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Wear a helmet. “First and foremost, make
sure you’re wearing an ASTM-certified
riding helmet,” says Palm. “Your helmet
should fit snugly, and rest above your brow
line. When you move your head, the helmet
shouldn’t rock forward, backward, or
side-to-side.”
Carry identification. Always carry identification,
including an emergency contact. Tuck
the ID into your helmet.
Pack a saddlebag. Carry a cell or satellite
phone, equine and human first-aid kits, a
flashlight, water, a map, a compass, a GPS
receiver, and a hoof pick.
Ride with a buddy. Never hit the trail
without a buddy and never leave a buddy
behind.
Check in. Let others know where you’re going
and when you expect to be back.
Know first aid. Know how to monitor
your horse’s vital signs, and know how to
administer first aid to both horse and human.
Note that the most common equine
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on-trail maladies are lameness, laceration,
colic, tying up, and snakebite.
Lynn Palm is the founder of Palm
Partnership Training. She’s shown more
than 34 Quarter Horse world and reserve
world champions, competing in both
English and Western disciplines. She’s
won a record four American Quarter
Horse
Association
Superhorse
titles and was
the first rider
to win the
prestigious
Superhorse
title twice
on the same
horse, Rugged
Lark.
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