Safety spur

摘要

This invention provides a safety spur which provides the rider a warning of a potentially dangerous foot position while riding a horse. The spur has a tilt sensor, a radio transmitter, and a radio receiver. Optionally, a 3 axis gyroscope may be used in place of a tilt sensor.

主权项

1. A safety spur comprising:
a spur portion which is attachable to a leg of a rider, said spur portion including a sensor to sense a position of a rider's leg in both a correct foot position and an incorrect foot position in a stirrup, and a radio transmitter communicating with said sensor and transmitting a warning when said sensor senses that a foot of the rider has moved to said incorrect foot position within the stirrup, and a radio receiver being provided which is wearable by the rider at a location separate from said spur portion and said transmitter, wherein said radio receiver receives said warning transmitted by said transmitter, said radio receiver including and communicating with an alarm which generates an alarm signal detectable by the rider to prompt the rider to correct the position of the rider's foot from said incorrect foot position to said correct foot position.