Recognize the Benefits of Unrecognized Events
…We require that tack meet the standards set in the USEF Rule Book; so must riders’ conduct toward horses and each other. We require ASTM/SEI-approved helmets for all jumping phases;…
Search Results for: helmets
Racing History Highlights – December 31-January 14
…arm. Jan. 13, 1997: The National Steeplechase Association became the first horse racing organization in the U.S. to require jockeys to wear “certified” safety helmets, beginning with the 1997 NSA…
Postcard: 2004 Metropolitan National Horse Show
…craze for those riding helmets that sparkle with crystals. (If you wanted to get in the mood, you could buy a souvenir polo shirt with the glittering outline of a…
The Test of Time
…a given in most barns, rather than an afterthought. We added protective vests to a vast new array of ASTM/SEI protective helmets, and we now have a variety of safety-stirrup…
Racing History Highlights – Jan 2-15
…the first horse racing organization in the U.S. to require jockeys to wear “certified” safety helmets, beginning with the 1997 NSA season. Jan. 13, 2001: Judy Wagner, a grandmother from…
Racing History Highlights – Jan 11-20
…U.S. to require jockeys to wear “certified” safety helmets, beginning with the 1997 NSA season. Jan. 13, 2001: Judy Wagner, a grandmother from New Orleans, captured the second annual $212,000…
A Child’s Safe Start to Horseback Riding
…the very first lesson. Ask if the intructor has helmets that students can borrow for their early lessons. Once you know that your child is going to continue riding, it’s…
Racing History Highlights – Jan. 4-15
…in the U.S. to require jockeys to wear “certified” safety helmets, beginning with the 1997 NSA season. Jan. 13, 2001: Judy Wagner, a grandmother from New Orleans, captured the second…
Book Review: The Golden Age of the Track
…captures the cockiness and fighting spirit of jockeys who rode without helmets in the days when they got away with any rough riding not captured by a camera’s unblinking eye….
WEG Postcard: Endurance
…the endurance competition at the World Equestrian Games set off at 7 this morning, in the dark and rain. A phalanx of riders, some with miners’ lights on their helmets,…