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| SloRide - 2017-02-21 1:25 PM
I think for me it was having kids. I want to be a responsible role model. And my husband made it a requirement lol. He said it would make him feel better if I used one. Can't blame the man for caring about his wife. I will say that I do not find them comfortable so I am still getting used to it.
I need to find me some of those banana clips.
I know FT is a touchy subject on here but I tried one of hers at a tack store the other day and it was incredibly comfortable. I don't normally wear a helmet mainly because I always hated how they fit but I am not thinking I may jump on the bandwagon since they are so comfortable. I am sure there are others just as comfortable but I was impressed! |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 1:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
I grew up riding hunter jumper and trail riding for fun, in the English world you didn't dare get on your horse, or pony without your helmet on! And let me tell you, they were a LOT more expensive then the western helmets these days! So wearing a helmet on a horse is nothing new, I was surprised when I started barrel racing as a teenager that no one wore helmets. Fallon definitely made it "cool" to wear helmets again, which I think is a great thing.
Now could you still fall and break your neck, back, etc with a helmet on, sure but the accidents I've seen that have killed or caused major Brian damage have been - running out of an open gated arena and hit concrete, running back into the alleyway and hit the gate or panels, watched a girl and her horse jump over the gate and he landed on top of her, etc. so yeah anything can happen but I'd rather have the safety of knowing that my noggin is as protected as it can get! Why do you think cross country riders wear vests too?
We all take a risk every time we swing a leg over a horse but if I can do something to prevent it from being worse, I think that's a great idea, and quite frankly I don't care what anyone thinks either!
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | stayceem - 2017-02-21 3:03 PM
SloRide - 2017-02-21 1:25 PM
I think for me it was having kids. I want to be a responsible role model. And my husband made it a requirement lol. He said it would make him feel better if I used one. Can't blame the man for caring about his wife. I will say that I do not find them comfortable so I am still getting used to it.
I need to find me some of those banana clips.
I know FT is a touchy subject on here but I tried one of hers at a tack store the other day and it was incredibly comfortable. I don't normally wear a helmet mainly because I always hated how they fit but I am not thinking I may jump on the bandwagon since they are so comfortable. I am sure there are others just as comfortable but I was impressed!
Fallon has her own helmets, I thought the brand was Troxel? |
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| dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 1:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
I wear a helmet because I'm a mom and wife and both my husband and son asked ... okay ... told me they wanted me to wear one. I feel weird but it makes them feel better. Truthfully, it is more comfortable than a hat. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Southtxponygirl - 2017-02-21 3:14 PM
stayceem - 2017-02-21 3:03 PM
SloRide - 2017-02-21 1:25 PM
I think for me it was having kids. I want to be a responsible role model. And my husband made it a requirement lol. He said it would make him feel better if I used one. Can't blame the man for caring about his wife. I will say that I do not find them comfortable so I am still getting used to it.
I need to find me some of those banana clips.
I know FT is a touchy subject on here but I tried one of hers at a tack store the other day and it was incredibly comfortable. I don't normally wear a helmet mainly because I always hated how they fit but I am not thinking I may jump on the bandwagon since they are so comfortable. I am sure there are others just as comfortable but I was impressed!
Fallon has her own helmets, I thought the brand was Troxel?
Yeah do efinitely troxel, and I have to admit they are very comfy, and fit snug but I have a couple of other brands I like as well. |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2017-02-21 3:14 PM
stayceem - 2017-02-21 3:03 PM
SloRide - 2017-02-21 1:25 PM
I think for me it was having kids. I want to be a responsible role model. And my husband made it a requirement lol. He said it would make him feel better if I used one. Can't blame the man for caring about his wife. I will say that I do not find them comfortable so I am still getting used to it.
I need to find me some of those banana clips.
I know FT is a touchy subject on here but I tried one of hers at a tack store the other day and it was incredibly comfortable. I don't normally wear a helmet mainly because I always hated how they fit but I am not thinking I may jump on the bandwagon since they are so comfortable. I am sure there are others just as comfortable but I was impressed!
