It’s safe to say that horse riding safety equipment has come on leaps and bounds over the last decade. Your favourite safety brands like Racesafe and Charles Owen are developing products like never before with rigorous testing and investments into every part of the development process.
Body Protectors
From 1st January 2024, Body Protectors meeting the 2009 BETA standard will no longer be legal for British Eventing, British Riding Club and Pony Club events. However, do not fret if you are a leisure rider as you can still continue to wear your body protector at home.
If you are wishing to compete in any of the activities stated above, your body protector will need to conform to the BETA 2018 standard. This can be found on the labelling
Riding Hats
Are you wondering if there will be a new requirement for riding hats when the new year rolls around? Don’t worry as this changed on the 1st January 2023 which meant that hats with the safety standards PAS015:1998 and SNELL 2001 were no longer be allowed to be worn at British Eventing, British Riding Club or Pony Club events.
Riding hat standards that are approved:
- PAS 015:2011
- VG1 01.040 2014-12 – This standard must also have either a BSI Kitemark or a Inspec IC Mark
- ASTM F1163 2004a or 04a onwards – This standard must also have a SEI mark
- SNELL E2016
- AS/NZS 3838 2006 onwards – This standard must also have a SAI Global Mark
For more information you can visit the BHS or BETA websites
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