Comments on: Horse Riding Safety Paramount For All Riders

By: me

me — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:31:32 +0000

I never used to wear a helmet… Mainly cause I was lazy. And my pony wasn’t perfect, she bolted and shy-ed. I only ever fell off a few times, but i thought one day, what if I hit my head on that rock… I’d be dead.

I also do mounted games, a high speed leaning over the pony touching the ground, vaulting on and off and riding ponies you only just met all the time. I would never wear a helmet in training… then i tripped on my horses legs, and fell under the horse. I got trampled. lucky the horse missed all the important things, like my head. But it does happen.

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By: Karisa

Karisa — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:27:34 +0000

For those of you looking for great tips and information about helmet safety, Troxel recently launched a Safety Resource Center. Check it out:http://www.troxelhelmets.com/safety/

By: Dazey

Dazey — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:27:21 +0000

Very good, strong, sensible advice for not only those starting out but for the veteran riders. More information for those recreational riders who keep horses at home can be found in Basic Training for a Safe Trail Horse with subtitle Eliminating the Fear Factors. It is a small paperback narrative with instructions available at Amazon or inquiries can be made at safetrailhorse@gmail.com. The horse blog nuzzlingmuzzles.blogspot.com has a good review of this book under her book reviews.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:42:33 +0000

Morgan – I’m glad to hear you’re getting into horses. It’s a ton of fun and a very rewarding experience. Be careful, take good care of yourself and your horse, and don’t worry too much.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:33:26 +0000

I recently just started horse riding. This page is a great help for me, as it tell’s me alot about saftey issues

By: jdp

jdp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:01:23 +0000

It took me a long time to realize that wearing a helmet would not only make me safer, it would make me more confident. Yes, I look like a dork when I’m out with Western riders – but so what? I’m amongst the living!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:40:43 +0000

GreyHorseMatters – there are so many things we can do to be safe around horses, I know I haven’t even begun to touch on it. It always amazes me that so many people brush off helmets as unnecessary. I would never want to take that chance with my health and well-being.

On The Bit – I’m glad to hear you stick to your helmet-wearing despite the hard time you are given. Your not a loser for wearing a helmet – you’re actually USING your brain and trying to keep it that way. I was never allowed to ride without a helmet, and I’m glad that’s a rule I learned and made my own. I never ever get on without a helmet, even if I’m only riding for 10 minutes and doing nothing but walking. You just never know. “Twinkle toes F.E.I horses”…. I love it.

By: On The Bit

On The Bit — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:10:37 +0000

I am so glad I am not alone in wearing a helmet! All of my dressage friends mock me for my rule of not getting on a horse without one. I try and explain that horses can trip, even twinkle toes F.E.I. level horses. Excellent post and thank you for making me feel better about being the only loser at some dressage clinics to wear a helmet.

By: GreyHorseMatters

GreyHorseMatters — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:59:40 +0000

Great post, with very down to earth common sense points. Everything you say must be done to insure some level of security and safety when riding. Accidents do occur but maybe some can be avoided by simply following the rules of common sense and also following all of your suggestions. I see so many pictures of people on the internet not wearing at least a helmet and can only wonder why they are taking such a dangerous chance with their lives or worse with their children’s well being.