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2008 Olympian Courtney King-Dye suffered a traumatic brain injury in March 2010 while riding without a helmet. Courtney has been educating equestrians on the benefits of wearing a properly fitted, fastened and secured, certified helmet, via videos and articles for the past two years. Watch the video below to see what it is like on [...]
2008 Olympian Courtney King-Dye produced a special video presentation for the 4th Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium held Saturday February 2nd, 2013 that reflected on living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) for the past three years. Watch the video below to hear Courtney discuss how the TBI affected not just herself but her family, the financial and [...]
Former Olympian educates equestrians in partnership with Riders4Helmets FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Chad Mendell chad@riders4helmets.com November 13th (Lexington, KY)- Riders4Helmets, the popular helmet awareness campaign, is delighted to announce that 2008 Olympian and traumatic brain injury survivor Courtney King-Dye has been named the recipient of the 2012 Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Against All Odds Award. ”The FEI [...]
We were extremely honored to have two Olympians Gina Miles (Eventing) and Lendon Gray (Dressage) attend the 3rd Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium in January to present the winners of the 2011 Equestrian Helmet Hero Awards. Watch the video below to see all of the 2011 winners and why they were nominated for their achievements….. Photo Credit: [...]
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 [...]
Olympian Shared Thoughts on Wearing Helmets and the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury Following March 2010 Accident. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lexington, KY (August 5th, 2011)—A moving video by US Olympian Courtney King Dye opened the 2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium held Saturday July 23rd at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. The Olympian who suffered [...]
A good friend gave me this card (see image below) back in 2010 when the Riders4Helmets campaign was still finding its feet and we were wondering if it would be successful in encouraging riders to wear helmets. We want to dedicate this post to all of the equestrians, retailers, riders who have suffered a TBI, [...]
US Dressage Olympian Courtney King Dye suffered a serious head injury March 3rd, 2010 after the horse she was riding at a walk tripped and Courtney hit her head on the ground. Courtney remained in a coma for close to a month following the accident and has since spent the past year in rehabilitation for [...]
