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[@marissasartchannel9933]

Yesterday I was riding my halflinger without stirrups over a jumping course. I was having an awesome ride until the very last jump. My halflinger got excited and took off over the last jump. I tried to stay on but I slipped off and I slammed into the arena fence. My helmet split down the back side. I jumped up and I automatically felt dizzy. My parents got me to the ER as fast as possible. There was no concussion but my arm is completely tore up. All in all my helmet saved me from having a severe concussion. Wear your helmet kids.

[@jayellewalsh4879]

It's cheaper to buy a helmet the pay for the hospital.

[@CaesarInVa]

+Jayelle walsh That's about the best reason I can think of to wear a helmet..

[@CaesarInVa]

+Jayelle walsh That's about the best reason I can think of to wear a helmet..

[@Abbey-dz5nk]

I'm From England and we don't have to pay For medical care. I moved to America with my family and my horses and I had a pretty bad fall and I was surprised when we got the bill for the Treatment

[@samgalipeau6425]

+Emilie Equestrian Yep!

[@daniellemclaughlin2424]

in Canada we don't pay for medical fees

[@EquiiRose]

I actually love wearing my helmet. I think it looks stylish... You'll forget about it being hot on your head. Plus when you ride, wind blows through the ventilation areas in the helmet. The one thing I don't understand is that, why are riding helmets made like road bike helmets? Wouldn't that be safer?

[@shanarosseel1084]

Yeah, I find that too. My head looks much better with my helmet on. It's stylish, safer and gives you this classic look

[@deenboi8601]

Its either helmet hair and being "uncool" or death....you decide.

[@thatflyingblaze8421]

Very true all I do is retie my hair back up or I ether just put my hood up (if I am wearing one) or I just bare it until I go home plus helmets are cool (just like bow ties) (that was a doctor who reference)

[@esoterica73]

+Sophie Mccall DOCTOR WHO (And so are fezzes)

[@esoterica73]

+Sophie Mccall DOCTOR WHO (And so are fezzes)

[@UsamaKhan-xx4nw]

Death sounds nice.

[@equine1235]

I never give a toss bout my hair XD

[@heartsandstarsbeauty]

People should also recognize that an accident could be completely unrelated to the horse. You could have poor position up to a jump and get unbalanced and cause yourself to fall etc. People should just be aware that a helmet is your best method of safety, regardless of your discipline. Plus, you can find some pretty stylish, comfortable, ventilated and affordable models on the market these days!

[@hot8990798]

You should always wear your helmet no matter what discipline you are in

[@andreafishstreetproduction8557]

When I first started learning how to canter, my horse got sick, so i had to ride one of the school horses, he was very impatient, and when i freaked out because is was quite fast,for a beginner rider, the horse bucked me off and i landed head first... I was fine, but i had to go to the hospital to check everything was fine... The doctor said if i hadn't have worn my helmet, i would have probably died, or had to have been classed as disabled, and never ride again... I'm so glad I didn't take that risk #mindyourmelon

[@Bleukeet]

+Andrea Fishstreet Productions It's definitely a smart thing to get into practice with. My stable will not allow anybody to ride without one.

[@rachelpartington4667]

I got a concussion a week ago because the horse I was riding, who is an incredibly chill horse who never acts out and I trust completely, decided to buck. I was thrown and thankfully only suffered a minor concussion (aka no brain bleeding). I stayed in bed for two days, taking advil around the clock and sleeping, and I can't ride or play sports for a couple of weeks. I was wearing my helmet. My injuries would've been so much worse had I ridden without one. The point I'm trying to make is that ANY HORSE CAN FREAK OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. They aren't a bicycle or a motorcycle. They have feelings, they react to their environment dramatically. I trust my horse, but I know that at any given time, he can get scared and freak out. I know it's not his fault, it's how his brain works. So I wear a helmet, not because I think something bad is going to happen, but because I know that it can. #mindyourmelon

[@bethanyjennings6365]

To everyone going on about how they don't need a helmet and think they're too good for it, stop it please. Horse riding is defined as a RISK sport. Nobody makes excuses for not wearing helmets during a sport like football, and there's just as much of a risk of getting hurt in horse back riding as there is in football, even more so in certain situations.

