Safety and riding - Do you wear helmets?

I'm just curious to see how people prioritize their safety when working with their horses and riding. Myself, I would never get up on a horse without a helmet and if I'm handling young horses I always wear a helmet too. I already had my forehead cracked open once from ground work without the helmet on, which has left me not only with a scar but also a permanent jaw injury unfortunately. Where I live in Denmark it's mandatory to wear helmets when riding under 18, but after that it's voluntary. I have a private stable with boarding stalls, and I have included in their contract that helmet is always mandatory even over 18. Once I found a unconscious rider in the arena, luckily OK today, She was not alone, but the other girl went into shock seeing the accident and sat paralyzed on her horse. Not a fun situation to find yourself in. So I'm so curious to see how people in the collective think about safety? I see lots of pics and vids of riders without helmets and I basically feel scared on your behalf every time I see them. So I guess I really want to hear from you who ride without a helmet; How do you dare doing it, aren't you scared?

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Do you wear protection when riding?

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Yes, I always use a helmet!

No, I never use one.

Occasionally I ride without a helmet!

I'm a daredevil, only when showjumping 😎

I wear a helmet and a vest everytime!

Accidents never happen to me!

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Pille-Riin

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@Toni agree! Accidents can still happen, I have fallen and broken bones while riding my most calm horses too, last summer I fell straight on my head because my horse just tripped and fell with me, nothing can prevent that.

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10/04/24-07:03

Toni

PS Squad

Thank you for all your feed back on this topic! I think it so important to wear safety gear no matter what when riding ❤️ I know some trust their horse and think it will never happen to them but it can unfortunately. Yesterday at my stable a poor girl broke her back in two places after being bucked off due to insects arriving in warm temperatures and the horse got stung 😔 It was my calmest gelding of all and she was wearing both a helmet and a vest. Luckily she was wearing a vest so the fractures are stable and she needs to wear a corset for 12 weeks and no riding.. so please be careful out there and protect yourself 🍀❤️

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09/04/24-20:47

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