Dear Members
I have been advised by Pony Club Headquarters that the European Equestrian Riding Helmet standard (BS)EN1384 is to be withdrawn. This means that hat manufacturers will no longer be able to CE mark their hats using this standard.
The withdrawal of the standard has no effect on riding hats already on the market. Once a hat has been manufactured to a standard it does not become "non-standard" after withdrawal and can continue to be sold and worn. If riders have hats certified to the EN1384 they can continue to use them unless stated otherwise by rules of competition.
HOWEVER, the Pony Club WILL NOT be allowing hats which are ONLY marked with the standard (BS)EN1384 to be used after 31st December 2015. In practice many hats have additional certifications.
In order to make the transition as smooth as possible, and to allow hats only marked with the standard (BS)EN1384 to be clearly identifiable, the hat tagging procedure for 2015 will now be as follows:-
- Hats which are certified (Kitemarked) and only marked with the standard (BS)EN1384 will continue to be tagged with a PURPLE tag. Most of these hats will already have a purple tag but in the event of one of these hats requiring a new tag only a purple tag will be used.
- Any hats which are certified (Kitemarked) and are also marked with one of the other standards permissible by the Pony Club (PAS 015, Snell E2001 and AS/NZS 3838) will be tagged with one of the NEW WHITE hat tags before 31st December 2015.
I hope this does not cause too much confusion - we will be checking and tagging hats at the Team Showjumping competition at Ardingly Showground this weekend, 17th/18th January so if you have any queries, please bring your hat along to be checked.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Many thanks.
Anne Cook
District Commissioner
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