BS clamp down on coloured jackets

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What are people planning on doing? I've just rung the venue I'm heading to this weekend to ask about it and they said they've been told to pull everyone that are in coloured jackets.
I understand it's the rules and so it was stupid to buy an expensive jacket without checking the rulebook but I think BS are also being petty and alienating even more members.
I bought mine after seeing countless people wearing colours, including high profile riders. They were wearing the jackets repeatedly so obviously weren't being pulled for them. BS are sponsored by animo and know that they are the main producer of the coloured jackets which again I feel gives the impression the jackets are ok. I think after they have turned a blind eye for so long to not send out a message saying they are either changing the rules or that they will be having a serious clamp down from next year is very unfair. That way at least people could save up to replace their jackets.
I thnk I'm mainly annoyed because I feel BS do so little anyway. We have very few venues in our area and a couple of them are dangerous yet they keep allowing them to run shows. I'm beginning to wonder if the only thing they do is bring out pointless rules. ( I understand keeping standards and being smart isn't pointless but if they've allowed those hideous biker boot things they should allow coloured jackets, plus you're still allowed to cover your jacket in bling!!)
What are people planning on doing? All the jackets will be worthless now. I was wondering about dyeing mine?
 
I don't have much of a view as i wear a traditional blue jacket anyway, but you mentioned the pros.

You can wear a coloured jacket if you get permission from BS, the pros have probably done this as they want to ride in their sponsors colours.
 
I've often thought about this... and the rule is there so it either needed to be adhered to or changed! Otherwise what is the point in the rule. Whether I agree with the rule is a different matter, I also find it ridiculous that you can wear those disgusting brightly coloured hats!

Allthe judges and officials have been sent a memo reminding them of the ruling, so I reckon they will crack down on it for a few weeks and then it will be forgotton about...!

They must expect a backlash, after all 75% of riders have a coloured jacket now!
 
I totally agree - I was really surprised to see the rule clamp down notification. Pretty much everyone is wearing jackets with different coloured collars to the base colour so I'm not sure how they are going to enforce this rule as no one will be able to compete at this rate! I have just bought a new Equiport jacket in navy with red collar - i plan to ring the BS and get approval to wear it!

There are so many other rules which are miles more important that don't see to get enforced - like collecting ring etiquette. This rule seems pointless as who cares what type of jacket people wear - it doesn't hurt anyone (other than maybe your eyes on occassion!) I'd rather they stopped people wearing massive big bits and socking horses in the mouth!
 
I agree. The BS venue I went to a couple of weeks ago had such a bad surface people were studding up to jump indoors and at least 2 horses slipped badly and they decide to worry about the colour of jackets?!
 
If it's a rule there isn't much to do except follow it for now and agitate for change.

Seems a bit silly when riders can compete at the Olympics in their national colours and BS has already signed off on the less formal jackets in an effort to make the sport more modern and spectator-friendly.
 
"Jackets: the following are permitted:
Traditional style tailored jackets in dark colours (black, navy, green,
brown, burgundy, grey or red) with the exception of British Team colours."
" New styled jackets consisting of one or two base colours with piping in a different colour must be approved by British Showjumping."

guess I'd better go phone them. ill be extremely annoyed if they don't approve my jacket seeing as I haven't had a chance to wear it yet.
 
Ok I am confused. I have just got the HKM black jacket with white trim. IS that allowed??

Also have a grey Caldene jacket with pink velvet colour that has never been questioned.

Will I be ok in either of them at the weekend?
 
Might be a stupid question but reading the rules that doesn't mention if tweed jackets are allowed?! Not that I can see anyone being pulled up for riding in a tweed hacking jacket :p
 
bryonyjane said:
Might be a stupid question but reading the rules that doesn't mention if tweed jackets are allowed?! Not that I can see anyone being pulled up for riding in a tweed hacking jacket :p
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But tweed will be green, grey, brown, etc, so should be permitted..... I guess!
 
Think tweed is allowed - not sure the copy and paste above is the whole rule!

Theyve approved the prestatie vittoria which to be honest if they approve that how can they not approve say a jacket with say a pink collar.

A friend of mine has emailed about her navy animo jacket which has gold on the cuffs and splits at the back a she was told Navy traditional type jackets are approved.

