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I decided a few years ago to ride in a bike helmet. My reasoning was  
that if you fall off a bike, you're probably going a lot faster than  
if you fall off a horse. Therefor, I thought, the bike helmet would  
be great. Also, it looked terrific and was a lot cooler than my  
riding helmet.

My horse spooked, I fell off onto a pile of rocks, on my head, and  
was OUT.  I hit the side of my head--at the lowest point of the  
helmet- hard enough to remember it, even though I don't remember  
anything else about the fall or for some time before it. The friends  
I was with said i was unconscious for several minutes. I don't  
remember. I finished the ride, but everything I experienced after the  
fall was doubled--whatever happened from then on, I thought had  
already happened!  The doc said it was a concussion, and the effects  
lasted several weeks.

I've spent my life falling off horses, often hit my head--and it's  
been kicked and even stepped on once. This was the only concussion  
i've ever had. The  beautiful helmet was trashed. I didn't get  
another, just went back to my old one, hotter, heavier and more  
protective.

Heidi V

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