[QUOTE=wendyfisher;7169579]
It disgusts me. I heard someone bad mouthing him because they didn’t know whether or not he was wearing a helmet. Bryan was an amazing rider. The world will be a darker place without him[/QUOTE]
Why are you disgusted by that? I have no idea whether he was wearing a helmet, but if he wasn’t and died from a head injury that could have been prevented had he been wearing a helmet, that would be disgusting to me, and even sadder than it already is.
[QUOTE=FalseImpression;7169604]
helmet or not, if the horse falls on you… it won’t make a difference!
So sad…[/QUOTE]
Doesn’t that really depend on the horse? I’ve had a horse fall on me before
Lets not turn this into a battle. Lets just pay tribute to the friend, horseman and man who was lost.
How terribly sad - and courageous of his family to give the gift of life to others.
[QUOTE=FalseImpression;7169604]
helmet or not, if the horse falls on you… it won’t make a difference!
So sad…[/QUOTE]
Well - that depends on what the injury is. If a horse falls on your and damages internal organs - then yes, a helmet wouldn’t help. If a horse falls on you and causes you to hit your head, a helmet can make a difference. I have been lucky enough to come out unscathed when a horse fell on me - and I have been lucky to survive a very bad TBI when I had a rotational fall - and a horse land on me - but the only injury I sustained (despite the horse landing on me) was to my brain.
Helmets can help with brain injuries - but they do not always prevent them (I had one on - and still had to be induced into a coma to control brain swelling), and they certainly can not prevent all deaths.
Prayers for comfort, strength and peace to his loves ones. I am sure they are reeling.
So sad, my condolences to his wife and family. I admire their decision to donate his organs and help save another life. And this is not the place for an argument about helmets.
wow how very very tragic. My condolences to his family.
RIP Bryan and Damian. You will be missed by so many.
Sad, RIP.
If anyone has information on the funeral arrangements, can you please PM me with that? I would appreciate it. His mom is a dear friend and I would like to send flowers (and please keep in mind that she might be reading this, so you might want to save the commentary for another thread.)
I do not know what happened to Bryan. Maybe it was a head injury and maybe not. His family deserves a way to find peace and comfort, by recalling happy memories and special times. We do all send our support, prayers, and respect for their decison to save other lives.
But whether this is relevant to Bryan or not, we need to be ever mindful about safety and an event like this opens the discussion again; might make a difference in one person’s ride tomorrow. In my experience and observations, riders who go helmet-less are predominantly male and everyone seems to be reluctant to tell them to go get a hat. What’s with that? I was a first-time vistor to "get my fix.org’ today and the first picture I saw was Rich Fellers on a horse, with his chinstrap unbuckled. Might as well have no helmet on.
It is one of my pet peeves with big name riders and victory gallops without the chin strap done up… do THEY really know better?
Anyway, I agree (in a way because we don’t know if it was head trauma….maybe since the other organs could be donated) this is not the place.
Here is the Equine Canada memoriam
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/In-Memoriam--Bryan-Anderson--1969-2013----Equine-Canada.html?soid=1102707527364&aid=dY6wKojZFLI
Thank you falseimpression.
[QUOTE=FalseImpression;7170047]
It is one of my pet peeves with big name riders and victory gallops without the chin strap done up… do THEY really know better?
Anyway, I agree (in a way because we don’t know if it was head trauma….maybe since the other organs could be donated) this is not the place.
Here is the Equine Canada memoriam
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/In-Memoriam--Bryan-Anderson--1969-2013----Equine-Canada.html?soid=1102707527364&aid=dY6wKojZFLI[/QUOTE]
Especially since a rider at the Master’s fell during the victory gallop and broke his shoulder!
And one at La Baule fell and had was also seriously injured…
It wasn’t a head injury…the horse landed on his chest and his heart stopped for a significant period of time causing a lack of oxygen. Or so I was told by friends who would know. 
such a sad freak accident!!
I think it’s in very poor taste to debate the helmet thing immediately following someone’s passing. Those who will wear a helmet after hearing about the accident will start wearing one without a big debate, and those who still won’t wear a helmet after hearing about the accident, won’t start wearing one with a debate.
BTW in all the trail riding photos on Bryan’s FB page show his students all in helmets and the one picture of him out on the trails he is also wearing a helmet, so I think it’s safe to say it’s unlikely that he was not wearing a helmet.
Can we just post our condolences and sympathy for his friends and family.
[QUOTE=SillyHorse;7169605]
Why are you disgusted by that? I have no idea whether he was wearing a helmet, but if he wasn’t and died from a head injury that could have been prevented had he been wearing a helmet, that would be disgusting to me, and even sadder than it already is.[/QUOTE]
I have heard from several reliable sources that he WAS wearing a helmet.
Such a tragic, heartbreaking event. I am in pain for the family, and cannot even begin to imagine what they are going through.
Before my fiance moved to Calgary, he used to compete with Bryan in SE Asia. He has always spoken very highly of him, and Bryan was obviously a very well respected individual who made an impact on many people.
Sad times for the Horse Community.
Ottawa, ON, September 12, 2013 – Equine Canada mourns the loss of Canadian Equestrian Team member, Bryan Anderson, who passed away on September 11 from injuries sustained in a riding accident.
“On behalf of the staff and volunteers of Equine Canada, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Anderson family,” stated Equine Canada President, Michael Gallagher. “Bryan will be remembered as a gifted competitor, and his talent will live on through the successes of the horses and riders he trained with such dedication.”
Anderson’s success as an international rider began at age 16 when he, with mount Corrache, were members of Team Alberta who were silver team medallists in show jumping at the 1985 North American Junior Young Riders Championships in Wadsworth, USA.
Anderson was considered an ambitious international competitor, and was named to the Canadian Equestrian Team (CET) short list in 1987. In 1990, Anderson represented Canada as a member of the CET at the 1990 World Cup Finals in Dortmund, Germany.
Utilizing his 35 years of equestrian experience, Anderson established the very successful Bryan Anderson Show Jumping training facility in southern Alberta, where he developed talented horses and riders in the disciplines of hunter, equitation and show jumping.
In 2011, Anderson, along with parents JC and Barbara and siblings John, Sandra and Susan, were recognized for their dedication and service to Canada’s equestrian community when they were inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame in the category of Builder (Organization).
Equine Canada extends its sincerest condolences to Anderson’s family, friends, and colleagues. Information regarding memorial services will be posted onwww.equinecanada.ca when available.[IMG]https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCozwAAupGnKyZw&w=154&h=154&url=http%3A%2F%2Fequinecanada.ca%2Fimages%2Fstories%2FEquineCanada%2FSponsors%2Fsponsors4.png)Equine Canada - Canada Hippique
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[QUOTE=Donella;7170157]
It wasn’t a head injury…the horse landed on his chest and his heart stopped for a significant period of time causing a lack of oxygen. Or so I was told by friends who would know. [/QUOTE]
Did his horse just fall down or did he trip over something? Rest in Peace Bryan =( So very freakish.
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