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Re: [RC] head injury--reassurance- helmet construction - Truman PrevattIf you notice an equestrian helmet or a bike helmet for that matter - they look "cheap" all that foam and cheap plastic on top. They are built that way for a reason and the design has undergone a lot of research and the ASTM standard of testing. These helmets are designed to absorb the energy of the fall and in doing so they compress and the plastic cover breaks. They are not designed to protect you against sliding down the pavement at 30 mph like a motorcycle helmet because that is not the type of fall you are going to take from a horse. They are designed to absorb a fall that is mostly down and dissipate the force in the foam material. That is why it is recommended that if you fall, replace your helmet because it has been compromised because it has done it's job. The mistake was not replacing the helmet after the first fall. Truman I had two falls last year that I landed on my head. First one, over the top of the horses head when she stopped abruptly, without warning, not wanting to go across and 12" water drain, landing on DIRT. I was wearing an ASTM certified helmet (Ariat), it CRACKED IN HALF! I decided at that point I needed to do a lot of homework on helmets and their construction. -- "There is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat, plausible, and wrong." H. L. Mencken =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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