I have just confirmed from Lexington that the USEF Board approved the eventing helmet rule at their Sunday morning board meeting. The helmet rule proposal [EV 114] passed unanimously. The rule change will make ASTM approved and strapped helmets mandatory at all times when mounted at US national events. This will not affect rules in FEI divisions. At events with both FEI and USEF divisions, the FEI riders will not be required to wear helmets but the USEF riders will.
The USEA, USEF, and the eventers who helped shepherd the rule change through the USEF committees this week deserve a lot of credit for passing this rule. Eventing is the first discipline within the USEF to make helmets mandatory, which is just yet another example of how eventing is a leader in safety initiatives among equestrian sports. Go eventing.
