What to Wear
The Riding School and the Health and Safety Executive adopt a strict standard of dress for both the safety and comfort of riders.
The following items are suitable for riding and are acceptable:
- Full length trousers
- T-shirts or tops which cover a minimum of shoulders and tops of arms
- Jumpers
- Zipped or buttoned coats
- Gloves (not mittens)
- Boots with a small heel and flat sole
- Stout shoes (as above)
- Trainers
- Wellingtons
The following items are not suitable and will not be acceptable:
- Beach wear
- Cropped trousers or shorts
- Skirts
- Vest tops or cropped tops
- Slip-on shoes
- Mules
- Open toed sandals or shoes
- Boots with higher heels
The Riding School will provide riding helmets to the current safety standard for any rider who does not have their own, but we have no capacity for the provision or loan of any other clothing or footwear.
Thank you for your co-operation.