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Patey vs Safety Hat
- Thread starter LKWilliams
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SpringArising
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The Honri hunt caps and top hats have always looked really ugly IMO.
You know what's even more ugly? A bashed in skull and the view of your arse as someone else wipes it for you.
You know what's even more ugly? A bashed in skull and the view of your arse as someone else wipes it for you.
Meredith
riding reluctantly into the sunset
Rosemary28
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My Mum's hat looked similar when she fell off after her pony spooked and spun on the lane. I'm glad she was wearing her skull cap too.
SpringArising
Well-Known Member
Holy crap, that's scary.
Meredith
riding reluctantly into the sunset
Yes, it was.
I landed on a stone road, was briefly knocked out and had concussion which affected me for a month. The shell of the skull cap was scuffed away beyond the black rough coating and the next layer. When I wiped the mud off you could see the layers. It could have been a lot worse even with the skull cap. I don’t like to think about the consequences if I had not been wearing it.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Enjoy your very expensive and useless toy hat, OP.
Darwinism in action.
Darwinism in action.
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I know it's personal preference, but I have no idea why anyone would buy a hat that isn't to any recognised safety standard.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
For an additional £30 you can have a leather harness fitted, though the manufacturer declares that ‘This does not make the cap a BSI standard cap’ ?.
All Hunt Caps finished in Velvet cost £685.00
All Hunt Caps finished in Velvet cost £685.00
- For Caps finished in tweed or leather please ask for a price
- Caps finished with a leather harness cost £715.00
Goldenstar
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I would never wear my Patey now it lives in its box .In the past the safety hats where really not that good and wearing a Patey or similar was really not quite as silly as I think it is now .
The current standard hats can made a huge difference in an accident this was not always the case technology is much better as is the testing which can prove which hats protect the most .
while I support the right of people to take their own choices I do think it’s a stupid choice to wear such a hats while sitting on a horses back .
The current standard hats can made a huge difference in an accident this was not always the case technology is much better as is the testing which can prove which hats protect the most .
while I support the right of people to take their own choices I do think it’s a stupid choice to wear such a hats while sitting on a horses back .
Winters100
Well-Known Member
They look lovely. I have to say that they would not be my choice as I have had a few bad falls, including one which resulted in a concussion that lasted more than 6 months, and I suppose without a good helmet it would have been worse. You are an adult and you know the risks - do make sure that you fully consider the risks in advance - but if for you the risk/reward ratio is ok then enjoy.
Interestingly where I am based I am one of the few on the yard who consistently wears a helmet. I would never criticise anyone for their choice, and the only time I said anything was when one of the other owners asked if she could give a small child a ride on one of mine - since it was my horse who was to be used I simply told them that I would not be comfortable without the child wearing a helmet. I cannot say that I do not sometimes think to myself that some of the other owners and the pros are taking huge risks, but saying something seems pointless since they must already know this.
Interestingly where I am based I am one of the few on the yard who consistently wears a helmet. I would never criticise anyone for their choice, and the only time I said anything was when one of the other owners asked if she could give a small child a ride on one of mine - since it was my horse who was to be used I simply told them that I would not be comfortable without the child wearing a helmet. I cannot say that I do not sometimes think to myself that some of the other owners and the pros are taking huge risks, but saying something seems pointless since they must already know this.