Troxel Athlete and Horse Master Julie Goodnight has more than a quarter-century of horse training experience. Her varied background ranges from dressage and jumping to racing, reining, colt-starting, and wilderness riding. Her training and teaching techniques are frequent features of Horse & Rider, The Trail Rider and America's Horse and she...
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Troxel Athlete and Horse Master Julie Goodnight has more than a quarter-century of horse training experience. Her varied background ranges from dressage and jumping to racing, reining, colt-starting, and wilderness riding. Her training and teaching techniques are frequent features of Horse & Rider, The Trail Rider and America's Horse and she...
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Troxel Athlete, Rachel Gagliardi, is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Rodeo Association competing in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending and Breakaway Roping. She is the current Reserve Champion in Breakaway Roping and loves everything about competition. Here, Rachel shares 8 tips she uses to juggle her competitions, schoolwork, social life and more. Plan Ahead–Use a planner to help...
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Troxel Athlete and Horse Master Julie Goodnight has more than a quarter-century of horse training experience. Her varied background ranges from dressage and jumping to racing, reining, colt-starting, and wilderness riding. Her training and teaching techniques are frequent features of Horse & Rider, The Trail Rider and America's Horse and she makes frequent appearances at horse expos...
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Did you know that 7,000,000 people participate in horse activities in the USA annually? That's a TON of riders and whether you're riding Western or English you're equally as susceptible to injuries. The height above the ground, the frequency of falls and the variables introduced by the horse itself, create an environment where head impacts are...
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Eliana Sheriff, a television reporter with KEVN Black Hills FOX in Rapid City, South Dakota recently approached us about a story she had done on helmet safety. Our riders often share their experiences in the saddle with us in our Headsmart Testimonials but Eliana's story was unlike most. Reason being is that Eliana's accident was all caught on camera. In...
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Troxel Athlete, Rachel Gagliardi, is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Rodeo Association competing in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending and Breakaway Roping. She is the current Reserve Champion in Breakaway Away Roping and loves everything about competition. Here, Rachel talks about what sportsmanship means to her and shares her top 5 keys to success. We’ve all heard the...
Posted on January 28, 2016
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We have compiled a list of some of our favorite Halloween entries submitted from a past contest with Riders4Helmets. Riders were asked to list their Top 10 Reasons to Wear a Helmet. 1. Horses think plastic bags are horse-eating ghosts…2. The jump that you jumped two days ago has suddenly grown horns and...
Posted on September 30, 2015
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Troxel Athlete, Rachel Gagliardi, is a member of the Champion Barrel Racing Team and Reserve Champions in Pole Bending, Breakaway Roping, and Goat Tying in the Central Pennsylvania Youth Rodeo Association. She has been riding since the age of 8 and loves everything about competition. Here, Rachel shares important tips for protecting you and...
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Did you know that safety helmets are 80% effective in preventing injury and death? Or, that even a fall from a standing horse can be catastrophic? Most of us learn about statistics like these and the importance of wearing a helmet while riding from our doctor. But, not all doctors practice what they preach. Dr. Steve Peters,...
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Troxel Rider, Rachel Gagliardi, is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Rodeo Association competing in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending and Breakaway Roping. She is the current Reserve Champion in Breakaway Away Roping and loves everything about competition. Here, Rachel talks about some surprising facts she learned while preparing to present...
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Troxel Athlete, Megan Sparks, has been running barrels from the age of 3. She is a 4-time state youth champion and a 2014 IBRA 1D Open Champion. She exclusively shares her experiences of wearing a helmet in a rodeo world known for its “rough-around-the edges” persona. Who or what influenced you to wear a helmet?My parents...
Posted on December 05, 2014
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