FEI Adopts Protective Headgear Requirement for All Riders as of 2021

Dressage riders must wear protective headgear at all times, in the show ring and out, at FEI events as of January 1, 2021.

Delegates from national federations voted favorably today for the general rule change affecting all ridden disciplines, during the annual General Assembly of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), held this year in Moscow, Russia.

The revised rule strips individual disciplines of their current governing power to choose their own head protection rules for competition purposes. It makes it mandatory for all riders to wear approved protective gear on their heads any time they are mounted on FEI show grounds, including in the dressage arena.

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