Riders4Helmets will host the third annual Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium on Jan. 14 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Representatives from various corners of the equestrian world will discuss the importance of wearing helmets, rider safety, how to improve helmet designs, rules and more. Dr. Craig Ferrell, physician to the U.S. Equestrian Team and chairman of the FEI Medical Council, Lyndsey White and Chad Mendell of Riders4Helmets will chair the meeting. Speakers at the meeting will include neurosurgeon Allan Sills, M.D., and Olympians Courtney King-Dye, Darren Chiacchia, Lendon Gray and Gina Miles as well as other accomplished professionals.

Riders4Helmets was founded in early 2010 after King-Dye was seriously injured in a riding accident. King-Dye, who remained in a coma for a month following her accident, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident and continues to undergo rehabilitation. The goal of the Riders4Helmets Campaign is to educate equestrians on the benefits of wearing a properly fitted and secured certified helmet.

To view the full symposium agenda and speakers, please visit http://www.riders4helmets.com/3rd-helmet-safety-symposium/