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| Just a question I had about helmets, curious to hear what is the difference between a riding helmet and a bicycle helmet. Could the bicycle helmet be used for barrel racing? It's got to be better than no helmet at all, right? |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | You can buy a cheap Troxel for around $30.00. A bicycle helmet does not cover and protect your head where it is needed when riding a horse.
My husband added that a horse doesn't have handle bars...LOL
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | . It is critical that the helmets your students use are SEI/ASTM certified FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS. The Safety Equipment Institute certifies all kinds of safety equipment for different purposes. They use detailed studies about the types of head injuries common to the sport for which they are certifying the product for and the specific types of impacts sustained. They certify equipment for safety in relationship to the specific activities and injuries common to that sport. As you may have noticed, a bicycle helmet looks quite different than an equestrian helmet, as they are designed to protect from different types of impacts. An equestrian helmet provides much lower protection on the back of the head, which is more commonly needed in horse related head injuries (basal skull fractures). Also, I believe riding helmets are made to sustain harder impacts, such as a kicking hoof, which may explain why riding helmets can cost more than bicycle helmets. - See more at: http://cha-ahse.org/store/pages/114/BICYCLE-HELMETS-FOR-RIDING-HORS... |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Put a bike helmet in one hand and a good riding helmet in the other. You will feel the difference. A riding helmet cover more of your head and it's thicker. I'm sure there made of something completely different too. If a horse steps on your head and you have a bike helmet on you will most likely die or have a serious head injury. If a horse steps on your head with a actual riding hemet you might at least have a better chance of not being killed. Granted a bike hemet is better than no helmet. A good bike helmet cost just as much as a riding helmet so why not get one that's actually for what you do? It's a obvious choice in my opinion. My Troxel helmet was around $70 but they come much cheaper and planer than mine. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | I don't think a bicycle helmet would do a thing in terms of protection from a horse-related injury. I know that for places that require a helmet (for example, in Washington, 4H and high school equestrian team require a helmet) a bicycle helmet will not work, it must be an ASTM/SEI certified helmet. |
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| Thanks everyone. At least now that I know the difference I'll be sticking to buying the riding helmet. |
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| Nevertooold - 2015-02-13 6:31 PM
. It is critical that the helmets your students use are SEI/ASTM certified FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS. The Safety Equipment Institute certifies all kinds of safety equipment for different purposes. They use detailed studies about the types of head injuries common to the sport for which they are certifying the product for and the specific types of impacts sustained. They certify equipment for safety in relationship to the specific activities and injuries common to that sport. As you may have noticed, a bicycle helmet looks quite different than an equestrian helmet, as they are designed to protect from different types of impacts. An equestrian helmet provides much lower protection on the back of the head, which is more commonly needed in horse related head injuries (basal skull fractures ). Also, I believe riding helmets are made to sustain harder impacts, such as a kicking hoof, which may explain why riding helmets can cost more than bicycle helmets. - See more at: http://cha-ahse.org/store/pages/114/BICYCLE-HELMETS-FOR-RIDING-HORS...
So has any company come out with a helmet specifically for barrel racing, or what type/brand is being recommended for barrel racing.
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Location: Texas | cheryl makofka - 2015-02-13 9:13 PM Nevertooold - 2015-02-13 6:31 PM . It is critical that the helmets your students use are SEI/ASTM certified FOR EQUESTRIAN SPORTS. The Safety Equipment Institute certifies all kinds of safety equipment for different purposes. They use detailed studies about the types of head injuries common to the sport for which they are certifying the product for and the specific types of impacts sustained. They certify equipment for safety in relationship to the specific activities and injuries common to that sport. As you may have noticed, a bicycle helmet looks quite different than an equestrian helmet, as they are designed to protect from different types of impacts. An equestrian helmet provides much lower protection on the back of the head, which is more commonly needed in horse related head injuries (basal skull fractures ). Also, I believe riding helmets are made to sustain harder impacts, such as a kicking hoof, which may explain why riding helmets can cost more than bicycle helmets. - See more at: http://cha-ahse.org/store/pages/114/BICYCLE-HELMETS-FOR-RIDING-HORS... So has any company come out with a helmet specifically for barrel racing, or what type/brand is being recommended for barrel racing. I am ignorant on the subject, I know nothing
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | In reality...Troxel is the company that came out with a western style helmet but I think any riding helmet that is approved will work for barrel racing. I have a friend that uses the same helmet that they use on the race tracks. If I would start to compete again I would buy one of these. They run over $300.00 but give the best protection. My friend was riding her horse in a wash down in AZ and all she can remember is hearing a rattlesnake. She ended up getting her foot caught in a stirrup and getting drug. Her helmet had all kinds of scuff marks from her horse hitting it with his hooves. It was a miracle she survived. She was in ICU for a week and she would have never survived without her helmet.
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 A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | Make sure you try the helmets on, if you can. A Tipperary does not fit my noggin, but an Ovation does. It should not slip around on your head. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Fun2Run - 2015-02-13 10:57 PM Make sure you try the helmets on, if you can. A Tipperary does not fit my noggin, but an Ovation does. It should not slip around on your head.
I couldn't agree more. I had a Troxel and I hated it but thought that was the way they all were until I tried on a Tipperary. It's so comfortable for the shape of my head...I forget I have it on. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | I just bought a Troxol and it fits beautifully! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | ThreeCorners - 2015-02-14 8:12 AM I just bought a Troxol and it fits beautifully!
It depends on the shape of your head which helmet will fit the best. |
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Location: North Dakota | I second either Tipperary or Troxel for affordable options. They're made for different shaped heads, so if one is uncomfortable try the other. If I had all the money in the world I'd get a Samshield. They are BEAUTIFUL. |
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