In 2004, women's pro Delores Toole became the first barrel racer to abandon her cowboy hat in favor of a helmet at the NFR in Las Vegas. She faced plenty of jabs for going against convention.

Kanin Asay, 26, Powell, Wyo., trades his cowboy hat for a helmet before he gets on a bull.

J.B. Mauney, the PBR's 2006 rookie of the year is one of the best known riders to opt for a protective helmet instead of a cowboy hat. More than half of the bull riders in the PRCA and the PBR ...

"To me, it's more comfortable without one," said bull rider Chad German, 20, who won Wednesday's contest in a cowboy hat. He wore a helmet at his parents' request until he turned 18. Suitable to sport ...

Hard Hat to Helmet In 2016, the safety hard hat market was a $2.1 billion industry with no sign of decreasing in value . However, over the last few years the climbing, biking style helmet with ...

He said there was no helmet that a farmer could use when the temperature reached 113 degrees. “For a farmer who’s mustering a mob of sheep, moving very slowly behind them without any air ...