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Riding Hat and Body Protector Check Record
A free printable riding hat check record: every hat and body protector numbered, its label standard noted, checks and falls logged, and the date it was withdrawn.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Know which hat has been dropped or fallen in, and when it was taken out of use. Shared hats get passed round, and the register keeps track of each one.
Who it is for
Riding schools, riding clubs and families with several riders sharing hats and body protectors.
How to use it
- Number every hat and body protector, mark the number inside it and add it to the register with the standard shown on its label.
- Check each item as often as your policy says, and log the shell, harness, padding, label and fit.
- Ask riders to report any fall or knock at once, and record it in the fall column.
- Withdraw anything that fails, and write the date and the reason on the register.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Every riding hat and body protector numbered on a register, with each check, each fall or knock, and the date it was withdrawn.
The maker's instructions decide. Number every item and mark the number inside it. No replacement age or standard is printed: what to look for, and when to withdraw an item after a fall or a knock, come from the maker's instructions and your own policy. Check which standards your insurer, club or competition asks for.
Write-on lines: Riding centre or owner · Register started · Kept by
Register — one line per hat or body protector
Table, 13 rows: No. · Type · Make and model · Size · Standard · First used · Withdrawn · Why
Page 2
Checks — a cross in any column means the item is withdrawn until it is seen to
Table, 20 rows: Date · No. · Shell · Harness · Padding · Label · Fit · Fall · Result · Initials
Write-on lines: Log reviewed by · Date · Next round of checks due
Questions
When should a hat be replaced after a fall?
The sheet does not set a rule: the maker's instructions and your own policy do. What it does is make sure a fall or knock is written against the right hat, so the decision gets made rather than forgotten.
Why copy the standard from the label?
Because insurers, clubs and competitions each decide which standards they accept, and they change them from time to time. With the labels on the register you can check the whole set at once when the rules change.
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