https://www.horseillustrated.com/the-near-side-blog-2009-0610-helmet-lp/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.horseillustrated.com/the-near-side-blog-2009-0610-helmet-lp/#comment-137121 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:07:53 +0000 /the-near-side-blog/2009/0610-helmet-lp.aspx#comment-137121 I totally agree with this article. My daughter shows Morgans at the “A” level. She rides saddle seat with a helmet. We have got no respect from the judges for her riding attire. They have actually said that it just didn’t look right. WHAT!! My child who is only 9, looks shouldn’t be in question, just her riding ability. So what did we do, at a recent regional show we did an experiment. She rode an equiation class in huntseat and 2 classes later rode equ. in saddleseat. both classes had 5 riders. She has only riden huntseat 2x’s before this too. She came in reserve champion in Huntseat and 5th place in saddleseat. Seems like it’s pretty obvious- helmets don’t fly in the morgan world unless your a hunter. BAD Choice- some child is going to get seriously hurt or killed. That’s when they’re going to change something. Why not be more proactive. PS I wish more parents wouldn’t give in to tradion but to the safety of their child.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/the-near-side-blog-2009-0610-helmet-lp/#comment-125723 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:56:49 +0000 /the-near-side-blog/2009/0610-helmet-lp.aspx#comment-125723 Pony Club & instructor always required it. After one particular acccident, my helmet could be squeezed like an accordian. Sure am glad it wasn’t my head that took the impact! Even if you ride an old reliable, if the horse goes down (fall, bad terrain) you do too, no matter how good a rider you are!

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/the-near-side-blog-2009-0610-helmet-lp/#comment-125504 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:11:28 +0000 /the-near-side-blog/2009/0610-helmet-lp.aspx#comment-125504 The whole state of Ohio just enforced helmets for 4-H

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