[@shego4893]

There is no good enough excuse for not wearing a helmet. Wearing hats and helmets even wear headbands gives me headaches but I still wear them to protect my head. Everyone has the right to choose what they want to do at in the end it's their life

[@anarezaguitar3678]

I'm a watermelon, and I find this offensive.

[@aranara_song]

+Anareza Guitar xD

[@emmagilbert8255]

I'm not a Mellon but I think it should be a choice

[@shanessie6671]

Seriously?😂

[@NiamhAndBentley]

It's sad that people that ride Western think that you don't need to wear a helmet :(

[@lacey6619]

Reason why most Westerns dont wear helments is because we have horns what we can hang on to long enough to get off our horse and calm him that horn has saved me many of times. While in english you dont have a saddle what keeps you in place and nothing to hand on to

[@walk_trot_canter101walk_tr7]

All the people at my barn wear helmet StackStackBEEP

[@lacey6619]

Oh You guys must have rules then

[@CristalcatXP]

I've never ridden without a helmet. EVER. And I know many Western riders that wouldn't either.

[@zoltare3543]

"Oh you guys must have rules then." I died. You don't have barn rules??

[@LE123LE123]

THANK YOU!!!! And a helmet isn't a piece of plastic. The newer helmets are designed to protect the head. Those who have something to protect, wear helmets.

[@jennypringle5217]

This is one of the most agreeable videos ever. You will only realize how much you need one as you are falling, listen to people's warnings and take the hint! Remember the hardest part of riding will always be the floor.

[@joannab7299]

Oh, all da Mr. Melon's brainz spread all ova da floor.

[@maxwelledisonmajoringinmed848]

+Nikki B The Orcinus orca ha ha they said we haven't seen him in a while was there any other vids with him if so what

[@Breyercraz1971]

I know I wouldn't be here without my helmet. They save your life

[@leamace8153]

Same here.

[@WeePepsi]

The guru, oh lord xD

[@ab.eventing1895]

This was such an inventive idea on promoting safety. Much love to you guys! 💞💞❤️

[@vermillionskye3298]

When it comes down to it, it is a person's choice to wear a helmet or not. However, I am absolutely never going to ride without one. I have a great horse, but shit happens. I hated helmets until I got the Tipperary T2 and I hardly realize I'm wearing it once it's on. Please, put up with the aggravation of a hot helmet until you can afford a very nice helmet. They won't save you from everything, but they can be a huge help.

[@LE123LE123]

Mikayla Law I LOVE my T2 helmet!! And my Charles Owen Hampton. Best helmets ever.

[@jamie032300]

+Kelly Harlan A helmet won't stop you from falling off, and though it can minimize injury, if you're hit in the right spot your helmet won't prevent your death.

[@LE123LE123]

+Jamie Stone neither will a seat belt if your car accident is truly severe, but they are still mandatory. Helmets should be the same. Why risk it?

[@jamie032300]

LE123LE123 Helmets should not be the same, everybody should be given the right to choose whether or not they want to wear a helmet on private property/their own property. Cars are a whole other story, and not a good comparison.

[@LE123LE123]

+Jamie Stone Going to disagree with you there. Riding a horse is more dangerous than people realize and the ratio of deaths due to head injuries due to lack of wearing a helmet is greater than anything out there. Yes, it's a personal choice when it comes down to it, but why chose NOT to? What's the point? It's a safety measure and if people think it can't happen to them, please go search here on youtube Courtney Dye King. An Olympic dressage rider whose horse stumbled, causing her to fall and now has a permanent brain injury. If she could go back in time and use a helmet, she would still be able to dress herself, talk and walk with ease today

[@huntergaenslen4542]

OMG I LOVE THIS> My grandmother was riding her Halflinger Jay on the trail about a month and a half ago with some friends when Jay spooked at her pulling out her water bottle. Jay ended up bolting and running her into a tree. She had to be air lifted to the hospital. She has a broken neck, broken her fourth and fifth vertebra and broke her wrist was broke too BUT only ended up with a concussion. She is now in a full halo for 3 months and after that comes off she has to wear another neck brace for 1 month. The Dr.s said if she hadn't have had a helmet on the force of the impact would have killed her. If it wasn't for her helmet I would be able to be with my grandmother who I love. Please please #mindyourmelon

