Ovation Protege Matte Helmet

The fit is perfect

I've been wearing this helmet a couple of years now, find it comfortable, stable, and pleasantly adjustable for a thin hat, headband, etc when the weather warrants it. It is nice and light and well ventilated. I don't find it warmer to wear than a baseball cap.

This helmet is very comfortable and easily adjustable to the size of you head. I am an adult female of average size and I got a size medium/large. I also like that it is light.

Love the helmet

This helmet is the most comfortable I have worn in a longtime. Plus it has the Ovation safety record behind it. The dial that allows you to custom fit the helmet to you head is perfect when wearing a warm scarf or hair up/down whatever. Love it.

Very pleased.

Hi my name is Dixie and I would give this helmet full stars because it's smooth and it feels amazing .

This was a replacement for an old Ovation helmet that I loved. I got the same size, but this one is shorter front to back. I can wear it with the back adjustment at its loosest, but wish I could loosen it in the winter to wear something warmer under it. Why can't the sizing stay the same? I do like the additional air vents.

State Line says I have to have words here. The review title says everything I want to say, though.

Great fit! Love the adjustment knob in the back of the helmet.

Great quality & comfortable!

I love it. It's not as chunky as troxel...although they make some really good ones too! It fits great! Has the dial in the back for that perfect fit. I recommend this helmet.

Love the finish, fits well very comfortable. Also like the spare liner.

I have an Ovation schooler in size m/l and it fits wonderfully, however, for shows my hair can't fit inside my hat as it makes it too tight so I decided to get this hat in l/XL. But even with my hair in a pony tail it fits tighter than the schooler m/l.

I finally decided to start wearing a helmet and after lots of research, reading reviews, and deciding what features were important to me, I purchased this one. It has a lot of vents to keep me cool in the Oklahoma summer. This was very important. If it was too hot, I knew I wouldn't wear it. I also love the dial adjustment for a perfect fit.

I love the look and the large vents. But this helmet hurts my head it is to narrow. This is the first of the brands I have tried besides and NRI that is to narrow.

I bought this helmet as a spare because of the price and the appearance. It truly is low-profile and looks very nice on. It does fit snug - I wear a 7 1/8 long oval hat so I ordered the M/L. I get headaches if my hat or helmet is tight. To wear the helmet as is, it is too snug for me. The lining/padding is removable but it is all one piece. To remove some of the padding, you remove all of it - or you could cut it if you are so brave. (I'm not sure if that would affect the warranty.) I opted to fold the liner/padding so there is more padding on the top of my head and no padding on the back of my head. Then it is comfortable for me to wear. Very good value and appearance for the money.

My daughter finds this helmet very comfortable. It looks nice for shows too. I've recommended it to two friends.

I have worn a helmet since getting back into horses, both on the trail and barrel racing. I have a Troxel which I like too, but wanted to make a Hellmet hat with a brim, so I choose this one. Its actual covers more of my head and is a little softer than the troxel. That said, I think the padding makes it a tad warmer than the troxel. I'd buy it again, it worked for what I needed it for.

Love the helmet, Lightweight and cool. Wonderful for the FL heat.

Love this helmet! Really lightweight and I don't feel like it is weighing me down or bothering me while I ride. However, my head is small, and in measuring my head I'm 1/4" inside the high end of the measurements and I have the dial as tight as it can go on the small/xsmall.

Comfort: 5

This is the first helmet I ever purchased. It is very light weight and comfortable. Don't even know your wearing a helmet. I recommend this product and the fit is perfect.

Comfort: 5

Comfort: 5

I've been riding on and off for 11 years and decided I needed to finally order a new helmet. This one is perfect! It fits well and is comfortable. I haven't had any issues and my trainer loves it. I LOVE that it comes with a helmet bag.

Comfort: 4

Bought as a Christmas present for my daughter and she loves it. She has already recommended it to fellow riders.

Comfort: 5

This helmet fit the circumference of my head but the dome seemed too shallow and caused pain / pressure on the top of my head. The helmet was sized properly and not too big. I don't have this issue with other helmets. That being said the overall design was nice, seemed to have a good amount of vents but I had no opportunity to try it out because of fit I knew it had to be returned.

Comfort: 5

I've been using helmets from the "locker" and none of them have been big enough for me (even though I have a small (adult) head! I was able to easily & quickly adjust this Ovation helmet to my head and now I don't have a helmet bouncing on my head and knocking my glasses off!

Comfort: 5