Lightweight Showing Hat?

[suej102]

Does anyone know if it is OK to wear the new, helmet style hats in the show ring? I have a lightweight one that I use generally which is fantastic and cool, but for my showing outings I have been wearing the old fashioned skull cap with a velvet cover and am melting in the beastly thing.

Do you have to have a cloth cover on your hat for showing? I wish I had paid more attention at my last show, but had such a throbbing headache from overheating I didn't think to do any research!

Next show looming and would love to be a bit cooler!

Thanks in advance & enjoy your horses this weekend - the rains should have finally stopped for a while (in the South at least!!).

 

[Theresa_F]

For showing you really should have a velvet hat - preferably not a skull cap with velvet cover. Colour should not be black.

One you describe is really not the done thing though you should be ok for low level showing.

 

[CrazyMare]

Navy velvet hat with flesh straps is ideal, if not a skull cap with a velvet cover (in navy) would be next best.