dressage riding hat?

[katiejaye]

Can anyone recommend a nice make of riding hat for competing dressage (preferably with a flesh coloured leather strap). I have a beagler and have been using it for a while for competing and although I trust my little man to behave when I have started considering that it may be more sensible to compete in a actual hat that would actually protect me if anything WERE to happen. I'd like something black and smart.

 

[bracken1]

what about the jte HC1 or HC2 hat. Very reasonable price or you can always go Charles Owen although I think they are over priced. Champion are a good traditional company as well. I think you need traditional for dressage

 

[Ferdinase514]

I have a Charles Owen H2000 squared for non BD comps. Mine has a black leather harness, but I assume you can get them in flesh also.

http://www.charlesowen.com/en/products/ridinghats/list.php?p=41

It's quite tall, but looks good, i think.

 

[katiejaye]

thanks, i like that hat, looks really smart. what do u use for BD?

 

[Ferdinase514]

Same one as you, I think. The Horka Beagler?

 

[katiejaye]

yes that's the one I have, I really like it. I don't know if it's me becoming a little more cautious in my old age but I just feel like I should get a proper hat to compete in. Maybe I'm just being paranoid!

 

[Ferdinase514]

Sounds a good plan.

 

[lillie07]

I think you get what you pay for with the Charles Owen hats- they are really smart hats- the nicest hat with a harness on the market IMO

 

[Imonone]

I have the champion hat (always have bought champion) it has a lovely flesh harness and looks very smart. The model is the 'Classic'.

 

[Jo C]

I have a Gateshead Hickstead one, I used it for showing and now for dressage. I am a bit strange in that Charles Owen just don't fit me.