thought I wouldn't get them until my DCs start doing faster stuff - at the moment they are walking & trotting in the ménage on very soft ground, and on small ponies. However, yesterday DS had his first fall. He is fine but...what's the consensus these days? Should kids wear back protectors? Is it totally a personal choice? Where could I find some sensible, unbiased research?
Many thanks for any thoughts on this. Of course they could just wear them - but they are bulky and heavy, not to mention hot, and so if there's no real evidence that they are necessary then perhaps I won't get them yet. (Ps I am definitely a more safety-conscious parent then relaxed...DCs always wear helmets on bikes and even on their scooters!)
Pps I live abroad, not sure if that's relevant, but here I'd say about 10% of the kids I see at the stables wear a back protector - a definite minority.
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Raptorrethy · 09/06/2013 19:57
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