Two weeks ago I had a life changing event happen. While I was one of the lucky equestrians to come out of this accident, I hope to be one who has become a smarter, safer rider. Twelve days ago I suffered a severe skull fracture due to a riding accident because I was NOT wearing [...]

GPA has been supporting Stanford University Equestrian Team since 2013, by providing helmets to their riders in jumping and dressage. This year, Stanford cumulated the ribbon on the Intercollegiate circuit and finished reserve National Champion at the 2013 Intercollegiate National Finals in Harrisburg. “The girls loved riding in their GPA Speed Airs! They were so stylish [...]

Great helmet cam from Ben Vogg at Marbech 2013.

Ruby (Rebecca Conway) of Legend Acres Boarding fell off her horse during lessons this past week. Her helmet broke her fall. She is recovering at home now. She has a mild concussion, separated AC joint (acromioclavicular joint), and some scrapes and bruises. She will be in a sling for a minimum of two weeks. Ruby had quite [...]

It was a bright sunny day on Saturday September 6th 2008.  I was meeting friends at our local annual Rodeo at noon, and decided to stop by and go for a quick ride on my mare beforehand.  She had just come back from 4 months of reining and trail training and I had been riding [...]

Many riders make the decision to start wearing helmets consistently due to an accident or traumatic experience. It is unfortunate that a positive change for many was born out of a negative experience, but for Beezie Madden the decision was different. Beezie chose to start wearing a helmet because she thought it was the smart [...]

In reference to the article that was posted on the riders4helmets website on May 1st featuring Megan Sparks “Wearing a helmet in a cowboy hat world”, we are posting a response to the article from Renée Kozak-Hellberg and subsequent response from Shay Timms, CEO of Troxel Helmets. “I disagree with Megan that the attitudes towards wearing helmets [...]