Re: RC: helmets(long)

[Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

>Now about the helmet.  It is smashed.  I don't mean a little - totally
>pulverized.  My head is fine.  It did it's job 100%.  My husband has no
>doubt after looking at it that I would have been either dead or with very,
>very servere head injuries.  He is taking it to his BCH meeting next week
>and to our local endurance club meeting the week after.  Apparently when
>the horse rolled or landed on me the helmet was smashed together 'cause
>both sides are broken, punctured, ripped - you name it.
>

Wow, Sharon!  That's a pretty impressive story!!  I've seen one other
helmet in such condition and it's still being used, years later, to demo
what can happen to your head...it was also a very well trained horse that
rolled.

Hope your wounds are healing.

Sue (who's religious about wearing a helmet at *all* times!) 

sbrown@wamedes.com
Tyee Farm
Marysville, Wa.


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