7 Products That Increase Your Horse’s Safety

We all want to keep our horses as healthy and safe as possible, after all, they are our best friends and partners in life. The following new items are helping us keep our equines safer than ever before. Do you know of another product that helps keep your horse safe? Share it in the comments!

#1 – NightWatch Smart Halter

This product, unfortunately, is not on the market just yet, but it’s going to be a game changer when it is! This is not your everyday halter! It is an IoT-enabled device that lets you not only track your horse’s location, but continuously acquires and analyzes real-time data on his vital signs and behaviors, and delivers it all to your wi-fi device (smartphone, laptop, tablet, etc.). You will get an alert if something is up with your horse – including first signs of colic. Nightwatch24.com

#2 – Tail Lights

Riding in the dark is sometimes a necessity, and can even be fun, but it’s also dangerous. Tail Lights are a brand-new (they just got their Kickstarter project funded – but you can still donate) system that will make you and your horse more visible at night, in the fog, or any other low-visibility environment. Plus, they are totally COOL! They are rechargeable with variable brightness, multiple patterns, a remote control and even several color choices. Tail-lights.com http://tail-lights.com/home  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1653107857/tail-lights-rider-safety-system

#3 – Safety Release Stall Latch

No one wants to think about a fire or other disaster taking the lives of our horses, but it happens. The Safety Release Devices by Jemal can help your horse escape a fire, even if you are not home. According to the manufacturer, “The JEMAL Safety Release Devices were developed and constructed to take advantage of a horse's natural instinct and power when confronted by danger. By triggering the release of the stall latch when enough pressure is exerted against it, a horse that takes advantage of the product can escape its stall under its own power and without human assistance. An open stall in a fire may create a path to safety.” Ultracite.com

#4 – Horse Houdini Escape No More

On the other hand, if you have a horse that let’s himself out too often, this latch – also made by Jemal – will ensure he can’t get out. It also help prevents kids getting into the horse’s stall without parent supervision and can make it harder for your horse to be stolen. Ultracite.com

#5 – Equi-Ping

This small device is made to make tying your horse safer, especially for those horses that tend to “fling” back while tied. If you have ever seen a horse end up on his back while tied, you know just how scary that can be. The Equi-Ping works as “reusable plastic tie rings that are stable and secure during normal circumstances, but will ‘PING’ open when enough force is applied (for instance, if your horse panics and pulls back sharply) to help avoid injury to a struggling horse.” Safetyreleas.co.uk 

#6 – The Equine Scratcher

Horses get itchy. But often they have little choice on where to scratch and end up doing so on something harmful, including sharp fence posts, which results in broken skin, puncture wounds and/or missing hair. The Equine Scratcher is like a cat post for your horse! Attach it anywhere and your horse has a safe place to relieve the itch! Fairmareproducts.com 

#7 -  Illuminated Fencing

Equisafe’s new LED lit fencing makes your pasture safer for you and your horse. “Imagine turning out your horses at night and being able to see them safe within the HDPE fencing, brightened by the environmentally safe LED Lights that will run for over 50,000 hours.” EquisafeUS.com