Fallon has her own helmets, I thought the brand was Troxel?
Troxel makes various helmets, my nieces have one that I don't think is nearly as comfortable. So my suggestion is to try the FT line because they were more comfortable than the other Troxel my niece uses. |
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| dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 12:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
My husband asked that I start wearing one when we got married. I'm an attorney, and spent so long on my education, he told me it was stupid not to wear one, and that I'd never let him compete on his dirtbike without one.
A few months later I got a new colt that was difficult, and it was amazing how much more confident I was dealing with her little breakdowns with that helmet on.
As to the fringe stuff - the breastcollars were always ok for me, if not really to my taste, but I had to draw the line at the ugly halters with the 5 inch fringe hanging down the cheek pieces. Man, if that's being in style, I'll be in with the 80s girls and the scrunchies and permed hair. Glad to see that trend dying. |
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| RnRJack - 2017-02-21 3:10 PM
dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 1:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
I grew up riding hunter jumper and trail riding for fun, in the English world you didn't dare get on your horse, or pony without your helmet on! And let me tell you, they were a LOT more expensive then the western helmets these days! So wearing a helmet on a horse is nothing new, I was surprised when I started barrel racing as a teenager that no one wore helmets. Fallon definitely made it "cool" to wear helmets again, which I think is a great thing.
Now could you still fall and break your neck, back, etc with a helmet on, sure but the accidents I've seen that have killed or caused major Brian damage have been - running out of an open gated arena and hit concrete, running back into the alleyway and hit the gate or panels, watched a girl and her horse jump over the gate and he landed on top of her, etc. so yeah anything can happen but I'd rather have the safety of knowing that my noggin is as protected as it can get! Why do you think cross country riders wear vests too?
We all take a risk every time we swing a leg over a horse but if I can do something to prevent it from being worse, I think that's a great idea, and quite frankly I don't care what anyone thinks either!
I was just bucked off a colt last week, broke my foot, sprained an ankle, have bruised rips and pelvis but... my head is safe because I used my nieces extra helmet. Like I said, I think after trying that one on, I may need to reconsider the hat. |
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| OhMax - 2017-02-20 11:50 AM Feels more normal to me to ride with a helmet than without...so it's not going anywhere. But I refuse to pay big $$ for a crazy colored one when I replace it every year to 18mo or when I fall. Fallon left Ranch Dressin who made a lot of her crazy outfits, so I suspect that's where the lack of fringe was. Kimmie Wall I think is still sponsored by them and was pretty bright, no fringe though. I've never understood it on breastcollars, I feel like it would get sweaty and nasty. But then again my everyday working tack is what I run in too.
But isn't Ranch Dress'n her own company? I think they've just shifted from tye dye and fringe to a more "cowgirl" look to try and keep sales up. |
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| IdahoBarrelRacer756 - 2017-02-21 3:48 PM
dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 12:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
My husband asked that I start wearing one when we got married. I'm an attorney, and spent so long on my education, he told me it was stupid not to wear one, and that I'd never let him compete on his dirtbike without one.
A few months later I got a new colt that was difficult, and it was amazing how much more confident I was dealing with her little breakdowns with that helmet on.
As to the fringe stuff - the breastcollars were always ok for me, if not really to my taste, but I had to draw the line at the ugly halters with the 5 inch fringe hanging down the cheek pieces. Man, if that's being in style, I'll be in with the 80s girls and the scrunchies and permed hair. Glad to see that trend dying.
I cant ... I mean cant handle those sheep looking hairy tacksets LOL. Sorry for anyone who likes that. I feel like its called mohair but its not like the cinches  |
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| I also grew up riding with one as a hunter/jumper.
Went away from it for a little while or would wear it sometimes and sometimes not.
What I found was I noticed it more when I wasn't wearing it than when I was. And I wasn't as brave a rider without it.
