Helmets Required for all Levels of Equine Canada Dressage Competition in 2012
December 27, 2011—Equine Canada and Dressage Canada are taking an industry-wide leadership role by requiring all dressage riders to wear helmets in competition. Commencing in 2012, a national rule...
View ArticleNegative Response to Canadian Dressage Helmet Rule
We received the following comment today from an individual (who we shall refer to as “anon”) in response to the post on the riders4helmets website regarding the Canadian Dressage Helmet Rule Change. In...
View ArticleAmerican Competitive Trail Horse Association Announces Helmet Rule Change
We are delighted to learn that after Tammy Sronce of the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) attended the 3rd Riders4Helmets Safety Symposium on January 14th, ACTHA implemented a...
View ArticleHelmets In Polo & The NOCSAE Standard
PLEASE NOTE: this post has been revised as it was not factually correct when initially posted. Thank you to the USPA for correcting us. In 2011, Lola Chambless, M.D., a neurosurgeon from Vanderbilt...
View ArticleYou Can Leave Your Hat On – Mandatory Helmet Rule
From the United States Hunter Jumper Association….. Effective April 1, 2012, ALL persons mounted on a horse on competition grounds are required to wear an ASTM approved helmet: GR801 Dress 2. It is...
View ArticleMANDATORY HELMET ALERT FOR ALL RIDERS AT PBIEC
For Immediate Release Wellington, FL – April 1, 2012 – Riders at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center should be aware of the impending rule change that goes into effect today, that will call...
View ArticleToday’s the Day: Mandatory Helmet Rule for all USEF Hunter Jumper Shows Now...
Our gratitude as always to Erin Gilmore and ProEquest for allowing us to re-post the following article. This is no April Fools joke. Mandatory helmet-wearing went into effect nationwide this morning at...
View ArticleThe Christen O’Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act – Update
Kemi O’Donnell lost her 12 yr old daughter Christen in a riding accident 12 years ago. Unbeknown to Kemi, Christen was wearing a “piece of apparel” (otherwise known as a hunt cap) rather than an...
View ArticleHat Rules
In December the European Commission took the decision to withdraw the helmet Standard EN1384 2012, meaning that CE marking to this criteria is no longer possible. Gatehouse Technical & Safety...
View ArticleHat standards set to change for 2016
Source: British Eventing To give British Eventing Members the best chance of preparing for the changes in British Eventing hat standards in future, please note the below ruling which will come into...
View ArticleThe Showing Council (UK) Issues Statement Regarding Hat Standards
Following the announcement in December 2014 by the EU Commission, that they were withdrawing the BS/EN1384 hat standard, it became a necessity for The Showing Council to open full discussions with its...
View ArticleBritish Dressage 2016 Hat Rules
A ‘Riding Hat’, designed to provide protection, must be worn at all times when mounted by anyone, whether or not a Competitor, at a BD Competition, including exercising, warming up and competing. Hats...
View ArticleBritish Showjumping Hat Standards Set To Change For 2016
To give British Showjumping members the best chance of preparing for the changes in British Showjumping hat standards in future, please note the below ruling which will come into effect on the 1st...
View ArticleHurlingham Polo Association Safety Advisory Panel Helmet Rule Update
Following a comprehensive review the Hurlingham Polo Association Stewards have approved a future amendment to the rules for Protective Equipment (Rule 2.3b of the 2016 HPA’s Rules and Regulations)...
View ArticleEquestrian Sports New Zealand Bans Top Hats In All Competitions
Rider safety (and safety in general) is always a critical concern for ESNZ and its Board has taken a bold step in mandating the use of approved safety helmets for ALL equestrian competition in the...
View ArticleNew Zealand Equestrian Federation Introduces Approved Safety Helmet Rule
A new rule introduced into the Equestrian Sports New Zealand General Regulations will see all riders competing in ESNZ disciplines having to wear approved safety helmets from August 2017. The ESNZ rule...
View ArticleHimes Introduces Christen O’Donnell Equestrian Helmet Labeling Act
Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), along with Representatives John Larson (CT-01), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) and John Carney (DE-At Large), have introduced the Christen O’Donnell Equestrian Helmet Labeling...
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