FEI PRESS RELEASE 

21 June 2010 

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.

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