Ride Smart.
Rider level has nothing to do with risk when it comes to head injuries. Take a walk around an international, USEF-sanctioned showgrounds and one thing becomes apparent: carelessness seems to have become a symptom of experience. More often than not, the more experienced the rider, the less likely they are to don a helmet rather [...]
Roy Burek, Managing Director of Charles Owen presented on the “Safety Implications Of Having An Incorrectly Fitting Helmet” at the 3rd Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium. See below for Roy’s video presentation and please always wear a helmet when you ride. Thank you to Charles Owen for being a sponsor of the 3rd symposium. Visit www.charlesowen.com to [...]
Many thanks to John Thier at Eventing Nation for allowing us to republish his coverage of the USEA Convention. Eventing Nation has been supportive of the Riders4Helmets campaign since its inception. One key theme of the USEA convention this year has been a major increase in concussion awareness and safety. Neurosurgeon and concussion expert Dr. [...]
Many thanks to John Thier at Eventing Nation for allowing us to republish his coverage of the USEA Convention. Eventing Nation has been supportive of the Riders4Helmets campaign since its inception. Dr. Dave Halstead was the first speaker in the “Latest in Eventing Safety” forum on Friday afternoon, which was sponsored by Point Two. Dr. [...]
We received the following email from Brita Theriot today. Brita suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) 17 months ago while riding without a helmet. Emails like this not only tear at your heart strings as you wish you could wave a magic wand to fix the damage, but they also make you realize that all [...]
Thank you to Kelsey Perry-Carlsen for allowing us to republish the following article. Check out more great articles from Kelsey on her blog at this link. Last weekend, I was showing one of my horses. She was particularly wild that day, and a bit nervous. I thought I had the situation under control when I [...]
The following question came in through the riders4helmets website. We like to always try to answer your questions as accurately as possible, so we contacted several helmet manufacturers and asked them for an answer. We have posted their responses below the question. If you would like to have your helmet question answered, please email admin@riders4helmets.com. [...]
Editors note: A special thank you to Kelly Sanchez for allowing us to publish her article on the Riders4Helmets website. This article appeared in print in the September issue of Dressage Today. Learn more about this problem and how helmets can protect you. It was a beautiful day in February 2008 when Sallie Stewart headed [...]
