Dress

• Advanced tests – uniform or tails with top hat, or black/navy coat with hunting cap, bowler or crash hat.

• Prelim to Advanced Medium tests – uniform or conservative coloured/tweed coat, hunting cap, bowler, crash hat or dressage topper
• Body protectors may be worn

Hats

• Compulsory to wear a hat when on a horse

• Crash hat covers should be black, brown or navy
• B.S.I standard hats are recommended but not compulsory
• Pony riders in U21 classes and run under FEI rules must wear hats with harnesses

Breeches/jodhpurs

• Cream, white or beige, unless worn with specific uniform when they must match uniform colour

Gloves

• Compulsory

Boots

• Must be black or brown, but can be top boots or jodhpur boots

• Gaiters may be worn as long as they are of identical leather to the boot and have no patterns

Spurs

• Must be worn as a pair

• Must be made of metal
• No restriction to the type of shank
• Rowels are permitted provided they are fitted vertically and are free to rotate
• Rowels which have points must have rounded ends
• Spurs that have a smooth rotating rubber or plastic ball on the shank are permitted
• Young horse classes – only blunt spurs without rowels are allowed

Whips

• May be carried in all National classes (except Area festivals), all championship classes, or at the request of the selectors

• Whips are allowed in all 4 year old classes, including championships
• Whips may not be carried in FEI pony, junior and young rider tests
• Ladies riding side-saddle may carry a whip at any time