My cowboy hat has seen a bunch of ranches in the past decade or two. A great vacation is the dude ranch one: you have an 1100-pound animal under you, the wind, the landscape, the wrangler there to guide you, and you have nothing to think about than all of that plus staying on the horse! It’s great fun, horseback riding is an adventure and as one of our ranches puts it “Chess is a game, tennis is a sport, when you enter the world of horses and cowboys adventure comes with fun and risk, uncertain outcomes, and a remarkable experience.” So true! The cowboy hat always put me in the mood to ride. I’ve not been on a horse in two years…I bought a helmet for our upcoming trip. I came to the conclusion that yes, cowboys don’t wear helmets, because they usually don’t fall off! One-weekers do fall off! I haven’t yet though I have heard the condolence for those who have (“You’re not a real cowboy till you’ve been thrown off!”) I’ve also heard what ER docs say, “No helmet, what were you thinking?!” Wish me luck, we’ll see how it goes!