SAFETY HELMETS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY DRESSAGE COMMITTEE

Following the accident in which Courtney King-Dye (USA) sustained serious head injuries in a schooling fall in Florida earlier this year, the FEI Dressage Committee has today issued a recommendation regarding the wearing of protective headgear.
 
The FEI Dressage Committee strongly recommends that all riders should wear properly fastened safety helmets when training and in pre-competition warm-ups at all international Dressage shows.
 
Riders still have the choice of wearing protective headgear in the competition arena.