bowler hat that is actually a (safety) riding hat?

[sidewaysonacob]

I ride side saddle and should really show in a bowler hat, but have a strict personal rule about not getting on a horse without a proper safety hat (with chinstrap) on.

I've asked everyone I can think of and it's a long shot, but has anyone on here heard of a company making safe riding hats that look like bowlers?

Thanks.
(I'll also pop this in CR)

 

[Tinsel Trouble]

Nope... not in the last 50 years. There was a company that used to make them, but not sure they exist now. Have a word with Patey and see what they can come up with!

 

[sidewaysonacob]

I just had a very interesting conversation with Patey - they don't do them as above but will do a bowler outside with a hunt cap inside and a chinstrap, which is getting closer to what I'd be comfortable with...

 

[Tinsel Trouble]

Pateys or similar would be your best bet as they have the materials to make it for you. Can you get the to put straps on an existing bowler, or do you need to comform with the EN codes?

 

[sidewaysonacob]

Don't need to conform to any codes or rules, I just want to not die when I fall off

 

[JessandCharlie]

There is a company making top hats like this now, perhaps they'd be worth a talk to? I forget the name now, but there was a post in CR a while back about them, sure somebody would remember their name?

J&C

 

[MissSBird]

Don't need to conform to any codes or rules, I just want to not die when I fall off

The codes are there to garuntee your hat will do just that - protect you properly when you fall. So you do want the codes if you want to achieve this!

Tbh, I think you'd be far smarter sticking to a smart velvet hat. The judges cannot mark down for it in the sidesaddle classes, and at the moment there is no elegant solution I have found.