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What to wear? - Competitions - General

At Open Competitions the rules of BRC are used and these are strictly enforced at Area level competitions and above.
Please have a look at the rules below which apply to competitions in general, then at rules for specific disciplines.

Rider

  1. Compulsory guidelines must be followed
  2. Correct Riding Clothes - generally:
    • shirt with collar and tie or stock,
    • a jacket,
    • white, cream or beige jodhpurs and black boots
  3. Gloves - are advised for all times mounted.
  4. Chaps, Half Chaps & Gaiters
    • Black or brown polished gaiters with matching boots may be worn
    • Juniors may wear half chaps with matching boots
    • Chaps and half-chaps not allowed in Senior competitions
  5. Whips - for Dressage and Horse Trials Dressage see specific rules
    • No whips greater than 75cm (30ins)
    • No whips shorter than 45cm (18ins)
    • Hard point or weights at the end are not allowed
    • Must be carried in the traditional manner

Horse

  1. Bits
    • only acceptable bits are illustrated in the current British Dressage rules (illustrated below) are prermitted, with the exception of bi-metallic mouthpieces:
      bits
      1. Ordinary snaffle with double jointed mouthpiece
      2. Ordinary snaffle with double jointed mouthpiece (french link)
      3. Ordinary snaffle with jointed mouthpiece with Lozenge
      4. Ordinary snaffle with jointed mouthpiece
      5. Racing snaffle (D ring)
      6. Egg-butt snaffle
        1. without cheeks
        2. with cheeks
      7. Other type of snaffle with cheeks
      8. Snaffle with upper cheeks only
      9. Rubber, leather or plastic snaffle jointed or unjointed
      10. Unjointed snaffle
      11. Hanging cheeks snaffle or Loose ring hanging snaffle
      12. Myler snaffles without the use of hooks: MB09; Snaffle, MB01; Comfort Snaffle, MB02; Comfort Snaffle Wide Barrel, MB322; Mullen Barrel, MB10; Bristol Snaffle
    • Bits of rubber, nylon or other synthetic materials are permitted
    • Must not have been altered
    • It is permitted to use 2 reins with a snaffle bit
    • plastic bits with a cylindrical joint are not permitted
    • Hackamores, bitless bridles, blinkers and hoods are forbidden
    • See Show Jumping and Horse Trials Show Jumping for additional rules in those disciplines
  2. Numnahs and Saddlecloths - are allowed, saddleclothes may be in club colours and may bear the club name/logo