[@leamace8153]

This made me laugh... the Guru guy XD But I agree 100%! Who cares what other people think? This has actually happened to me: I was wearing my helmet and someone made fun of me for it, and that person wasn't wearing one. We were riding in the same ring in the county fair and someone set off fireworks. The fireworks weren't that close to the ring, but it was still very loud and both our horses spooked. We both fell off, but because I had my helmet on, I was uninjured. But the other person cracked their head open and got a concussion. #mindyourmelon

[@Mahana60]

This is awesome! I love your videos, very informative, but this is probably your best one yet! I will definitely be sharing this!

[@KimbaLorber]

I absolutely love everything you guys do. Great information and so much fun to watch! I always wear my helmet whether I'm riding English or Western. Mind your melon! :)

[@delaneyziesemann7356]

Whenever I feel like I don't want to wear a helmet since I'm a barrel racer, I watch this video and Fallon Taylor's video on why she wears a helmet. I think that it's good to promote helmet safety especially with young riders with me. But, if you don't want to wear a helmet, you don't have to. Just keep in mind that we have lost so many good people to not wearing a helmet. It is just one little piece of equipment that could save you're life one day.

[@xForeverEquine166x]

Great video guys! Couldn't stop laughing and you definitely got the point across! #mindyourmelon

[@katelynwinstanley3047]

I love your guys videos they are going to help me out so much when I hopefully get a horse of my own one day thanks for all the useful information and tips

[@ihaveyounowhahahahahhaahha1189]

I NEVER go without my helmet because one day a couple of years back I was riding my ' BOMB PROOF' horse when a car crashed into us - my horse reared up and fell on top of me. Without my back protector and helmet I would have had a lot more to deal with then 3 fractured ribs and extencive bruising. My horse was amazingly fine apart from a few scratches and mental trauma. Its just really sad to see people not protecting themselves against the unpredictable.

[@tomocarson1455]

I ALWAYS wear my helmet even if I'm just going on a trail ride with a horse I know well

[@Aiyamg8]

+Tomo Carson yay

[@milktea.7691]

I'm glad you're okay. I'm 2 years late but damn. Exactly why you should wear a helmet.

[@horsegirl2099]

Thank you for bringing this up. I have been braking 2 year old colts for 2 years now and it took my falling off and being knocked out and stepped on before i started wearing one. I never get on a horse without one now. Thank you for bringing this to peoples attention

[@xPaintTheSkyx]

#mindyourmelon

[@Canteringkeeko]

LOVE YOU!!!!

[@susangorman5035]

Dying laughing, brilliant video..extremely relevant and funny!

[@SA-fe2iu]

this is so freaking perfect. mind your melon you guys!!!! i knew it would be related!

[@liveridelove-bc7sc]

Great idea!!! Hope ist spreads and more people get to think that way!

[@KatRae]

I personally do not usually ride with a helmet (Unless I'm showing, in a lesson, or jumping), but I love the message this video is trying to convey. I love all of the points and lame excuses people use to not wear one, and believe me, I've used a few. This video may have convinced me a little to start wearing one a little bit more. Thanks Dom and Jimmie. (:

[@FrostNightVideoProductions]

Awesome video. We needed this. #mindyourmelon because you know you'll want to ride to morrow. Helmet over casket.

[@Sadiewolf1395]

So true I am all for helmets, I just recently fell off while going over a jump and landed head first. When I hit all a saw was a red and white flash and then pain. I was not knocked out or anything and was able to get back on. But after my ride I realized I had no memory of the fall or anything else after for a bit. I went to the hospital just to get checked out to make sure and I found out that I had gotten a minor concussion. I was ok just had some head aches for the next few days but Im fine now, but if it where not for my helmet my concussion could of been bad or even worse. Im grateful for helmets!

[@gottalovebreyerhorsies8007]

I got seriously depressed once, and decided I'd rather die riding, free. These days, I gathered my common sense and wear a helmet.

[@MrsJuba2022]

i feel like i look better with my helmat on

[@jennifer9331]

haha i agree with that!

