For information regarding the 3rd Safety Symposium to be held January 14th, 2012, please visit this link.
The 2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium was held Saturday July 23rd at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. To view reports, articles and video presentations from the symposium, please see the links below.
“Expect the unexpected. Safety has nothing to do with level of skill. I intend to make my terrible injury into something great. Everyone is a role model for someone” – Courtney King Dye, 2008 US Olympic Dressage rider who suffered a TBI in a riding accident while not wearing a helmet.
2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium Report – by Jackie Baker
A Cowgirl Change of Heart – by Lisa Kemp
VIDEO Courtney King Dye presentation opening the symposium
VIDEO TBI Awareness: Sallie Stewart’s Survivor Story
VIDEO Roy Burek of Charles Owen: The History of Helmets
VIDEO Concussion in Equestrian Sport – Dr Chambless
VIDEO Rider Panel: Helmet Use In Equestrian Sport – We Are ALL Role Models
VIDEO A Strapping Success: Understanding and Promoting Helmet Use with Performance Psychology
VIDEO Cowboy Hats to Cowboy Helmets: The Transition
VIDEO Current Helmet Rules & The Future: A Discussion
VIDEO Len Clement of Tipperary: Head Injury Statistics in Equestrian Sport
VIDEO Helmet Safety Standards and Certification – Dean Moran, SEI
VIDEO Traumatic Brain Injury In Equestrian Sport – Dr Chambless
VIDEO A Parents Perspective On Helmets
VIDEO Equestrian Safety Fashion Show
More videos are currently being added from the symposium so please check back shortly for new content.
Reports from the 1st Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium held January 8th, 2011:
REPORT: The riders4helmets safety symposium – by Samantha Clark
Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium Deemed A Huge Success In Educating Equestrians On Benefits Of Wearing Helmets – by Riders4Helmets
See: www.youtube.com/riders4helmets for video presentations from the 1st Helmet Safety Symposium.
