THE COTTESMORE HUNT BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB
DRESS AND TACK CODE FOR ALL PONY CLUB ACTIVITIES
Please remember to be clean and tidy at all times
RIDERS - MOUNTED RALLIES
White or Plain coloured shirts -long sleeved for reasons of safety. No tank tops or t- shirts.
Pony Club Tie: 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.
Hacking Jacket: with Pony Club Badge worn on the left lapel with any Test Felt achieved behind it.
Fawn Jodhpurs: to be worn with Hacking Jackets.
Footwear: Only Standard Riding or Jodhpur Boots with a fairly smooth, thin sole and awell-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 should only be worn at rallies and events with the permission of the District Commissioner or the Chief Instructor. Members without the B Test should carry proof of this permission. Spurs that have a smooth rotating rubber or plastic ball on the shank are permitted.
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. Please ensure all new hats are tagged by Linda Pearce (01572 757427) or Andrea Beddows (01162 598275). It is mandatory for all members to wear a protective helmet manufactured to the minimum specifications and bearing a CE mark AND either the BSI Kitemark, the SAI Global symbol or the official Snell label with number. The CE symbol on its own is insufficient. The PAS015:1998 and the Snell E2001 meet higher impact criteria and therefore give more protection.
Recommended hats:- PAS 015:1998,EN1384:1996,BS EN 1384:1997with the BSI Kite mark SNELL E2001 with the official Snell label and number AS/NZS 3838 1998 and AS/NZS3838
ANY OTHER HAT WORN IS NOT COVERED BY THE PONY CLUB INSURANCE SCHEME.
As from 2008 a jockey skull cap with no fixed peak must be worn for all cross-country riding. This will include Pony Club Novice (3), Intermediate (4) and Open (5) Levels. Also, it is intended to cover Junior Tetrathlon and Senior Hunter Trials. However, it is recommended that jockey skulls should be worn by those jumping cross country fences at all levels. It may be appropriate for children under 9yrs old to wear a lighter weight hat due to their neck muscles not being adequately developed to support a heavy helmet
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.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT SECOND HAND HATS ARE NOT PURCHASED
RIDERS: CROSS COUNTRY RALLIES
Dress as for Mounted Rallies but Cottesmore Hunt Pony Club Sweatshirts may be worn
instead of Jackets over Body Protectors. The Pony Club hunting tie/stock may also be worn.
When jumping Cross Country coursesover 0.80m a Jockey Skull Cap is compulsory.
RIDERS: DISMOUNTED RALLIES
Pony Club Sweatshirt may be worn instead of a jacket with jodhpurs or smart jeans.
Hats and gloves need not be worn but should be taken.
RIDERS: TESTS
As for Mounted Rallies, but gloves must be worn and Ponies/Horses should be plaited
at ‘C’ Test Level and above.
RIDERS: HUNTINGAs for Mounted Rallies.
GENERAL
Jewellery- must NOT be worn in the interests of safety during mounted activities, other than a
wristwatch, wedding ring and a horizontal stock pin.It is recommended that stock pins are
removed for Cross Country. Members who are contemplating piercing their ears or any other part of their body should be aware that they will not be allowed to compete until such time as the “sleepers” can safely be removed. The reason for this is that sleepers have in the past caused injuries following falls. There are vulnerable blood vessels behind the ear and if the facial nerve is pierced partial paralysis of the face can occur.
Hair – in the interest of safety long hair should be secured appropriately with dark coloured
Ties or PC scrunchies. Hair nets should be worn with long hair or hair should be neatly tied back.
Make-Up is considered unsuitable at Pony Club.
Parents will be asked to sign a Disclaimer Form should a child not be wearing an approved Hat
or Body Protector.
Medical Armbands are recommended at all times and compulsory for all Pony Club Cross
Country phases.
Body Protectors:The Pony Club does not make the use of body protectors compulsory, except for all cross country riding and Pony Racing whether it be training or competing. The responsibility for choosing body protectors and the decision as to their use must rest with Members and their parents. It is recommended that a rider’s body protector should not be more than 2% of their bodyweight. It is strongly advised that all Body Protectors are fitted by a BETA qualified fitter.Air jackets are permissible, but must be worn over a body protector
COMPETITIONS: Additional or different dress requirements for competitions may be
specified in the Discipline Rule Books. Please ask if you are in doubt.
SADDLERY
Tack should be CLEAN, PLAIN and in GOOD CONDITION. Leather Bridles and
Saddles and only PC Approved synthetic tack. Where synthetic stirrup leathers are used,
it is recommended that they are used in conjunction with safety stirrups.
Bits and Accessories as in the respective Rule Books.
Numnahs should be a plain colour in White, Cream, Navy, Brown or Black with no trims.
Saddle Clothes should be plain in above colours allowed for Cross Country and Show
Jumping.
Protective Leg Boots if used should be black/brown or white.
IT IS COMPULSORY THAT A NECK STRAP BE WORN ON ALL JUNIOR PONIES
Please remember that good quality second hand boots and clothing can be obtained
from Angela Abbott on 01664 474286. Please call between 7.30pm – 9pm.