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 […]

Ramblers Way, talking with Tom

We met Tom Chappell and his new company, Ramblers Way, at the Outdoor Retailer earlier this year. Most of us know Chappell (pronounced “chapel”) from Tom’s of Maine, the hugely successful, natural toothpaste and personal care product company bought by Colgate-Palmolive in 2006. So, what’s […]