Your 5-Step System for Safer, Sun-Smart Trail Rides

Ride longer. Stay cooler. Protect your skin.

If you love long days in the saddle but come home sunburnt, exhausted, or worried about your horse's comfort in the heat. This guide is for you (downloadable PDF you can view on your phone, tablet or computer. You can also print it if you prefer.

Created by Australian rider Julie Dixon (founder of Helmet Brims), Ride Ready gives you a practical, printable system to help you and your horse stay calm, cool, and connected on every ride.

✅ What's Inside

• Step 1: Know Your Horse – Spot early stress signals before they become problems
• Step 2: Take Care of Your Body – Pre-ride hydration, heat management & energy tips for women 45+
• Step 3: Sun-Safe Gear Checklist – What you actually need (and what you don't)
• Step 4: 5-Step Ride-Ready Checklist – Your printable "Am I Ready?" system for every ride
• Step 5: Long Ride Heat Plan – Before, during & after strategies for Australian summer riding
• BONUS: Trail Troubleshooting – What to do when your horse feels anxious or the ride isn't going to plan

🌞 Who This Is For

This guide is perfect if you:

• Ride in Australia (especially NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, WA)
• Love trail riding, endurance, or pleasure riding
• Want to prevent sun damage while staying in the saddle
• Care deeply about your horse's wellbeing in the heat
• Want to ride comfortably for many years to come

💡 Why This Guide Is Different

Most riding advice focuses only on the horse. Ride Ready focuses on both of you.

Because an overheated rider makes slower decisions. A stressed rider creates tension. A sunburnt rider rides less.

Comfort equals connection. When you're both comfortable, you ride better together.

📥 What You'll Receive

• Instant digital download (PDF)
• Printable 5-Step Ride-Ready Checklist
• Long Ride Heat Plan
• Reflection Ride Journal page
• Trail Troubleshooting guide
• Accessible on phone, tablet, desktop - or print it out

🐴 About the Author

Hi, I'm Julie - a lifelong rider based in Blayney, NSW. After years of riding under the harsh Australian sun, I ended up with permanent sun damage. I couldn't find proper shade protection that stayed on my helmet, so I designed one.

This guide is an extension of that same philosophy: Ride smarter. Ride safer. Ride longer.

Ready for cooler, safer, longer rides?
Download Ride Ready today and start riding with more comfort, confidence, and connection.