best blue velvest hat with harness?

[ThePony]

Hi,
I am looking to get a velvet hat for dressage and showing, but am thrown at the choice and esp the safety standards. I would like a navy velvet hat with leather harness. Will obv go and try a load on (prob derby house as they have the biggest range around here) but wondered if I could get peoples opinions on the ones they have? I would like to avoid the bobble head look I am currently sporting with my skull cap, but def don't want to sacrifice safety for this. I can't decipher the different safey standards so am a bit stuck! Would just like to be more informed before I go and try them on and spend a stack of £!
Thanks for your advice!

 

[toomanyhorses26]

I have this hat

http://www.colemancroft.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=404

very comfy, quite a tight profile so you lose the cannonball look and price is pretty good (they have gone down since I got mine)

 

[katherine1975]

Have a look at the Charles Owen H2000, they have them at derby House.

 

[KatB]

Well it depends what fits! Charles Owen do the H2000 and the "Fiona" which are different shapes, but both are very smart. Champion do the Grand Prix one, which is what i would go for as Champion always come out superbly in the safety tests, and fit me well

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

I am another charles owen H2000.

Love it, very comfy and professional looking not the cheapest, but not the most expensive either!

 

[ThePony]

Hi guys, thanks for all the help! WIll def go for the best fitting one, but still seems an awful lot of choice - I am fortunate to not have a wonky shaped head so tend to get some choice when getting a new hat! I think I will stick with Champion or Charles Owen - I think they are the only ones made in the UK? - which makes me feel better about the safety standards they adhere to, though I could be way off the mark on that one!!

 

[monkeybum13]

I love my champion
But if your head isn't a champion shaped head then the charles owen and gatehouse look really nice

 

[catdragon]

Another vote for the Charles Owen. I bought mine from Derby House, I orginally went for a Champion but it didn't fit my head as nice as the Owen does. Mine's blue with the leather flesh coloured strap, it looks very smart

 

[Kenzo]

Well it depends what fits! Charles Owen do the H2000 and the "Fiona" which are different shapes, but both are very smart. Champion do the Grand Prix one, which is what i would go for as Champion always come out superbly in the safety tests, and fit me well

Ditto above, Charles and Owen do a few different styles, show hat, then the Fiona and the showjumper, I have the older version of the showjumper that I used for showing may years ago although just use it for everday use now, I often get asked if its a Patey!

Love C&O hats

 

[ironhorse]

Charles Owen H2000. I've got the showjumper one as well (my H2000 is brown, the showjumper navy) and I don't think it looks quite as smart. Pricey but worth it and lasts forever if you look after it. Make sure you buy a hat bag - they stop them fading or getting bashed.