Recent content by MozartK

Ooops Tiddlypom, how funny, sorry about that! Just having the one broken helmet was easy for people to pass off as a one off but these pictures make this a much more serious issue, which should be addressed. Also as you say, promoting a hat that disintegrates upon impact is not acceptable for...

Thanks ycbm. I just looked at google images but the only broken KEP pictures I can see are of my hat, just taken in different places as I moved around for better lighting. However, as I googled as I was amazed to see just how far my pictures went!

Thanks Piddlypom, I must have missed those the first time you posted. I will pass on to TS. This has been rumbling on for 2 years now and the reason TS have not put more effort into it, was due to my incident being the only incident they were aware of. Hopefully more incidents of failure will...

I have forwarded the picture of the KEP hat from the Australian accident to Trading Standards, as they are communicating with KEP Italia through one of their import agents regarding the performance of their hats. They are doing this with support from an expert within the protective headwear...

Sorry for the absence, I don't come on here often but do tend to look every now and again. In a nut shell I got absolutely nowhere. Whichever way I turned I hit a brick wall......the words 'sticking heads in sand' springs to mind, regarding BE, BHS etc. I did think I was getting somewhere with...

Just another update regarding hat gate. Out of the blue, I recently received a report regarding my accident and performance of my hat, which was carried out by a well known professional within the equine hat safety field. The report was courtesy of The Mark Davies Injured Rider Fund, for which I...

Yes, very frustrating but I do keep chipping away at it. Everyone is pointing me towards Trading Standards but that is a dead end. I think there are deeper issues here that horse riders need to be made aware of, for example the potential compromise in safety we could be making when we buy the...

Sorry for my long absence but only because I didn't really have any progress to report. Finally I have managed to speak with the relevant body at BSI and they have a full account of the accident and damage sustained to the hat. They are aware of my concerns regarding the performance of my hat...

Once again....... My horse stumbled whilst trotting in long grass. I went over his head and landed on my face/chest. The left side of my forehead, the bridge of my nose and my ribs were bruised. My nose was bleeding and my lower lip was skinned. I have other photos which show the bruise on my...

Exactly. I explained that I was unhappy with the performance of the hat and even if the hat had disintegrated intentionally by absorbing impact, this is just not acceptable for hats designed for horse riding. Hence, I will be keeping the hat and taking the matter further with relevant bodies...

Yes, its the Managing Director. I spoke with her today and she basically reiterated everything that KEP have posted on here and also on Facebook. Rather than get into an argument, we agreed to disagree about the performance of the hat and whether it had saved my life, whether the horse had trod...

Wow! That is good to hear!

Very interesting. Section E4 is impact testing and states that the hat is subject to 4 drops in 4 different places, which have to be on or above the test line (which I couldn't find). However, section E4.4 states that the tester can chose which area he would like to drop test, so long as it is...

In fairness KEP told me to follow procedure and return the hat to the retailer/distributor to be returned to KEP for investigation. However, I was advised by Trading Standards to keep the hat, as they may want to inspect it themselves. Since there may be action by Trading Standards or others, I...

I have attached a couple of links which make for interesting reading. I can't get actual copies of either EN1384 or PAS015 testing standards unless I pay about £150, so this is the best I have managed to find so far. One thing is for sure.....the hat was meant to stay on my head...