Would this hat be Dressage legal?

[Bubbleandsqueak]

https://www.johnwhitakerintltd.com/product_detail.cfm?id=RH024

I have the blue version of this hat and just wondered whether it's a little too bright for dressage or not?

It's only unaffiliated so nothing swish but don't want to look out of place. I normally just wear my HS1 with a navy silk.

Thank you

 

[sarahann1]

Afraid not, only allowed black or navy/dark colours basically, see page 26/27 of the rules, has the full description http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/uploads/File/Rules 2014/BD Rule Book 2014 for Web Download.pdf

 

[bluebellfreddy]

Just stick with your HS1, you won't be the only one. Especially unaffiliated. Also you won't be able to wear other hat from next year anyway, not upto standard. HS1 is ok for next year.

 

[GlamourDol]

Just stick with your HS1, you won't be the only one. Especially unaffiliated. Also you won't be able to wear other hat from next year anyway, not upto standard. HS1 is ok for next year.

I thought they'd extended it so we all had till 2017 before the hat change?

 

[bluebellfreddy]

Sorry you are right, I event so am all ready for a new hat end of this year.

 

[angelish]

I thought they'd extended it so we all had till 2017 before the hat change?

is this true ?
sorry haven't seen it anywhere else and was one of the people caught out buy the rule change , bought a uvex two days before the change would be nice to get some use out of it

edited to add := is the rule change extended to 2017 for eventing as well as dressage , sorry for slightly derailing your thread op

 

[Shay]

Its true of BD only. There is an H&H news article here http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/british-dressage-hat-rule-allows-bsen1384-until-2017-477902

All other equestrian sports have until end 2015 only. Sorry!

OP - any hat will do for unaffiliated unless the schedule says the event is run to BD rules. But you will stick out a bit!

 

[Bubbleandsqueak]

Thank you guys just thought we could jazz things up a bit but that hat is a bit too jazzy.

I wonder what new standard will be coming out instead. Everything is a bit confusing at the moment. My friend went to the BRC champs a couple of weeks ago and they wouldn't let her go cross country in her HS1. Seems there's a bit of confusion around the new rules.

 

[angelish]

Its true of BD only. There is an H&H news article here http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/british-dressage-hat-rule-allows-bsen1384-until-2017-477902

All other equestrian sports have until end 2015 only. Sorry!

OP - any hat will do for unaffiliated unless the schedule says the event is run to BD rules. But you will stick out a bit!

thanks very much , never mind its really light and comfy for hacking !

 

[Vodkagirly]

An HS1 should still be legal after the rule changes

 

[Shay]

There are HS1's which are not - although that fact came as a surprise to me when I found one hat tagging. You have to watch out for them on internet sales as they have (understandably) been heavily discounted. The only non compliant (i.e. marked to BS(EN) only) HS1s I have seen also have fixed peaks - that alone would normally have stopped a rider going XC?

 

[glamourpuss]

Shay I think you're getting confused between the HS1 & the Gatehouse.
The HS1 is a skull cap & def doesn't have a fixed peak.