Spring 2013 Saddle Club Newsletter - Honourable Artillery Company

Please remember that riding is a dangerous activity and although we hope you will never need to useit, it is vital that you ensure that you have adequate accident insurance cover.Dress for lessons must include a riding hat of the current standard and suitable riding boots (long orshort and chaps are acceptable). No fashion boots or Wellingtons please. Coloured jodhpurs/breeches are allowed except for competitions when they should be beige or white.Riding Hat Safety Standards. The safest standard for a hat is PAS 015, 1994 & 1998. The otherapproved standards are BSEN 1384, 1997, EN 1384, 1996. You should buy a new riding hat if yourhat has sustained an impact (i.e. on a bad fall, banged head or being dropped - the damage may notbe visible on the outside of the helmet), or if your hat becomes too tight, too loose or too old.17