[@Eliseelise903]

Same!! 😂👌

[@ThePizzaManTV]

Very great and funny video Dom! I'm glad you're getting the word out! -Zach

[@betsybradock]

the last "mind your melon" with the horse is too hilarious omg xDDD

[@fimma2001]

Just shared the Video in Facebook and made Selfies on Instragram. I love this #mindyourmelon ❤️ Great thing !

[@americanpaint1814]

There was one time where i was heading for a vertical with my mare, but at the last second she refused and i fell and landed on the ground with poles toppled all over me, if i hadn't worn my helmet, i would have cracked my head on a jump standard. #Mindyourmelon!!!!!!

[@RunLikeSheeka]

I've fallen on my head really bad a few times and I'm so glad I was wearing a helmet!!!

[@SunShinyGirl]

I really appreciate this video. So many riders these days, whether they are in English or western discipline think that it is not important to wear a helmet. But it really is! #mindyourmelon

[@BroncRider2341]

Before this Spring, I was always annoyed with having to wear a helmet, but when I fell from my horse and cracked my helmet and suffered a pretty serious concussion (that I STILL feel the effects from): my attitude was completely changed. Now that I am able to think more clearly, I find myself thinking about how easily I could be dead right now. And I probably would be. I lost a whole week and a half of memory, two months of riding, and a month of school. I just wish that everyone would comprehend how dangerous head injuries really are. I am so grateful for my helmet, because without it my head would be cracked and not my helmet. Just a scary thought that can be so easily prevented with a simple helmet. #mindyourmelon

[@randompotato9219]

I ride both English and Western and wear a helmet. I have fallen off three times, once where if I wasn't wearing a helmet I would've cracked my skull (the arena was lined with a metal pipe fencing kind of thing, like some gates). The other two times I fell off a six foot tall horse over his neck and sideways. Luckily, when you end up on the ground from him spooking, he doesn't decide, "Hey, let's freak out more and trample somebody!" xD Thanks for the vid and for raising awareness about this. ;)

[@emmataylor5617]

Thank you for agreeing. It's saved me 10 times. Once I hit a wooden wall 3 times. And this horse was pretty old. My foot got caught in the stirrup.

[@eventer79]

As someone who lost the person they love more than anyone to a TBI (not riding related and not his fault, but the end result doesn't matter), let me say this: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT YOU. Take a moment and think about the people who care about and possibly depend on you, children, significant others, close friends, parents, and know: your "choice" may leave them shattered, battling the horrors of PTSD, and forever grieving...because you didn't want to mess up your hair. Are you willing to lay that on their shoulders when your horse trips over a clump of grass? #mindyourmelon #ridersforhelmets

[@ForeverNaturalApp]

BEST VIDEO EVER!!! I have so many friends who don't wear a helmet and it makes me go nuts every time they ride. I am totally sending them this video.

[@DuchessMyPony]

#mindyourmelon is great, always wear your helmet, without your helmet, riding is a risk not worth taking! stay safe peeps!

[@craycraykk6414]

One of my old friend didn't wear a helmet and fell off her horse and broke her skull now she has an awkward shaped head and she gets bullied about it and she still doesn't wear a helmet to this day it makes me nuts to

[@hannahequestrian7559]

I LOVE your videos!!!!!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@lauragiesbrecht7671]

DUDE that's a Tron shirt!!! love it

[@shadeydawn]

Omg the Batman and the Mr Melon bit must've had so many bloopers...

[@annestorms6813]

People who complain about riding horse helmets should try to wear a dirt bike helmet all year (with the gear). I always wear the proper equipment whenever i ride horses or dirt bikes. (Even when i ride western).

[@waterwebkinz]

I think this is a good awareness. I took a bad fall about 2 years ago and had a lot of impact on my head. If I wasn't wearing my helmet, I would have ended up with a concussion

[@absolutelynobodycares]

At a riding camp this girl was going in a turn really fast and fell off, she didn't expect it and had been riding for years. She fell of straight into the fence, the horse stepped on her inner arm and her helmet cracked. Let's just say she was quiet glad she had her helmet.

