Body Protector Update: Grace Period

Safety of our EA member riders is paramount and recent rule changes to support this are in line with international best practice, in particular, British Eventing and (shortly to be introduced) Equestrian Sport New Zealand.

We recognise the confusion over body protector standards and the relatively short lead-in time may cause difficulties for some members in complying.

Whilst continuing to recommend that a complying body protector is purchased asap, EA has introduced the following measures:

• A grace period of six months for body protectors only (helmet rules are still effective July 1 2019) will mean that the rule will become effective Jan 1 2020.

EA is working with a number of retailers to offer special discounts for EA members who are purchasing new body protectors; we will publish details of these as they become available.

Read Earlier Article HERE