So, would you interpret that to mean its non traditional so you cant wear it?

Or, its navy and although fabric is different its a fairly normal shape/style so is approved?
 
Gosh, I've had a traditional navy pikeur for the last 10 years. It has a burgundy velveteen collar with silver piping around the edge and silver buttons. Never been questioned about it. Am I now too fashionable?! :p I have a shabby 25 year old blue tweed jacket, maybe I should pull that out instead, though the buttons may now be under a little strain.. :o
 
I think the whole thing is ridiculous. As is enforcing the wearing of formal jackets. No wonder the non-horsey public don't take riding as a serious sport.
 
I didn't paste the whole paragraph :o
the bit that confused me is where the say that new style jackets where the piping is a different colour to the main body have to be approved yet the traditional jackets sometimes have this and they are ok.

I suppose the safest thing to do is to talk to BS rather than risk it.
what are the consequences anyways? does anybody know?
 
I think they mean the jackets that arent cut in the traditional style like the Whitaker jump jacket as they have more than one base colour. All others need to be solid colour and i should imagine collars in different colours will be fine, its the bright blue, lilac etc colours that are being questioned.
Im not so keen on funny colours myself being a bit boring but then i think the rule should have always been enforced rather than making a thing of it now.
 
vam said:
i think the rule should have always been enforced rather than making a thing of it now.
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That's what I think too. The BS have kinda made a rod for their own back on this one as everyone has been allowed to do it for so long.

The only answer that I can see is giving out a jacket that complies with every placing :D ;)
 
i was at a BS (was a club/intro show thing) show at the weekend and was a little annoyed that they let someone ride in tracksuit bottoms and wellies :o so i don't see how they can start pulling people about colored jackets really

i really think BS need to get there house in order tbh , its the first time iv'e competed at BS although have done BE80 & BE90's
i assumed this BS intro/club show would have been on par with a BE80t by means of an affiliated competition feel about it :eek: how wrong was i :eek:
 
they let someone compete in wellies? wow..
the ring steward at my local venue wouldn't let a friend cool one of mine off because she wasn't wearing proper boots, which was fair enough
 
Well I contacted the BSJA to get clarification and got a reply saying to read the handbook and got supplied with a link.

Unbelievably rude given that the rules are so open to interpretation.

Guess I will just find an unaff at the weekend. Luckily my membership is up at the end of May!
 
Definately agree that's the horse has already bolted really!!

Although I like some of the colours I was a bit shocked to see someone competing in a bright pink kingsland jacket at the weekend! But if the judges knew the rule was there all along, and havent been pulling people up, will they now?
 
About time BS members showed their teeth

Cannot believe they worry about this, yet when I asked about safety cups on the warm up fences, they said the membership was too stupid to put them together properly so they weren't safe... (well maybe not in those words exactly!)

Also I cannot see why the new style jackets have to be approved, as one looks as hideous as the others, but they make money on it!
 
blood_magik said:
they let someone compete in wellies? wow..
the ring steward at my local venue wouldn't let a friend cool one of mine off because she wasn't wearing proper boots, which was fair enough
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someone was having trouble with there horse (poss new or young) and someone more experienced got on to take it in the ring and they were wearing those muck boot things (not even the riding ones) and tracksuit bottoms

i would imagine they were riding hc having swapped places with origional rider but still , there was no steward in the collecting ring
 
I've just rang up and apparently a navy jacket with red collar is fine provided it doesn't have white piping as those are the colours of the British team! I need to check but i think mine has silver piping so i should be ok!! So anyway, it sounds like you'll be fine if you have a standard base colour with a coloured collar.
 
I've just googled the Whitaker jump jacket and I'm stunned. They let people wear that?!? It looks like a tracksuit top! You'd have thought if they allowed that they'd allow anything...
 
lindsayH said:
I've just googled the Whitaker jump jacket and I'm stunned. They let people wear that?!? It looks like a tracksuit top! You'd have thought if they allowed that they'd allow anything...
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They really are vile. I don't actually see many of them about though to be fair, even SJers agree that they are disgusting!!
 
I managed to get an answer and had emailed in pics. Mine are both ok. There was one that i would have originally thought wasnt but I think VAM (?)s interpretation is correct regarding new jackets.

Relieved as one was bought as a treat for losing weight!
 
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