happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
For anyone purchasing "cheap" helmets online.....If they're from Eurpoe, the European helmets are tested, but the testing is not exactly the same testing that is performed here, and doesn't necessarily meet the same standards. The only way you can know that a helmet has met the ASTM/SEI standards is to look for the the marks and tags. If you look inside your helmets, you should find an SEI tag in each one, and since you purchased GPA helmets there should be an SEI logo on the buckle. Those are the signs that the helmets you've purchased have met the ASTM/SEI standards.
The USEF issued a news release about a month ago regarding this subject. Apparently some imported GPA helmets do NOT meet the standards, and those helmets should not be used in USEF competitions.
Here is a link to the news release: http://www.usef.org/content/newsDisplay/viewPR.php?id=1789
copied from HORSE-SENSE
The USEF issued a news release about a month ago regarding this subject. Apparently some imported GPA helmets do NOT meet the standards, and those helmets should not be used in USEF competitions.
Here is a link to the news release: http://www.usef.org/content/newsDisplay/viewPR.php?id=1789
copied from HORSE-SENSE