[@megsgant9892]

I went through a stage where I would just forget my helmet or just couldn't be bothered to fetch it, especially when doing Liberty. But I almost fell off the one time and I've kept my helmet on since then!

[@beatekreuzer5025]

I learned to ride horses in Germany. At the riding school helmets were required. It became a second nature to always wear one. Even today, 40 years later, I feel awkward on a horse without a helmet (rarely happens). In all those years I've been riding all kinds of horses in all kinds of situations. In younger years I've been hitting the sand hundreds of times. Very rarely did I hit my head, but at least twice the helmet prevented injury. Once when I got smacked head first into the wooden wall of the arena by a horse that usually was too lazy to buck at all. Second time when starting a young pony. She got distracted by a horse in the pasture, made a sharp turn and I lost my balance. I fell into the mud all right, but didn't let go of the reigns and got hit by a hoof on the helmet.

[@FrostNightVideoProductions]

I do have a distant relative who was killed in a horse accident when she was a teenager. Doctors said she probably would have lived if she wore a helmet. It's better to be safe than sorry.

[@jenniferlocke8401]

OMG! youguys are great!

[@addiewatson5372]

Research done by the National Coronial Information System shows from between July 2000 and June 2012, 98 horse-related deaths have occurred, 28% of those people were wearing helmets and only 14% weren't. Wearing a helmet does not mean you will be safe, it might reduce the chances of serious injury if you fall, but it wont stop injury all the time. A helmet is designed to help with a sudden and short impact like a fall, but if a horse were to step on the helmet when you fall the helmet could break and splinter. I have a friend that actually would have died if he had been wearing a helmet because of the pressure put onto his head when the horse he was riding fell and landed on him, the helmet would have fractured and done even more damage and potentially killed him.

[@LE123LE123]

Amanda Walther I'd like to know just how those stats were factored. Remember, the internet doesn't know everything. Stats are only as good as the information being fed into them.

[@heatherd2395]

So if 28% wore a helmet and 14% didn't, what about the other 58%?

[@torid933]

This accually made me wanna wear my helmet!!

[@fimma2001]

Great Video!

[@horsecalledpokey4623]

used to not wear a helmet but after my horse spooked and my head landed near a concrete slab narrowly missing it, now I always do!

[@sarahmoran9631]

I don't really mind what people's opinions are on wearing or not wearing a helmet. If someone doesn't want to wear a helmet, go right ahead, I can't stop them. I have to wear a helmet anyway because my trainer likes me to. The only time I didn't wear a helmet will riding a horse was when I was with my friend at her barrel race and after it ended, we rode her horse bareback around the building for a little bit.

[@julianorthforce7022]

Batman one, got me xD MindYourMelon

[@ImpossibleAlien]

No matter how safe and calm my horse is, there's always the possibility that it can trip and fall over. My helmet already saved me from many many injuries. Seriously, better safe than sorry. ;)

[@sienas7350]

Couldn't agree more with you guys! #mindyourmelon

[@4evrTNT]

I fell in water with my horse two years ago. I went under him and broke 6 bones in my face and got stepped on on my back. My helmet was completely banged up and without it, I would be dead. Thank you guys for doing this, the ignorance about wearing a helmet is unbelievable. I wouldn't risk not being able to ride again just to look cool or be completely comfortable.

[@juliamarple3058]

Great video👍🏼

[@TheUntouchableOne96]

Loooved this, i tagged a couple of pictures on instagram ♥

[@nataliew2187]

I 100% agree with this! I never am riding a horse without my helmet even if I am just sitting on it

[@equineforever6634]

I love this video, I have never ridden without a helmet and never will! I have taken a few nasty falls this month, and I'm glad it's the helmet taking the damage, NOT ME!!!!!!

