I had the "image" problem with my husband for
some years. Then he had a fall from a mare doing a flat-footed walk on
flat ground, as she tripped over a tree root. He cracked the back of his
head on the same tree root, was unconscious and had a concussion. (I was
re-programming the rest of my life as a widow until he came to...horrible
experience.) I used that as a good example of WHY he should use a
helmet. It was still some time before I convinced him. Then he started
using it on State Park Mounted Assistance Patrol, since a white helmet looked
very official with the park uniforms. Now he uses it all the time.
It just took some getting used to.
I come out from under a helmet looking like a
drowned rat, and I couldn't care less. I feel so much safer and more
confident with the helmet, even while I realize I could still be seriously
injured. No use taking unnecessary chances. Not
smart!!!
The western helmets I have seen make you look
like Herman Munster with a tall head. Definitely not cool !! Tubes
in your neck at the hospital is not cool either. Who gives a rat how
cool you look anyway ? - Heidi Helly, ( Cool Enough !
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