Get ready to strap one on next month

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German dressage passenger Isabell Werth, pictured on El Santo NRW, is with several high-profile riders advocating the purpose of riding helmets inward recent months. © Digi Shots/FEI

Discounts on security helmets are available to equestrians on International Helmet Awareness Day side yesteryear side month.

Riders4Helmets.com teamed upwardly with leading helmet manufacturers to host the day on Saturday, June 9. It is the tertiary twelvemonth the inaugural has operated, in addition to world-wide retailers volition endure offering deals on the day.

“We are delighted to endure inward our tertiary twelvemonth of hosting in addition to organizing International Helmet Awareness Day,” said Lyndsey White of Riders4Helmets.

“The own was founded 2 years agone every bit a straight lawsuit of Olympian Courtney King-Dye’s accident with the aim of educating equestrians on the benefits of wearing a properly fitting, secured in addition to certified helmet. We are proud to dedicate this years’ lawsuit to Courtney.”

King-Dye was seriously injured inward a riding accident inward 2010, in addition to remained inward a coma for a calendar month next her accident. She was non wearing a helmet at the fourth dimension of the accident, in addition to is even in addition to then undergoing rehabilitation.

International Helmet Awareness Day is non merely an chance for equestrians to buy a helmet at a especial sometime discount, to a greater extent than importantly it is an chance for equestrians to endure educated.

Riders4Helmets volition endure streaming alive ‘Get Educated’ webinars via Riders4Helmets.com on June 9, inward which equestrians volition endure able to inquire a multifariousness of experts questions.

The webinars volition characteristic experts inward fields such as: Traumatic Brain Injury in addition to Concussion; Psychology (why equestrians involve non to wearable a helmet); Neuro Physiotherapy; Helmet Manufacturers; Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors; Leading Equestrians (including Olympians); and, Helmet Testing Agencies.

Riders4Helmets volition denote the confirmed line-up of participants on its website earlier June 9.

profile riders advocating the purpose of riding helmets Get gear upwardly to strap i on side yesteryear side month
The riders4helmets own urges equestrians to "strap i on".

The educational expression of International Helmet Awareness Day volition endure supported yesteryear participating retailers, many of which own got already made plans to offering educational events inward their stores on June 9.

Helmet brands that own got committed interest inward International Helmet Awareness Day 2012 to appointment include: Samshield, Troxel, Charles Owen, GPA, Aegis (Devon-Aire), Pegasus, Tipperary,Ovation, IRH, One K in addition to KEP Italian Republic inward the USA in addition to Canada.

In the UK, Charles Owen, Champion Hats, Gatehouse in addition to LAS own got all signed up.

“We are grateful to the helmet manufacturers for their continued back upwardly of this of import event,” said Republic of Chad Mendell of Riders4Helmets.

“The Riders4Helmets own has continued to grow on a global level, every bit nosotros promise volition International Helmet Awareness Day.”

Individuals or organizations wishing to concord an lawsuit to recognize International Helmet Awareness Day tin electronic mail Riders4Helmets on admin@riders4helmets.com for graphics in addition to educational brochures.

“You tin participate in addition to demo your back upwardly merely yesteryear wearing a helmet on June 9, no affair whether yous are trail riding, showing or competing,”  White said.

Equestrians tin discovery participating retailers on the Riders4Helmets website yesteryear searching yesteryear refer or geographic location.

 

For to a greater extent than information on the Riders4Helmets campaign, take in www.riders4helmets.com. You tin besides follow the own on Facebook  and Twitter.

Retailers who wishing to participate inward the lawsuit may register here. Retailers are encouraged to register earlier May 28 inward companionship to have educational materials inward fourth dimension for the event. Late registrations volition even in addition to then endure accepted through June 8.

 

 

 

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