The boy that lived.
I personally have split, cracked, or broken atleast 3 helmets from falls, but had never seriously been injured. I had always been a huge helmet advacate because of horror stories...
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A change of heart (and mind)
Here I am, a self-professed helmet-hater. They’re hot; they mess up my hair; I don’t need one; I’m just trail riding. These are all things excuses that I’ve given as...
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Just doing Dressage
About a month ago I was riding in my back yard just schooling dressage on my mare. I did not realize that the grass wet resulting in my horse slipping...
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I need a few more riding lessons.
Two weeks ago I donned my new Venture helmet to go trail riding. I was last to mount up and my horse wanted to catch up with the others. I...
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Electrifying and A Hoof Pounding!!
This story is about my 12 year old fearless daughter Destiny. She rides a 13 year old black and white paint named Cherokee. What a team and what a bond...
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My Troxel saved me even though I knew a spook was coming!
I was riding my OTTB in a ring with several other riders. An instructor was giving a lesson to one rider, and someone's kids began playing in a shaving pile...
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My Thanksgiving After
First of all, I want to establish that my horseback riding lessons began when I was 50 yrs. old and I've always worn a helmet. I'd never had a broken...
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What happened?
In the summer of 2011, I was asked to ride my aunt's horse for her to put hours on him. I said that I would do it, and added JR...
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Flip over with a horse in training
I had several accidents but my most recent one was pretty severe. I am a horse trainer and the mare I was training had issues with rearing up so in...
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Wind Spook
About 6 Aprils ago I decided take my appy gelding Pepper out for a trail ride. He was recovering from a bout of uveitis and it was our first ride...
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Lesson Learned
Previously I never wore a helmet when riding. Then I started reading all the stories about how they have saved people, and decided to start wearing one. Good thing I...
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I don't remember
When I was 13 years old I was learning how to jump on my trainers welsh cob, Banjo. Everything was going fine till I realized my stirrup was not on...
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Even in Dressage...
Have you ever been told "Direct your horse's attention to something else if he gets scared of something?" Well, in this case it was "He got scared of something because...
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