Safety Horse Riding Hats - Types & Applications

All hats and horse riding helmets worn for horse ridingThere are different styles of horse riding hats and
should be designed and manufactured to conform tohelmets to suit different purposes and each hat should
the correct safety standards. Safety standards forbe chose with the discipline they are to be used for in
riding hats in this country include BSEN1384 andmind. Each horse riding discipline, dressage, eventing
EN1384 which are the basic minimum safety standardsand show jumping requires the rider to wear a riding
that get reviewed every 5 years if a complaint ishat with specific qualities and designs. There are many
made and PAS015, which is a revised safety standarddifferent riding hats but all fall into one of two
that addresses new areas of protection for riding hatscategories, Riding Helmets and Skull Caps. Hats used in
including stability tests on hats when worn. The KiteDressage competitions are top hats and can be made
mark signifies continually tested products conforming tofrom materials like velvet and fine fur felt.
the required safety standards and the CE markRiding Helmets are the more traditional type seen,
shows quality and ensures that any product being soldsome are velvet covered with a peak and others are
in the European Union meets the required safetyplastic and look more like a bicycle helmet and are
standards. All riding hats and helmets should becommonly worn eventing etc.
replaced after a fall even if damage cannot be seen.Skull Caps are commonly worn by jockeys and can
Even with all the safety standards in place a riding hatbe personalized with velvet or Lycra riding hat coverts.
or helmet that in incorrectly fitted can be useless andIt is important to remember that no hat can prevent
unable to provide protection in the event of anserious injury but they can offer excellent protection.
accident. Ill fitting riding hats can be uncomfortable andHats can be replaced but heads cannot.
completely inappropriate for the job in hand.