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Re: [RC] helmets - Barbara McCrary

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I was surprised to see the trend in bull-riding in rodeo...hard helmets of a sort unlike those we wear for endurance...more like football helmets only not so heavy and extreme.   And protective vests.  I thought to myself that there would be no way a macho bull-rider would put on a helmet, but by golly, I saw them.  Bravo to them for getting past the vanity-image thing, and riding to protect themselves.
 
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: sherman
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: [RC] helmets

Is it winter already (:>)
 
From what I've seen, endurance riders wear helmets more consistently than any other group of riders. I know some other disciplines have to wear them in the show ring, but oftentimes, when not in the show ring, the helmet is off.  I think it's more of a cultural difference in the different disciplines. Look at all the helmetless heads on the riders in the horse magazines. I wonder if the day will come when ropers, barrel racers, gymkhana riders will all wear helmets. I'll bet they won't until a very thin protective material can be incorporated into the western hat. I do know endurance riders who don't put on their helmet for what they expect to be a casual ride...big mistake IMHO.
 
Kathy
 

 

This whole discussion reminds me of a saying I heard somewhere: "If you
think the way your hair looks is more important than the health of your
brain, you're probably right."

Steve

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