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My helmet literally saved my life. I was in a Troxel when my OTTB took off and took a sharp turn at the gallop and threw me through a paddock fence. The fence was broken by my head and my helmet was cracked all the way through on the back. That would have been my head and my brains on...
Read moreMy daughter is very lucky. She was getting on one of our horses who was still a bit green. I had been riding the horse for about a year and she was doing good my daughter wanted to start riding her so I said ok to it. The horse was just fine for saddling and brushing standing quietly than my...
Read moreI was running in the youth and my normally sure-footed horse stumbled and fell with me. When he fell, my head hit so hard that it broke the back of my helmet! Definitely the worst experience of my life. very thankful for my helmet ensuring that I didn’t obtain a concussion from this. Katie...
Read moreIt was a normal day and I was out riding my mayor which I had had for four months. I was riding around my barn at a pretty fast canter. I was a beginner rider so she was kind of like my bulletproof horse. My foot came out of the stirrup and my head hit the side of the barn...
Read moreI am 61-years-old and have moved to western trail from the English ring. I love riding without a helmet. You know that wind-in-my-hair-cowgirl thing? Well since I’ve gotten older, my balance isn’t as good. Headed out on the trail on 12/8 with my mare and some friends. My mare is as solid as they come. But we were with a...
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