RIDING hat manufacturers and distributors joined representatives from University College Dublin, the British Equestrian Trade Association, British Eventing, British Horseracing Authority and Point-to-Point Authority for the first BETA Helmet Bounty Scheme research meeting held last month. The meeting discussed feedback on the rider safety initiative introduced in 2016.

PhD student Michio Clark, of University College Dublin, and Professor Michael Gilchrist, UCD’s head of mechanical and materials engineering, reported on the research being conducted into hats collected under the scheme.