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There are three safety standards acceptable in the UK for riding hats as follows:
- EN1384/BSEN1384: The basic minimum safety standard. The standard is reviewed every five years or following a complaint.
- PAS 015: A safety standard managed by the British Standards Institute (BSI). This standard is reviewed every two years and this is the highest safety standard for riding hats in terms of shock absorbency, penetration and retention.
Riding hats may conform to one or both of the above standards.
Riding Hat Quality Marks
In addition to the standards above, riding hats may also have a quality mark such as the BSI's Kitemark. Quality marks show that, as well as conforming with the requirements/testing of the relevant standard(s) above, the riding hats have also been subjected to on-going quality control usually by regular testing of randomly chosen batches of hats.
The Pony club only accept hats with the EN1384, BSEN1384 or PAS 015 standard PLUS the BSI kite mark. Some riding establishments and show organisers state that hats worn must conform to the British standards BSEN1384 and/or PAS 015 plus the BSI kite mark.
Therefore it is always best to buy a hat that conforms to BSEN1384 and PAS 015 plus the BSI kite mark as such a hat will be acceptable at all riding establishments and for all events.
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