Mounted search and rescue

["philip easley" <easleyranch@foothill.net>]

I have had branches poke through my neckerchief and other parts of my
clothing.  I suppose if it can happen, it will.  When I finally broke down
and got a helmet, I tried on all kinds of them priced from $35 to $100.  I
found the cheapest one, the Truxel was the most comfortable.  That is what I
wear religiously when training colts.  I am guilty of wearing my western hat
or ball cap when riding seasoned mules and horses.  Funny thing, I may have
mentioned it earlier, but my vented Troxel helmet is a little warmer than
wearing the ball cap.  I still found it to be comfortable last summer in the
heat as well.  When looking for an equestrian helmet, be sure to get an
EQUESTRIAN helmet.  Not something that might make do.  There is a reason
they are built for riding.  Not mountain climbing, motorcycle riding or
bicycling.
Philip Easley
NCSSAR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patty Montoya" <riverrider@bak.rr.com>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 11:01 AM
Subject: [MSAR] helmet suggestions


> I have seriously thought of using a helmet, but my experience with a
bicycle
> helmet was so bad about ten years ago, that I've never tried another one.
I
> had to add little rubber pads to make it fit right.  It was uncomfortable
> and slipped around on my head.  I wore it twice and that was it!!
> Does anyone have a suggestion of a helmet brand/type/etc.?  Friends have
> suggested getting a helmet with ventilation, other friends have warned
that
> branches can stick through the ventilation hole and knock you off the
horse.
> (This almost happened to a friend of mine, but she was walking slow enough
> that she was able to back the horse up, take off the helmet, and unstick
the
> branch.)
> Thanks for any ideas,
> Patty/CA
>
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