Saddlery not permitted in dressage
- Bit and tongue guards
- Nose nets (except with written permission from sport director)
- Sheepskin or other attachments that might affect the horse’s vision
- Ear covers
- Fly fringes (unless authorised by BE steward in exceptional climatic conditions)
- Running and Irish martingales
- Side reins, running reins and chambons
- Neck straps (except in BE90 & BE100)
- Seat covers
- Boots or bandages
- Equiboots or hoof boots
Not permitted in show jumping or cross-country
- Fly fringes (unless authorised by BE steward in exceptional climatic conditions)
- Side reins, running reins and chambons
- Equiboots or hoof boots
- Indirect attachment of reins to bits, hackamores or any form of bitless bridle
- Curb rein passing through ring of running martingale
- Any stirrup or leather that does not hang outside the flap of the saddle
- Market Harboroughs
Not permitted in any discipline
- Blinkers
- Tongue strap or tying down the horse’s tongue
- Draw reins
- Standing martingale
- Any other form of martingale or gadget
Spurs
- Permitted in all classes
- Compulsory for advanced
Double Bridles
- Only permitted at Intermediate Novice and above for dressage
- Cavesson nosebands are compulsory with a double bridle
Saddles
- English style saddles are compulsory
- Side-saddle riding is not permitted
Permitted bridoon bits
- NB…a double bridle should always consist of a broken (simple or double) and a straight bit.
- Loose ring, single jointed bridoon bit
- Double jointed bridoon bit
- Egg-butt bridoon bit
- Bridoon bit with hanging cheeks
Permitted curb bits and accessories
- Half moon curb
- Curb bit with curved cheeks and port
- Curb bit with loops for lipstrap on the cheeks and with port
- Curb bit with port and sliding mouth piece (Weymouth)
- Curb chains
- Lipstraps
- Rubber curb chain covers
- Leather curb chain covers
Snaffles
- if a snaffle has two joints, all parts must be rounded and smooth
- Permitted cheeks or rings
- Loose ring
- Egg-butt
- D-ring/racing snaffle
- Full cheek
- Snaffle with upper cheeks only
- Hanging cheek
Permitted mouthpieces
- Single jointed
- Double jointed
- Double jointed (French link)
- Double jointed (lozenge)
- Straight bar
- Unjointed wavy (rubber or plastic only)
- Rotating mouthpiece
Permitted materials
- Rubber, leather, plastic or steel
