I must confess I never wore a helmet when riding...
I once rode bareback, barefoot, and bareheaded over 2 miles along a paved road to the store. . . to buy candy. I was 11, and I never once thought...
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Unfinished Beach Ride
I was taking part in a charity ride on the beach from Fleetwood to Blackpool & back, having a lovely time with my friend, riding in the tide. We were...
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Just Wear Your Helmet
I promised my husband I would always ride with a helmet as a precondition to getting a horse. Sigh, Ok honey, whatever you say . . . I just want...
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I broke my helmet and came out with no injuries
I am sure my helmet saved my life. While I was training Western Pleasure horses, I had a horse rear up and go over back wards. He was a large...
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Twice in six weeks!
I was on a trail ride with my dog, riding the gravel back-roads near my home. As we were approaching a paved county road my horse became progressively more agitated....
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My helmet saved my head!
I was riding a mare that I recently rescued. She's very sensitive but had improved so much since I got her that I was feeling great about riding her in...
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It Happened So Fast!
My horse spooked as we went under a tree branch. He bolted forward and then quickly went sideways and I fell off. I wasn't wearing a helmet. I hit the...
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Down But Not Done
Memorial Day 2010 my son and I were trail riding out from our farm in central Maryland. We were about a mile into the woods when my horse, for unknown...
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The Tree Almost Won
My daughter was cantering her horse, out in a field, and was asking her to bend one direction, yet her horse wanted to go the other direction and there was...
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My Accident Created New Helmet Wearers
In the summer of 2007, several ladies and I were trail riding in northern Indiana. For some unknown reason, my mare went into rodeo mode. After trying to stay on,...
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Macho Husband and then Smart Husband
When we first started riding my husband refused to wear a helmet. He felt western riders only wore cowboy hats. Well, we were riding around our neighborhood and he was...
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Still alive & back in the saddle!
September 4, 2006 I was riding a leased horse, Louie. We had been riding in the outdoor arena when another boarder came out to the arena and opened a gate...
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Accident on the Trail
I have a 23 year old Arabian mare named, Sheba. She's my first horse and I've owned her for 1 1/2 years. Sheba is blind in her right eye because...
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