Purchase an ASTM-approved riding helmet made specifically for equestrian sports and you’ll be confident that your head will have good protection if you fall off. But not all helmets are created equal. The Helmet Lab research group out of Cal Tech is creating a process to evaluate riding helmets so manufacturers can develop the best protection for the sport. Here’s how they are testing helmets currently on the market.
We’re often told we should wear a helmet when we ride. However, there are lots of good reasons not to. Here are the top ten of my many reasons why I won't wear a helmet.
After spending $60 on a wash, cut and blow dry, countless ...
This equine video is a real life experience on how wearing a riding helmet saved a life. Many riders have different opinions on whether using a helmet is necessary. How do you feel about using helmets? Is it required at your barn, ...
Your riding helmet is a very important piece of equipment that helps protect the one part of your body that is very difficult to fix if it gets broken: your brain. Helmets don't require a great deal of maintenance, but they do ben ...
A recent study suggests that only 7% of us wear our helmets while grooming our horses. There doesn't seem to be any statistics about how many of wear our helmets while handling horses from the ground at other times, such as feedin ...
Over the last few months we’ve lost several top riders, and their deaths might have been prevented by wearing a helmet. A new study suggests that equestrians sports account for about 45% of all adult sports related head injuries. ...
Each time we ride, our helmet is protecting our heads. To make sure we get the optimum protection throughout its lifespan, we need to give it a little respect. Helmets don’t take much maintenance, but there are some things you sho ...
Chances are, if you are out shopping for a helmet, you may assume that the more money you spend, the more protection you will be getting. But, according to an independent test done by a Swedish insurance company, that might not be ...
Purchase an ASTM-approved riding helmet made specifically for equestrian sports and you’ll be confident that your head will have good protection if you fall off. But not all helmets are created equal. The Helmet Lab research group ...
Once you start riding or driving horses you’ll automatically need to learn a few non-horsemanship skills. One of those is learning how to haul a horse trailer. Here’s one woman’s attempt at learning how to maneuver a stock trailer ...
In the face of a heatwave how do you keep horses cool? Horses deal with cool weather better than hot and need extra care to prevent heat exhaustion. Sometimes the show must go on however and here is a look at how the Household Cav ...
The last time the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races were run six horses died in the first race. Now, two years later, new measures have been implemented that organizers say have increased the safety of the races for both horses an ...
16.3 hand Thoroughbred mare RSS Ovanta R, with a highest jump of 104 inches and a jumpoff record of 683 - 169 has captured the top spot and earned 1,179,600 PB for stable RavenSide Stud TBS as we enter the month of August 2022. ...
The Calgary Stampede is an annual July event with competitions for professional and amateur rodeo riders. The Wild Pony race was received with enthusiasm by an excited audience who turned out to watch teams of young rodeo athletes ...
A race at the Cazoo Derby got off to a very bad start for one jockey who parted with his horse. Then a mistake by the starter put the rest of the field in jeopardy as they raced down the turf track with a riderless horse leading t ...
Trail cams often provide a peek into the activities of the nearby wildlife. Imagine watching your footage and seeing your camera has captured a speedy pursuit that includes a grizzly bear and 6 horses. The ensuing melee happened o ...
At 13-year-old the 17-hand Thoroughbred stallion MH Shameful Fame captured the #1 spot and held the record for the highest jump over the last weekend in July. He had earned 4,932,500PB for Mountain Hollow Estate and his jumpoff re ...
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