{"id":3147,"date":"2025-09-02T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/petersfield\/?page_id=3147"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:51:36","slug":"turnout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/petersfield\/turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Dress Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #002169\"><strong>DRESS CODE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #cb9700\"><strong>NO MEMBER WILL BE PERMITTED TO WEAR SPURS UNLESS THEY HOLD THE C+ TEST OR THE SPURS TEST<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOUNTED RALLIES AND PRACTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hats: must comply with Pony Club Standards for the current year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is mandatory for all Members to wear a protective helmet manufactured to one of the minimum standards listed below. It must bear the CE mark and a quality symbol, either the BSI Kitemark, the SAI Global symbol or the official Snell label with number. The CE symbol on its own is not sufficient to ensure consistent standard of manufacture.<\/p>\n<p>For cross country riding (including Eventing, Tetrathlon, Horse Trials, Tests and training) over fences 0.80m high and above; jockey skull cap, with no fixed peak, must be worn.\u00a0 It is also strongly recommended that a jockey skull cap is worn for cross country riding even over lower fences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snell E2016 &amp; 2021 with the official Snell label and number<\/li>\n<li>PAS 015: 2011 with BSI Kitemark or Inspec IC Mark (BS)<\/li>\n<li>EN 1384:2023 with BSI Kitemark or Mark Inspec IC<\/li>\n<li>VG1 with BSI Kitemark or Inspec IC Mark ASTMF1163 2015 &amp; 2023 with the SEI mark<\/li>\n<li>AS\/NZS 3838, 2006 with SAI Global Mark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further information | <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.pcuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hat-Rule-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pony Club Hat Rule 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUR HAT SHOULD BE TAGGED BY A BRANCH OFFICIAL: PLEASE ASK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fit of the hat and the adjustment of the harness are as crucial as the quality.\u00a0 Members are advised to try several makes to find the best fit, the hat should not move on the head when the head is tipped forward.\u00a0 It is strongly recommended that second hand hats are not purchased.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Children under 9 years old<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Medical advice is that children\u2019s neck muscles do not develop adequately to support a fairly heavy helmet until the age of nine.\u00a0 Therefore, it may be appropriate for children under nine years of age to wear a lightweight hat made to comply with above requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hats with long ventilation slits are not allowed for Members over nine years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hair:<\/strong> Must be tied back securely, in a safe manner to reduce the risk of hair being caught and to prevent scalp injuries.\u00a0<strong> A hairnet is recommended.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jewellery:<\/strong> <strong>Wearing jewellery while handling or riding a horse or pony is not recommended.<\/strong> To reduce the chance of injury, <strong>necklaces, bracelets<\/strong> (except medical bracelets), and <strong>large or dangling jewellery (including items attached to piercings) must be removed<\/strong>. The following are allowed: a wristwatch, a wedding ring, a stock pin worn horizontally, and a tie clip. For cross-country, it is advised to remove stock pins. If a Member chooses to wear any other type of jewellery at a Pony Club event, it is at their own, or their parent\/guardian\u2019s risk.<\/li>\n<li>White shirt (<strong>As a minimum, shoulders must be covered for all riding activities, except for Mounted Games where long sleeves are compulsory<\/strong>).\u00a0 Polo shirts are allowed to be worn at Camp.<\/li>\n<li>Pony Club Tie.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, a plain white or cream stock may be worn with a black or navy jacket, or a coloured stock may be worn with a tweed hacking jacket.<\/li>\n<li>Riding Jacket (black\/navy\/tweed), Petersfield Branch Sweatshirt\/Petersfield, Waterproof Jacket.<\/li>\n<li>Pony Club Badge with Test Achievement Felt to be worn under badge.<\/li>\n<li>Gloves.<\/li>\n<li>Jodhpurs\/breeches (white\/cream\/beige\/solid dark colour).<\/li>\n<li>Jodhpur or long boots: black or brown &#8211; (the former are much the most comfortable) \u2013 well polished.\u00a0 Only standard riding or jodhpur boots with a fairly smooth, thin sole and a well-defined square cut heel may be worn.\u00a0 Plain black or brown half chaps may be worn with jodhpur boots of the same colour. Tassels and fringes are not allowed.\u00a0 No other footwear will be permitted, including wellington boots, \u201cmuckers\u201d or trainers. Boots with interlocking treads are not permitted, nor are the boots or treads individually.