What solidified it for me was about 18 months ago when I took a spill off a nasty colt. He dumped me once without a helmet on. It wasn't the worst fall but I did hit my head. A week later he did it again, this time with the helmet on, and this time worse. Helmet and all a nurse friend insisted I go to the ER based on concussion symptoms (I actually got back on and rode him for another half hour or so, I don't remember most of it. I do remember having been on him for a bit and wondering why I didn't have my spurs on. Turns out I said something about maybe hooking him with one before the buck and took them off.). The X-ray in the ER also turned up something funky, not concerning enough to admit me but for 3 days before they could get me in for an outpatient MRI I got to fret over the 1st fall without a helmet and the possibility of a blood clot. It turned out to be nothing but that whole experience means I can count on one hand the number of times I've swung a leg without a helmet since then.
I'm certain I'll be the only breakaway roper at the rodeo in a helmet, but I'll be ****ed if I care. |
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| IowaCanChaser - 2017-02-21 2:49 PM
OhMax - 2017-02-20 11:50 AM Feels more normal to me to ride with a helmet than without...so it's not going anywhere. But I refuse to pay big $$ for a crazy colored one when I replace it every year to 18mo or when I fall. Fallon left Ranch Dressin who made a lot of her crazy outfits, so I suspect that's where the lack of fringe was. Kimmie Wall I think is still sponsored by them and was pretty bright, no fringe though. I've never understood it on breastcollars, I feel like it would get sweaty and nasty. But then again my everyday working tack is what I run in too.
But isn't Ranch Dress'n her own company? I think they've just shifted from tye dye and fringe to a more "cowgirl" look to try and keep sales up.
She was a 50% owner, I believe, and for whatever reason has 'left' the brand behind. Hence the slow shipping rate they have had since the new year. It's now one girl trying to manage the whole thing by herself.
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dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 12:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
My husband asked that I start wearing one when we got married. I'm an attorney, and spent so long on my education, he told me it was stupid not to wear one, and that I'd never let him compete on his dirtbike without one.
A few months later I got a new colt that was difficult, and it was amazing how much more confident I was dealing with her little breakdowns with that helmet on.
As to the fringe stuff - the breastcollars were always ok for me, if not really to my taste, but I had to draw the line at the ugly halters with the 5 inch fringe hanging down the cheek pieces. Man, if that's being in style, I'll be in with the 80s girls and the scrunchies and permed hair. Glad to see that trend dying.
I cant ... I mean cant handle those sheep looking hairy tacksets LOL. Sorry for anyone who likes that. I feel like its called mohair but its not like the cinches
Same! I don't have a "go-to-town" tack set. The stuff I run in is the same stuff I ride colts and move cows in. I look at that and think "man, that would look like crap in about 2 weeks on my place." Not that it looks great to start with!
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| rpreast - 2017-02-21 4:08 PM
IowaCanChaser - 2017-02-21 2:49 PM
OhMax - 2017-02-20 11:50 AM Feels more normal to me to ride with a helmet than without...so it's not going anywhere. But I refuse to pay big $$ for a crazy colored one when I replace it every year to 18mo or when I fall. Fallon left Ranch Dressin who made a lot of her crazy outfits, so I suspect that's where the lack of fringe was. Kimmie Wall I think is still sponsored by them and was pretty bright, no fringe though. I've never understood it on breastcollars, I feel like it would get sweaty and nasty. But then again my everyday working tack is what I run in too.
But isn't Ranch Dress'n her own company? I think they've just shifted from tye dye and fringe to a more "cowgirl" look to try and keep sales up.
She was a 50% owner, I believe, and for whatever reason has 'left' the brand behind. Hence the slow shipping rate they have had since the new year. It's now one girl trying to manage the whole thing by herself.
Someone correct me if I misinterpreted any of this info!
I heard this on another thread also but when she did the modeling search, there was a post about dressing in all her brands and Ranch Dress'n was listed. I asked if she was still affiliated with it and whoever posted it said yes... so I dunno?  |
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| IdahoBarrelRacer756 - 2017-02-21 4:20 PM
stayceem - 2017-02-21 2:50 PM
IdahoBarrelRacer756 - 2017-02-21 3:48 PM
dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 12:15 PM
Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
My husband asked that I start wearing one when we got married. I'm an attorney, and spent so long on my education, he told me it was stupid not to wear one, and that I'd never let him compete on his dirtbike without one.