[@ZestBrew]

the dramatic intro #loveit lol

[@NicoleHearnEquestrian]

Raleighlink14 would hate this

[@AaliyahVawdaHorse]

Nicole Hearn actually she made a review on this

[@NicoleHearnEquestrian]

Aaliyah Vawda I know

[@AaliyahVawdaHorse]

she diddnt say anything about she hating this vid

[@NicoleHearnEquestrian]

Aaliyah Vawda I know

[@NicoleHearnEquestrian]

I saw it right after i watched this 2 MONTHS AGO so it doesnt matter

[@maddybarkman9431]

I always thought that helmets were a bother, they are annoying and get your head sweaty in the hot weather, but it will REALLY protect your head if you have a bad enough fall. I fell off just yesterday and I landed on my head, and I had my helmet on LUCKILY, and the outcome of the fall was would have been much worse if I wasn't wearing my helmet. I only had a headache for an hour or so, and I pulled some muscles in my neck, but other than that I'm fine. I'm so so SO happy I was wearing my helmet, if I weren't I could have cracked my head open, got a concussion, or worse. So please, MIND YOUR MELON!!!

[@mialelnope3799]

Could you pleae do a video on body protectors as I think that too many people don't wear them and you never know when a horse could stand on your back (happened to me once luckily I haven't ever ridden without a body protector but people don't realise how important it is to wear them.

[@HmainTomlinson]

Ikr! I take lessons, and I am the ONLY one that wears a bp!!!

[@shanarosseel1084]

I would like one but my grandma keeps saying that it's going to bother me so I can't buy one

[@jamiefritchman3435]

shana rosseel I think it will bother your grandma more if your laying in hospital bed.

[@emmaburgess6674]

I never jump without my body protector! i dont care if im only doing trot poles... i am 155cm and weigh 40kg, my horse is an Oldenburg warmblood 16.2hh and 700-750kg. shes the sweetest thing but like they said, it can happen anywhere, any time. a bit of extra sweat is better then not walking again

[@ThatAwkwardEquestrian]

I don't wear one... its rare a horse stands on you.

[@xdiamondsinthenightskyx3741]

YEAH!! #mindyourmelon people!!!! LOL I was laughing so hard when the batman part came XD

[@kelsiep9840]

Great video.

[@mardimaclean7669]

I have a Charles Owen helmet and I love it!! I love how it looks and I feel very professional in it... I will never ever ride without a helmet!! No matter what! And as long as I’m there nobody else is going to be on a horse without one! Even if it’s “just a pony ride” stuff happens and one the damage is done, it’s done and theres no going back!!

[@natalietopp4532]

I know that feeling I was riding in my lesson and got a concussion but now I always know how to wear my helmet when I ride #mindyourmelon

[@lilleyhayes7493]

Mr Mellon brains fell out oml 😂😂

[@kinelund230]

I always wear a helmet when I ride, because I got bucked off once and landed on my head.. We went to the doctor right afterwards and she told me that if I hadn't used one I would've been dead.. My helmet was almost flat at the top...

[@LilithRingmaster]

I ALWAYS have a helmet! When I went trail riding with my dad at a place north from us I asked if I could use my helmet and they said if I was 18 or over I didn't need one. My reply "I've fallen too many times to know that I shpuld always habe my helmet. I have been lucky because I've had mine on every timw I've taken a nasty spill." So I put mine on and about 1/2 hr later the horse I was on kept backing up and almost took me off an egde down a steep hill into a creek. Luckily I had the reigns to act as a crop but if we had gone down hill I at least had my helmet!!!!!

[@HorseLover2600]

BEST.VIDEO.EVER!

[@horsewhisperer016]

I agree with wearing helmets and I have worn now ever since the first time i got on a horse and now I'm competing. I've never damaged any part of my head thanks to my helmet!

[@rachelcavallo8214]

loved it! #mindyourmelon

[@emmaburgess6674]

i had a fall off my mare one day, was coming into a jump and last minute she just decided to jump the height of the jump-wing. i got a little air born over the jump and didnt want to come down and land on her back and hurt her so i rolled off. Was wearing my Helmet and body protector. Got a concussion and busied Tail bone. BUT my melon is still attached to my head and i didnt break my ribs. very grateful, and then went and got a new helmet

[@emilydorow5448]

My friend had a fall where the horse flipped onto her and she was wearing a helmet and the horses withers hit the helmet and got stuck in the groves in it and it push her head into the ground and she fractured her skull, several doctors told her that if she hadn't had the helmet on the wither would have bumped her head and slid past her and she wouldn't have been so severely injured. But I still ride with a helmet, and she does sometimes.