<\/li>\n<li>Stirrups should be of the correct size to suit the rider\u2019s boots. They must have 7mm (\u00bc\u201d) clearance on either side of the boot.<\/li>\n<li>Whip: schooling or \u2018baton\u2019 type \u2013 no whip longer than 30\u201d for jumping.<\/li>\n<li>Numnahs, saddle cloth, pads: Any solid colour is permitted.\u00a0 Branch logos are allowed when competing for the Branch; logos must not exceed 200 sq. cm. This does not preclude the wearing of clothing for horses or riders that have been presented by sponsors of the Championships in the current or previous years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humane Girths:<\/strong> Humane girths are not permitted in any sport, whether during training or competition. <strong>A humane girth is described as having non-independent straps that will loosen if one of the straps was to break.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Protectors<\/strong>: Body Protectors used for cross country, arena eventing and Pony Racing must meet <strong>BETA 2018 Level 3 standard (blue and black label).<\/strong> \u00a0This includes rallies, training and competitions and will be part of the tack check.<\/p>\n<p>Further information | <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.pcuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Body-Protector-Rule-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Body Protector Rule 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We will allow you to wear your cross country colours over this if you want to.\u00a0 <strong>As a minimum, shoulders must be covered.<\/strong>\u00a0 Pony Club Tie or stock (with pin removed).<\/p>\n<p>It is surprising how nice a pony can look, even if just in from a muddy field, after a good grooming.\u00a0 We never mind if you cannot manage that if he\/she is wet.\u00a0 Tack should always be newly cleaned, including girth and numnah.\u00a0 Remember to remove the stirrup treads from the stirrups and give these a good scrub too. \u00a0Always check stitching when cleaning tack \u2013 run your nail under it to check it is firm.\u00a0 Get it mended at once if it is starting to \u2018go\u2019.\u00a0 This will save you many problems with tack inspection and, of course, will keep you riding safely.<\/p>\n<p>All of you will be growing fast and should check that your feet have not become too wide for stirrups and that you are not too big for your saddle, which might mean you are sitting too near the back of it.\u00a0 Check the fit of your saddle \u2013 you should be able to get 3 fingers sideways in the gap between the pommel and the pony\u2019s withers when you are sitting in the saddle.\u00a0 It may need re-stuffing if you cannot \u2013 get advice from your saddler if in doubt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIMING<\/strong>:\u00a0 Please remember you will always need to arrive half an hour early for your rally to allow time for parking, unloading, tacking up and getting yourself ready.\u00a0 You should be ready and mounted 5 minutes before your actual time to allow for tack checking by the rally organiser.\u00a0 This way the rally can start on time \u2013 late arrivals spoil it for everyone; including themselves.<\/p>\n<p>If you are riding someone else\u2019s pony, this does not mean you arrive and expect to hop straight on it.\u00a0 Think about offering to clean the tack the day before, arriving in time to catch and groom the pony \u2013 it is not just a riding lesson \u2013 more is expected of you by us and the owner of the pony when attending rallies etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPETITIONS<\/strong>:\u00a0 Check with the organiser what you should wear.\u00a0 Pony Club Dressage Rules do not allow you to use brass or coloured brow bands, bit guards, split reins, coloured reins, martingales, boots and bandages.\u00a0 These Rules also say that you must wear a black, brown or dark blue silk if your hat has a cover, light coloured jodhpurs and gloves are compulsory.\u00a0 Horse Trial Rules say an effective body protector <strong>MUST<\/strong> be worn for the cross country part of competition.\u00a0 Jackets must be worn for showjumping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISMOUNTED RALLIES<\/strong>: There is no need to wear your riding clothes but do turn up looking <strong>TIDY. \u00a0PLEASE BRING ALONG YOUR RIDING HATS<\/strong>. Jeans, wellington boots, Pony Club sweatshirt, jersey and jacket are fine.\u00a0 Girls should tie their hair back unless it is short and leave jewellery at home.\u00a0 Remember, you may be tramping around a muddy yard, so sensible footwear is a must.\u00a0 It can be very cold on winter evenings, so you may need several jerseys and pairs of socks, plus gloves.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to bring your Pony Club Manual, notebook and pen\/pencil.<\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/petersfield\/turnout\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Dress Code<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3147","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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