A few months later I got a new colt that was difficult, and it was amazing how much more confident I was dealing with her little breakdowns with that helmet on.
As to the fringe stuff - the breastcollars were always ok for me, if not really to my taste, but I had to draw the line at the ugly halters with the 5 inch fringe hanging down the cheek pieces. Man, if that's being in style, I'll be in with the 80s girls and the scrunchies and permed hair. Glad to see that trend dying.
I cant ... I mean cant handle those sheep looking hairy tacksets LOL. Sorry for anyone who likes that. I feel like its called mohair but its not like the cinches
Same! I don't have a "go-to-town" tack set. The stuff I run in is the same stuff I ride colts and move cows in. I look at that and think "man, that would look like crap in about 2 weeks on my place." Not that it looks great to start with!
I have a 30 year old headstall on my "competition bit." I am too afraid to change it because it works really good LOL |
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Chandler's Mom - 2017-02-20 10:23 PM SloRide - 2017-02-20 5:43 PM Spiral perm? Hey, I loved my spiral perm back in the day--and crimping too. . . . Jake, I think in some back drawer I may still have some of those banana clips  Y'all are bringing back some kind of memories 
lol, I still buy colored scrunchies. I wish the scrunchie socks would come back, I could hide my cankles!!
Y'all are killin me, too dang funny!! Makes me want to pull out my high school annuals and see what other fashion mishaps I made WAY back there. . . BIG and BLONDE (use the blow dryer to dry the hair spray as your spraying it at your temples so you get the right "height" at the sides too) was just the only way to wear your hair you know 
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Location: NE Texas | Chandler's Mom - 2017-02-21 8:13 PM GLP - 2017-02-21 8:55 AM Herbie - 2017-02-21 8:51 AM Chandler's Mom - 2017-02-20 10:23 PM SloRide - 2017-02-20 5:43 PM Spiral perm? Hey, I loved my spiral perm back in the day--and crimping too. . . . Jake, I think in some back drawer I may still have some of those banana clips Y'all are bringing back some kind of memories lol, I still buy colored scrunchies. I wish the scrunchie socks would come back, I could hide my cankles!! Y'all are killin me, too dang funny!! Makes me want to pull out my high school annuals and see what other fashion mishaps I made WAY back there. . . BIG and BLONDE (use the blow dryer to dry the hair spray as your spraying it at your temples so you get the right "height" at the sides too ) was just the only way to wear your hair you know
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Well shoot. I guess my new sets will be out of style by the time I use it. Hubby bought me two fringe sets at Cowboy Christmas. I was never a big fan, but really liked the colors. However, since then, I haven't put my bits on the new headstalls. Maybe I'll put them in the closet until they "come back". I will always, shamelessly love my bling tack. |
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Location: Feeding mosquitos, FL | dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 2:15 PM Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
My husband asked me to. He never asks me to do anything so I figure it's the least I can do for the guy who willingly puts up with me day in and day out.
However, my head is so dang big that none of the cute helmets fit me! I very much want the FT white leopard and it's just too small. |
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dkcowgirl - 2017-02-21 2:15 PM Not to hijack the thread but...what started ya'll wearing helments? Injury or just because you've read about injuries or to be proactive in prevention?
Honestly just curious...have a lot of horse people in my family that have never worn one so it's very foreign to me. I've noticed more helments than usual, but not enough for it to be considered "normal" wear either.
My husband asked me to. He never asks me to do anything so I figure it's the least I can do for the guy who willingly puts up with me day in and day out.
However, my head is so dang big that none of the cute helmets fit me! I very much want the FT white leopard and it's just too small.
Glad im not the only one who has a head to big for the FT ones lol. I ended up with a tipperary since they came in an xl. I started wearing one because i bought another young horse and you never know what could happen. They have minds of their own and something they see daily can become a horse eating object quicl |
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