Nicole

My Ah-Helmet moment was when I put my two-year old grand daughter on her pony and thought, Ah-Ha, we need a mini me helmet. To vote, please leave comment below!

Jaye

I used to drive a lot, myself, and was always drawn to the beautiful hats worn by the ladies driving in shows. I, myself, would wear a “pretty” hat in my dressage tests, saving the helmet for the cross country and obstacles phases. I never […]

Kate

After riding for 30+ years bareheaded; riding on goat trails to 1,300′ mesas in Monument Valley, switchbacks in Colorado, galloping gleefully through sage meadows, I bought a 5 year old Walking Horse. General turned out to be a spinner/bolter and on our first trail ride […]

Lindsey

My family owned horses for many years and I guess you could say I grew up on horses. We had our horses at our home and could ride whenever I pleased. I would ride my old mare in flip flops and a halter and lead […]

Marnie

About 15 years ago my Dad was out mountain biking on the dirt roads of his small town in Colorado. Mom & I were out for a walk and we came around a bend in the road and Dad was walking his bike towards us […]

Bailey

I grew up riding in 4H where helmets were required. I stopped wearing them when I started barrel racing where cowboy hats or ball caps were the fashion and were the cool thing to wear. Just recently I declared my major in Psychology and I […]

Ah-Helmet Moment, Round Two

We’re still having a blast with this second round of the Ah-Helmet Moment Contest, sponsored by Troxel. The contest was spurred by the popular response from Dr. Steve Peters’ article on why he’s swapping his cowboy hat for a helmet. Read it here. This month’s […]

Carlisle clients from next door and around the world

“If you want to make a million bucks working with horses, start with five million.” That’s what cynics say to neophytes hoping to make a living with horses. But it is possible if you work hard, stay relevant, and find a niche. That’s what Sarah […]

The Black Velvet Lid

We received scores of comments from the Helmet article written by Dr. Steve Peters. Here’s one from Barb Thuerk: Maddy, I read with interest the article on helmets. I come from the hunter/jumper world and the only time we wore our helmets was for jumping. And we […]

Ramblers Way suits this rambler’s way

The parcel from Ramblers Way arrived with perfect timing. I was packing for a 20-day, 6,000 mile, truck-camping trip to Maine and back. I might see a washer and dryer at the midway point, but nice-looking, packable, stink-resistant tops would be key. They’d have to […]