Racesafe vs Tipperary BPs?

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We've been shopping today for a BP for my OH. He had his first nasty-ish fall from a horse three weeks ago and has made the decision to wear a BP, particularly when riding the ex-racers here in Hong Kong, as he has a slight weakness in his lower back and doesn't want to risk making it worse.

We went BP shopping today and looked at Tipperary and Racesafe BPs for him. As he's planning to wear a BP for most riding it needs to be comfortable. I love my own Racesafe and barely notice that I'm wearing it - but it looks like the Tipperary is even less bulky and more flexible.

I was wondering if you lovely people could advise on whether the Tipperary is as protective as the RS (it's a good few mm thinner) and your experiences with it? I'd not heard of it before and we're wondering if it's worth the extra money!

Tea and liqueur choccies (it's after 6pm here so they're allowed ;)) in return for you help :)
 
iirc the tipperairy doesn't conform to safety standards.
another that might be worth looking at is the segmented one that Endospink wears in all his youtube videos, and which i think is available on his website. he retrains difficult racehorses in Hong Kong (or is it Japan?) i think, and regards it as being protective enough as well as light and flexible enough for his needs.
 
Cheers for that guys, it seems like my suspicions about the Tipperary were right, makes a nice change ;)

Endospink's in Singapore unfortunately! His BP looks interesting but I can't find anything on his site about what it is, I do like his mugs though...
 
I think the tipperary is like the level 1 racesafe - designed for racing so lighter and a little less protection than the level 3 recommended for normal riding. Certainly some of the jockeys have them for riding out.
 
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