Ride Smart.
Another great article written by Erin Gilmore of ProEquest (the Professional Equestrian Community) for the Riders4Helmets campaign. She didn’t set out to be a helmet-wearing role model. But as a former ER nurse, dressage rider and trainer Shiwon Green became just that when she donned a helmet in the dressage ring in 2011. In New [...]
Isabell Werth just won the 2012 Munich World Dressage Masters Grand Prix riding El Santo while wearing a UVEX helmet. Congratulations Isabell on continuing to be an excellent role model. Watch a video below of Isabell’s ride. PHOTO: World Dressage Masters
Swedish dressage star Loi Lindström was recently nominated an equestrian star by the Swedish Equestrian Association. The nomination stated that “Loi Lindstrom is a true equestrian star who makes a difference for all of the sport! Rarely has a young athlete taken her responsibility as a role model for children and young people so seriously. Loi has started to campaign to improve safety among riders. She declared that she will always wear a helmet [...]
Edward Gal riding President’s Jack Sparrow wearing a helmet at Hengststation Ahlers auction February 19th, 2012. We hope to see Edward compete in a helmet in the near future. Edward Gal is a Dutch dressage rider who riding the stallion Moorlands Totilas, was a triple gold medalist at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games.
Thank you to author Jessica Owers for sharing the following story with us. Jessica was a part-time riding instructor at the time of her accident and she suffered a Grade 5 concussion. Learn more about Jessica’s book “Peter Pan: The Forgotten Story of Phar Lap’s Successor“. “My afternoon students had cancelled on me, a family [...]
Vicki and Amanda Wilson from Showtym Horses, Hukerenui, NZ performing bareback and bridleless on Showtym Spotlight and Showtym Viking at the Horse of the Year Show, Thursday 15th March 2012. Of course the ladies were wearing their helmets
Since Riders4Helmets reported that Swedish Young Rider Louise Lindström became the first young dressage rider in Sweden with National merits to announce the decision to wear a helmet, the helmet momentum is going from strength to strength. In the latest edition of the largest National equestrian publication “Ridsport” an entire spread was dedicated to helmets [...]
Swedish Young Rider Louise Lindström made an important statement on her webpage and on Facebook recently. Louise became the first young dressage rider in Sweden with National merits to announce the decision to wear a helmet, the reaction was immediate. There were hundreds of viewings of her website and several articles are due to be [...]
