Almost all horse riders will wear an equestrian helmet when riding. And, we can be reasonably sure that none of them wear a bicycle helmet when riding. Why is that? Is it safe to wear a bike...
Category: Equestrian Helmets
Whenever you watch English riders, you’ll notice that they wear stylish equestrian helmets to protect their heads. Yet, Western riders very rarely wear riding helmets. What’s the deal and why...
I have to admit, I was surprised to hear that wearing a helmet while horseback riding was somewhat of a controversial subject. I really can’t understand that. As a past rider and the parent of...
One of the great joys of having children is watching them enjoy themselves outdoors getting completely involved in activities that you introduced them to. One of the more adventurous activities...
The best age to learn anything is ‘as soon as you can’. The sooner, the better, as they say. Unfortunately for me, my first experience riding a horse wasn’t until I was about 10 years old....
As I cast my mind back to the mid-70s, I recall my sister and her horse, Pippin. She would get all dressed up in her riding gear to prepare for her riding lesson. On top of her head was, what was...
