Dazzling new horse safety product seeks supporters
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Horse tail lights may survive the coolest accessory notwithstanding for safety-conscious equestrians.
A novel society is seeking backers to convey the production to the market.
Its so-called “Tail Lights” are only that – LED lights that mantle through a horse’s tail, making the Equus caballus highly visible, peculiarly at dusk.
The society working to convey the production to the marketplace position is called Tail Lights, as well as already its Kickstarter online travail which aims to enhance $US100,000 from supporters has to a greater extent than than $US10,000 pledged.
“Tail Lights was developed later on I experienced a life-threatening accident piece riding alongside a friend,” said founder Sami Gros.
“Despite using reflective gear, the Equus caballus ridden yesteryear my friend was striking from behind yesteryear a car every bit nosotros were approaching the barn to a greater extent than or less dusk.
“After failing to notice a amend production for equestrian safety, I designed as well as built Tail Lights … My goal is for all horses as well as their riders to survive condom – at all times as well as inwards whatever sort of weather.”
Gros’s fourth dimension every bit a Mounted Search as well as Rescuer inwards rural Montana helped her inwards the pattern phase.
Tail Lights consists of vi water-resistant LED lighting strips of variable lengths inwards the form of a horse’s tail.
The LED strands are attached to the base of operations of the tail yesteryear a specially designed neoprene tail wrap. The lights produce non emit oestrus as well as are H2O resistant as well as ergonomic, allowing for costless motility of the tail. They also brand an attractive visual presence on the road.
Tail Lights volition survive sized to check all horses as well as the battery tin survive stowed inwards whatever cantle handbag for piece of cake access. The optional Tail Lights cantle handbag volition survive large plenty to shop clothes, nutrient or anything needed on the trail.
Based on initial tests, Tail Lights tin survive seen over a one-half mile away* as well as let the Equus caballus to survive visible at to a greater extent than or less whatever angle.
The society plans to brand them available to a greater extent than or less the globe as well as inwards a diverseness of colors. Tail Lights pick out 3 unlike lighting settings – solo, grouping as well as emergency – to adapt all types of use, including law enforcement as well as search as well as rescue.
The police-only lights are bluish as well as red, as well as are designed for the passenger to request when they are on standby (slow shifting from bluish to red) or engaged (a blue/red strobing pattern alongside the same timing of a law vehicle).
The battery life is said to survive to a greater extent than than fifteen hours – as well as every bit long every bit 26 hours depending on the setting.
The units also concur hope for the early on starters or belatedly finishers on endurance rides, too.
Those supporting the Tail Lights Kickstarter travail are beingness offered clothes as well as a custom model at a discounted rate, based on the pledge amount.
The Tail Lights slogan is: “Be visible. Save your tail.”
The Kickstarter Campaign ends on Jan 2, 2014.
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