RIDERS – MOUNTED RALLIES
White or Plain coloured shirts with Pony Club tie OR green BHPC polo shirts:
Members who have attained their 18th birthday may wear the Pony Club dark blue tie. The Pony Club Tie must be worn when representing your Pony Club in a team or as an individual.
Girls over 13 can wear the Pony Club stock.
BHPC Sweatshirt or BHPC Jacket: with Pony Club Badge worn on the left lapel with any test felt achieved behind it.
Beige Jodhpurs: no other colours.
Footwear: Only Standard Riding or Jodhpur Boots with a fairly smooth, thin sole and a well-defined cut heel may be worn. In the interests of safety Wellington Boots, Muckers, Trainers or other footwear should NOT be worn. Stirrups must be the correct size for the rider’s boot with 7mm (¼”) clearance on either side of the boot.
Half Chaps: When worn must be the same colour as the footwear and must NOT have tassels or fringes.
Gloves: It is recommended that gloves should be worn, preferably brown, blue or black. They are compulsory when riding dressage tests.
Spurs: May be worn at Rallies and other events with permission from the DC. Any misuse of spurs will be reported to the DC. Sharp spurs are not permitted. Only blunt spurs, without rowels or sharp edges, and spurs that have a smooth rotating ball on the shank may be worn. If the spurs are curved, the curve must be downwards and the shank must point straight to the back and not exceed 4cm in length. The measurement is taken from the boot to the end of the shank.
Riding Hats with Black or Navy Blue covers. These must be worn with chinstraps correctly fitted and fastened at all times when mounted. All hats must be tagged by a PC Official.
ANY OTHER HAT WORN IS NOT COVERED BY THE PONY CLUB INSURANCE SCHEME.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT HATS SHOULD BE RENEWED AFTER ANY FALL CAUSING SEVERE IMPACT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 3-5 YEARS DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF USE.