[@lifeisanillusion1152]

I wanna try that black light jumping thing that was in the intro

[@natgeoson]

I was hoping Think Like A Horse has posted something on here lol anyway does a regular helmet like for a bicycle will suffice?

[@allieconrad]

Such a great video! There is nothing more annoying than pulling up to a trainers barn and seeing them riding without a helmet! The excuse of "it's just flat work" is moot.

[@Constantina.Valenti]

I was always the type of person who was like 'meh, to each their own' about a helmet and rarely wore one myself. I never really had any mishaps that landed me on the ground while riding but then one day... I had a normally quiet horse get spooked unexpectedly and decided that he was going to put on a galloping rodeo and there wasn't a hell of a lot I could do to stay on, unfortunately and between the saddle and ground it was like slow motion horror. I was like "Damn it, I wish I was wearing a helmet." Since I wasn't wearing one I opted to throw my arm up under my head to give it some cushioning to keep my skull from making a very brutal impact against the ground. Still, mangled the hell out of my shoulder and tore the crap out of my rotator cuff which requires surgery to fix but at least I still have my brain in tact. What would have been better would be not destroying my head OR my shoulder, so I fully agree #mindyourmelon .

[@tillsx3620]

could you do a video on body protector and air jackets? my air jacket has saved me quite a few times, i'm lucky that i've only had a few bumps on my head, but i've been very close to breaking my neck and ribs out doing some cross country

[@eponack]

As a die hard helmet wearer in Wyoming I've heard it all. The peer pressure to take it off keeps coming. I usually ask them how many concussions they've had, and then I share my total: 0! I have left mine at home a few times and it is a very uncomfortable and odd feeling to be up there without it. The other times it bugs me to see people without a brain bucket is when they are gentling untouched horses. And they'll let their kids go without, too. Darwin, anyone?

[@lisadacat100]

My helmet has saved my life, I wish I had kept it to show to people who don't wear one. I was riding a very kid safe lesson horse when something spooked him and he bucked strait up in the air. I was still a young rider then and flew right into the air and landed straight on my head. I was lucky not to break anything except my helmet. It cracked from temple to temple and if I was not wearing it that crack would have been in my head. I was able to walk away with a minor concussion and some bone busing.

[@HmainTomlinson]

That kinda thing happened to my dad, but he was on his bike! His bike helmet had a huge chunk outta it, and it woulda been his head if he hadn't been wearing it!

[@ZestBrew]

my cousin got bucked off his horse and it did more damage to his head then if he would not have been wearing one it was a good quality one also so i personally am not a big fan of wearing helmets but if i am doing something new or just learning something then i will wear one (and of coarse for shows)

[@variousss4169]

Wayyy to late for this but I had to comment on this legendary video. Anyway, onto my story. Recently, I was working a very green horse Albie. Long story short, I gave a bad line and he scared himself just before the jump. I was flung forward and landed on the pole. I then didn't get let go of the rein, he went off galloping and I was kicked on my head. Right where my helmet was. If I wasn't wearing my helmet then I would of been good as dead. M I N D Y O U R M E L O N

[@eliska3873]

Great video , I didn't know why anyone would ride without one it's just common sense :) I've always ridden with one and last year I had a fall ad was badly concussed that I passed out if I did Not have my helmet on well I might not be here to watch this video :) yay helmets :)!

[@simplymarieh7415]

A few days ago I fell of my horse while jumping and hit my head. I went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a big concussion. My helmet saved my life. The doctors kept asking was I wearing a helmet and did it crack. It broke a bit but was a small price to pay to replace it. My mom took a picture of me lying on a hospital bed and I hadn't took my helmet off yet. #mindyourmelon

[@rachellmcfly5561]

ADORE THIS VIDEO

[@wbuck926]

LOVE this video! It would be even more compelling if you spoke to some people who are now brain injured because they did not wear a helmet. Depressing but very compelling

[@kristindewe4096]

I had a really bad fall last fall. I hit my head and I was barely concious after that. Had I not had my helmet that fall would have landed me in the hospital. Just because your a good rider doesn't mean you can see the future and expect the refusal or spook.

[@rachelbuetow8565]

I wear my helmet even when I'm driving home sometimes :)