Why Do You Ride with Troxel?

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Share your story with us! We’d love to hear why you made the decision to ride with a Troxel helmet, whether due to a previous injury or simply to feel confident in having a safer and more comfortable ride.

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  • Ambushed by a deer!

    Had to retire the "old" (1 re 2 years old) Troxel Helmet yesterday. . . . came off at an extended trot cum spook, at 15+ MPH, from a 15....

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  • The day I bought a helmet....

    About 8 years ago, I bought a Belgian Draft gelding from the wagon company I was working for. He wasn't working out for them, and I thought he might enjoy...

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  • Once again

    A troxel helmet saved my life. I have an 11 year old Arab/Quarterhorse gelding who doesn't like to be slowed down. So he bucks. I went off 2 days ago,...

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  • I don't remember anything

    I don't remember anything about my accident that happened on Sunday evening, August 11, 2013 (one day after my birthday). My story is based on what I have been told...

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  • Zuri and a dog encounter

    Hi, I was riding my Arab Zuri where we always go up and over the hill near the ranch. One day there was an agressive dog that came from nowhere....

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  • I learned the hard way

    I grew up on a farm riding horses. No formal training, we just rode. There were local rodeos, no one ever wore a helmet. As an adult, I own my...

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  • Didn't See It Coming

    Well I had just received my new Troxel helmet a week or so before. So today was only the second I had wore it for a trail ride. I am...

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  • Knocking my head

    Good day, While riding, the horse spooked when passing by a tire on the ground and started doing a rodeo. I fell from a 17 hands strait in the air...

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  • Learn & Live

    When I purchased my horse (Chili), I unfortunately didn't invest in a helmet. I was told I could borrow a helmet by a trainer at my barn, but didn't think...

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  • My Troxel helmet saved my future

    I was participating in an endurance ride January of 2013 in the Goethe National Forest in Florida. Something scared my most dependable, trail savy horse, Maruf. The last thing I...

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  • Setting an Example

    On June 12th 2013 I was riding my solid Paint Bred hose Pokie along with my Grandson and 2 teenage girls. I was pulling a large fence post with Pokie...

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