[RC] sei rating # for equestrian headgear - April Allison
The Safety Equipment Institute certifies helmets
which meet or exceed the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM)
F-1163(A) standard for equestrian headgear.
Forgot to give the #. Helmets have the ASTM #
printed on the box. If it doesn't have the #, you don't want that helmet, it
hasn't been rated.
You want a helmet that says it is SEI Certified
with a ASTM rating of at least F1163. A lower rating will not provide
adequate protection from a riding injury, even if it is falling from a standing
horse.
If you husbands bike helmet is rated ASTM F1163 or
better, he can wear it to ride. If not get one that is.
Get a jello mold, put it in a ziplock bag, put it
in his helmet, drop it from the distance his head is from the ground when he
rides. If it is an F1163 helmet or better, the mold will survive without
showing damage. In a lower rated helmet, you get a bag of squished jello. That
would be his brain in a fall. :o)
