Equestrian Victoria Contact

Please contact Jo Prescott [email protected] for any queries or information regarding Helmet tagging. Please Note: Most Equestrian Victoria Events will have Helmet Tagging. Please contact the Event for further information.

• Helmet tagging is mandatory for all EA Affiliated Eventing competitions
• From 1 January 2022, mandatory for all EA Affiliated Jumping events. 
• From 1 July 2022, mandatory for all EA Affiliated Dressage, Driving and Endurance events
• New helmet tagging standards 13 December 2024    HELMET TAGGING INSTRUCTIONS

Helmet Taggers Victoria

Helmet Standards

Standards are detailed in the EA General Regulations https://www.equestrian.org.au/policies as well as detailed here https://www.equestrian.org.au/content/current-approved-safety-standards-helmets 

Sport Rules will either duplicate the standards in the GRs or alternatively, refer to the EA General Regulations. 

Article 122 – Dress and Salute

1. Except where Sport Rules allows otherwise, riders and drivers competing in an EA competition, must wear an approved helmet with the chin strap fastened at all times. The same is recommended when riding a horse at any time. Protective headgear must conform with one of the current approved safety standards: 

• Current Australian standard AS/NZS 3838 (2006 onwards) provided they are SAI Global marked. 
• New Australian standard ARB HS 2012 provided they are SAI Global marked. 
• Current American standards ASTM F1163 (2004a or 04a onwards) provided they are SEI marked, or standard SNELL E2001.
• Current British standard PAS 015 (1998 or 2011) provided they are BSI Kitemarked. 
• Interim European Standard VG1 (01.040: 2014-12) with or without BSI Kitemark. 
• BSI Kitemarked: SAI Global marked: SEI marked: 
• Outgoing European Standard EN/1384 during 2016 only – not permitted from 2017.

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