The Rating Nobody Requires: Equestrian Helmet Safety
In 2023, the FEI's own Helmet Working Group found that every accepted helmet standard tests the wrong kind of force. Three years and a tightened certification list later, not one...
The Pressure Point: What Girth Resistance Really Means
New biomechanics research shows a tighter girth shifts saddle pressure toward a horse's shoulder, and a UC Davis retrospective found gastric ulcers behind most cases of chronic girth resistance investigated...
In twelve weeks, U.S. Equestrian moves from warning riders about noncompliant stirrups to penalizing them. The rule an advocate proposed in writing back in 2024 is now close to full...
Beginning February 1, 2027, the rules governing tack and equipment in FEI show jumping leave the printed rulebook for a database the federation updates monthly. The same system already runs...