This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lori, Yes there are people who wear helmets while doing dressage and cones at CDE's. Boots Wright used to decorate a velvet hunt cap with red ribbon and tulle veil. It was definitely the most elegant example of adapting the hard hat for competition. At Walnut Hill there were even a pair of ladies who wore flak jackets(normally used in eventing) on the cross country marathon as well as hard hats. Generally speaking people do wear helmets on the marathon, although most of the upper level "guys"( as in the males of the species) don't and never will. It is unlikely that you'll see a trend especially in Pleasure Driving towards wearing hard hats as the hat is considered an important part of the turn-out, especially for women. This to the fellow who inquired about driving events in Europe. If you go to the ADS homepage, you can find the link on the NFHR homepage, you might beable to find a European Link or e-mail them for info. Seems to me there was one I used to check the scores at Ebbs Austria this summer. There is a CDE almost every weekend somewhere in Europe. When Larry Poulin was over in Germany looking for horses he said he saw alot of Fjords competing at CDE competitions. Mostly pairs and fours. In 2000 you can go to Gladstone NJ and see the World Singles Championship where drivers from all over the world will be representing their countries. No Fjords, but some great driving. Good luck and have fun over there.
Vivian Creigh
