USEF Rule Change Regarding Inflatable Vests
The USEF Executive Committee passed the following extraordinary rule change regarding air vests, which is effective immediately.
EV114 Dress. [Chapter EV. Eventing Division] 017-10, effective immediately:
2. PROTECTIVE VESTS.
a. A body protecting vest must be worn warming-up for and in the cross-country test. Stable, team or club colors are permitted. The Federation recommends that the vest should pass or surpass the current ASTM standard F1937 or be certified by the Safety Equipment Institute. Inflatable vests are permitted only when worn over a body protecting vest.
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