Fact: Wearing helmets can saves lives.
What is our goal?
The goal of the riders4helmets© campaign is simple: to get more equestrians wearing helmets…period.
What is the purpose of this website?
To educate equestrians on the basic facts of wearing a helmet, to promote the helmet wearing campaign on a National level by involving leading equestrians in various disciplines that hopefully encourage an increased use of helmets, and, to provide important links/resources to enable riders to become further educated on the importance of wearing a helmet.
Who is behind the campaign?
The riders4helmets© campaign was founded by Lyndsey White and Jeri Bryant.
The campaign is operated by Lyndsey White and Chad Mendell. For more about Lyndsey and Chad see further down this page.
How can you help?
By spreading the word of the campaign to all of your equestrian contacts. If you have a website, blog, Facebook Page, use Twitter or other Social Media avenues, please share the link to this website with your followers.
Riders4Helmets Social Media:
Riders4Helmets on Facebook: www.facebook.com/riders4helmets.
Riders4Helmets on Twitter: http://twitter.com/riders4helmets.
Riders4Helmets on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/riders4helmets.
More Information:
For more information on Why Helmets Matter, see http://riders4helmets.wordpress.com/wny helmets matter.
For statistics and facts for the Equestrian Industry regarding helmets, see http://riders4helmets.wordpress.com/equestrians.
Lyndsey White
I have ridden horses from the day I could walk. I grew up in England and my first horse was a Shetland Pony. I was the classic “Thelwell” kid. From there I graduated on up the size ladder owning an assortment of Heinz 57 ponies, before moving on to Thoroughbreds, Irish-Draft x TB and even a Palomino Welsh x TB! I somehow managed to convince Dad to keep the horses and not sell them and so we often ended up with the outgrown ones staying with us. My favorite discipline is eventing, the thrill of cross-country cannot be matched.
US Olympic Dressage rider Courtney King-Dye suffered a serious head injury in March 2010 and remained in a coma for a month following the accident. Courtney was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and is still undergoing rehabilitation. When Courtney had her accident I wanted to help and so started an eBay store to raise funds for her medical expenses (see: http://stores.ebay.com/Courtney-King-Dye-Medical-Fund). that led to the connection with Jeri Bryant who donated her “Strap One On – Everyone’s Doing It” helmet campaign T-shirts to the store. The decision was made to launch the riders4helmets campaign after consulting with various leading equestrians on the matter. I am proud to say that we receive many emails from equestrians who have purchased their first helmet after reading the articles on this site. If we can save one life then all the hard work will have been worth it.
Chad Mendell
Chad Mendell is the former executive editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care and TheHorse.com where he developed an array of online educational products from videos, newsletters, and live webinars. In 2010, he founded CowDog Media, an inbound marketing and web development company focused on helping businesses be more than just a point of purchase for their customers by helping them become an invaluable resource. Additionally, Chad actively trains and shows reining horses.
Jeri Bryant
A little about me…I’m single mother, dressage rider and marketing professional living in southern California. I’ve ridden since I was in my teens (loved horses since I was born). I ride dressage and have schooled under Janet Foy, Dennis Callin, Hilda Gurney, Betsy Steiner and others. I currently ride a 3 year old warmblood and hope to get back into competition soon. I started following Courtney King-Dye when I heard she was riding Idocus. I owned a stallion that was in the same 100 day test as Idocus and I always liked him. I loved to watch Courtney compete on him. When Courtney had her accident I wanted to not only help Courtney but also raise awareness of the importance of wearing a helmet while riding.
