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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...