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Thanks for giving me a grim laugh, Rosemary.  That's the biggest load 
of doo doo about why not to wear a helmet I have ever heard!  
Especially with today's very lightweight helmets--tells me it's been a 
long time since she tried one on herself, and that she doesn't care for 
her students much, nor interested in the extensive testing results by 
Pony Club and others.

Bikes are one thing, falling from 5 feet high perhaps underneath 
something that weighs 1000 lbs with a mind of its own is quite 
different, to anyone with the ability for rational thought.  Even the 
best riders can't always control the trajectory and speed of their 
involuntary dismounts, nor the possibility of that dreadful rock with 
YOUR name on it.

Lynne
who needs the brains she started the ride with, at the end of the day
and who has laid many damaged helmets to rest, with fervent thanks
and who still rides a unicycle, so it's not a balance thang

On Jul 12, 2004, at 8:05 AM, Rosemary Brinkerhoff wrote:

> ??? My horse trainer does not use helmets when riding or?in her riding 
> classes with the students.? Her argument against the use of equestrian 
> helmets?is that a person can injure themselves?more when falling with 
> a helmet...she?believes that you?don't fall?as?safely?when you're 
> wearing a helmet because you've got an awkward?bulky mass?on your head 
> which can?interfere with the fall and contribute to?injuries.???(We 
> did wear helmets in skydiving but?not when we practiced 
> falling.)???She does humbly admit that she fell onto lava rock and 
> split her head open requiring numerous stitches but this has not 
> changed her view?on helmets.? It has freaked out her family tho and 
> this lady is approaching her sixties!
> ?
> ??? Thanks,
> ?
> Rosemary Brinkerhoff
> St. George UT
> ?
> .?


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