Library image. Normalising wearing body protectors day to day and more research into female bodies could help change attitudes towards wearing them. Lorna Cameron, senior lecturer in the equine department at Hartpury University, spoke at the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) safety conference (21 April) about early stage investigations into body protectors and female bodies. Her talk,…

Laura Collett and London 52 at the Paris Olympics.“You’ve only got one life and one head – and you can’t really put a price on that.” This was Laura Collett’s take on rider protection, shared in a discussion at the first British Equestrian Trade Association safety conference on 21 April. The European champion, Olympic gold medallist and five-star winner, who is sponsored by […]

Equestrian safety specialist Charles Owen has added a new children’s body protector to its range, the EQx Hexa. It is the first product launch from the company since it announced it was closing its UK manufacturing facility. The EQx Hexa body protector is designed for young riders to wear out hacking, during riding lessons, and […]

Not only are body protectors required by some governing bodies, they must meet a particular standard to be accepted.Body protectors are designed to absorb impact from a fall, a kick or being stepped on by a horse, and certain body protector standards are compulsory for competitions under the rules of governing bodies. The body protector standards were originally developed by the British…