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Location: Bigfoot Country | Another one of my friends was injured. So bummed for her. Please say a little prayer.
With that being said, I'm thinking about wearing a helmet. Which ones do you like and why?
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 Leggs
Posts: 4680
Location: lexington KY | I just bought one and will be wearing it this year. I got a Charles Owen Pro II and I really like it. I am on the hunt for cool covers to match my polos. I never thought I would be a helmet person, however I have had 2 head injuries in less than 10 years and they were all freak deals. Just to be cautious I think it is time to wear one and I can put on my cowboy hat as soon as I get off my horse. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 928
Location: Bigfoot Country | Yes, my friends horse just tripped stopping and they both hit the ground. Such a freak deal. But, this has inspired me to wear one. Can't be too safe!
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Veteran
Posts: 150
| Bought one about 3-4 mo ago.....really like it. Tipperary Sport. Had a fall outside on a grassy field (horse hit a slick spot while loping a large circle and pancaked), slammed me to the ground and hit my head....HAD NOT put the helmet on yet! Thankfully no injury but how stupid is that to have it in the truck until I run....why not always?? |
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Location: Mississippi | My husband and I both wear one. We are two of a very few in our district or area that wear them. We made the decision several years ago to wear them to encourage a young girl we were helping to feel comfortable wearing one. I even ride in mine at home now. I did not wear it at a clinic I attended recently, however, and I made the comment that I could not remember the last time I rode without it. Feels natural now. I have felt odd at times, but I'd like to keep the brains the good Lord gave me and be able to ride in years to come, so I wear it. We both have Troxels, but wear different models. |
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Posts: 155
| Sorry to hear about your friend. :(
I wear one whenever I ride, it is an Ovation. It's not the most glamorous thing on the market (I prefer the look of the Tipperary Sportage), but it is adjustable so it fits my fat head. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
Posts: 3303
| I do, and I also ride in a Tipperary sport model.
I grew up riding hunters and helmets were required attire. Doesn't feel natural without one and I ride far more confident with it. There's a handful of us, I can think of 3 adults including myself in the area who do. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 621
Location: Arkansas | I have worn a Troxel(the brown leather one) for the last 3 or 4 years even though i wasn't terribly fond of it. Well the adjuster on it broke so i ordered the Tipperary Sport and love it, it's lighter with alot of air vents on the top, it's almost like not wearing one at all......  |
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 Stinky Cat Owner
Posts: 4097
Location: Oregon | Every time I get on! I wear a Troxel and it's comfy but I do like the Tipperary's because they feel lighter and less bobble-heady.. |
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Posts: 899
| My husband and I now wear one. It's a Tipperary Sportage. I think it's comfortable. There are just a few people who wear a helmet at our barrel races,but that's ok. Nobody has said anything negative about it:) |
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 Ima Cool Kid
Posts: 3496
Location: TN | I have 3 Tipperary helmets and ware it all the time.
In summer it is my "eye shade" and if it rains it keeps it out of my eyes then there is the I don't have to fix my hair ....no one see's it
some simple reasons to ware one besides the obiovious........
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I like the Charles Owens, and the tipperary's.
I don't ride in mine, but I have a nicer model troxel. It is okay as well. |
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Posts: 1482
Location: on my horse | Meeeeee! 
If you're thinking about it, it's time to wear one. Wear it every ride, every horse, every time. At first it's a little bit awkward because you think people are looking at you differently but pretty soon you realize that they aren't. I wear a tipperary sport and love it, it is very light weight and comfortable. |
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 Scorpions R Us
Posts: 9586
Location: So. Cali. | I currently wear a Troxel with a dial adjustment in the back. It's kind of on the big side. I tried one on recently that was a Troxel with the 'Cinch Fit' adjustment, was super comfy and not oversized, however when I went and did some research on it, it appears to be more of a 'schooling' helmet so the way I understood it it was not for high impact. In the market for a new helmet so interested to see what other suggest!
ETA: It was the Liberty I had tried on at Broken Horn. But I see they have the same style in the Intrepid that says Performance.. HMM!
http://www.troxelhelmets.com/category/all-purpose
Edited by Three*C*Champs 2014-02-07 11:58 AM
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 Maine-iac
Posts: 3334
Location: Got Lobsta? | I just started wearing a helmet late last summer. We had 3 riders that had concussions and one is a very good friend. All of them are very good riders and it could have happen to anyone! I just bought an expensive Charlie 1 hat and I thought I would wear a helmet one time for my friend that got hurt. I thought I would be subconscious about it, but I"m not. I now see more and more riders wearing them! I don't worry about my hat coming off and it keeps me cooler. oh I I wear a Toxel.
Edited by Mainer-racer 2014-02-07 11:58 AM
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 Extreme Veteran
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Location: California | I do. Troxel and Tipperary. I have been running barrels for over 50 years. I am a WPRA gold card member and am probably the only one in a helmet at the rodeos. I used to be more vain and would never think of wearing one. Had a bad accident a couple of years ago and have worn one since. I am also very involved in racing and of course the jockeys all wear them and in the English world, they all wear them, and I thought, are barrel racers just that stupid? I decided that I was that stupid so I wised up. |
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Miracle in the Making
Posts: 4013
| to me that is the dumbest statement
if jockeys where helment and you can/t even get on track without 1 why are you so worried about it. those people don/t pay your bills
these guys are pro's they never give it a second thought . if i could still ride i wore a caliente that is old but no hat fine and it was compy
but my freak fall a helment would not have helped
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 The Calm before the Storm
Posts: 3822
Location: Missouri | I wear a Troxel havev woren it for a year. Wouldn't run without it. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 928
Location: Bigfoot Country | I hope more people start to use them all the time. It just makes sense! Thanks everyone! |
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 Texas Taco
Posts: 7499
Location: Bandera, TX | I have been wearing one for about 5 years now. I use the new Troxel with the "head cradel" thing.... very compfy. They run around $100. |
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