US Equestrian Allocates $100,000 to Safety Vest Study, Adds $100,000 to Chromatic Fund as Part of Ongoing Commitment to Research
by Natalie Voss | April 9, 2026
US Equestrian is pleased to announce that the Federation has committed $100,000 over two years toward an ongoing, international research effort into equestrian safety vests. The decision was made at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors in February. While equestrian riding helmets have a standardized system for testing and rating products from different manufacturers, there is far less standardization of rating safety vests in equestrian sports. Many international ratings systems are