Editing Eventing (section)

==Riding attire==
Riding attire is different in each of the three phases.  Dressage and show jumping feature the traditional turnout for each of those disciplines, requiring conservative attire. However, as of 2017 lower level divisions in the United States allow for more flexibility in the rider's attire. Cross-country attire and equipment emphasizes and requires safety protocols be followed, but has less formal appearance, with many riders wearing clothing of personalized, often bright colors. Under FEI rules, civilian riders may opt to wear the uniform of their riding club, and members of the military and national studs are required to wear service dress in the dressage and show jumping phases.<ref name="FEI 2013 Eventing Rules">{{cite book|title=FEI Eventing Rules 24th Edition|year=2013|publisher=International Equestrian Federation|location=Lausanne, Switzerland|page=54|url=http://fei.org/sites/default/files/2013_Eventing_Rules_Final_March_changes_integrated.pdf|access-date=2013-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215507/http://fei.org/sites/default/files/2013_Eventing_Rules_Final_March_changes_integrated.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Dressage===
For the intermediate and advanced levels, riders usually wear dressage attire similar to that of [[Grand Prix Dressage]], including a [[top hat]] and white [[riding breeches]]. However, even at the most senior levels (e.g., the World Equestrian Games, the Olympics, and CCI****) FEI dress requirements are less strict, requiring only "hunting dress"; a white shirt and a tie of any kind; gloves of any colour; white, fawn, or cream breeches; and [[riding boots]] of any colour.<ref name="FEI 2013 Eventing Rules" /> The wearing of [[shadbelly]] or other tailcoat jackets is not compulsory in the dressage phase.<ref name="FEI 2013 Eventing Rules" />

Rules at non-FEI competition vary.  In the US, formal attire is not required if all phases run in one day or for the lower levels.<ref name="2013 USEF Eventing Rules">{{cite book|url=https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/KlV5P9prkmM/ev-eventing-division|title=USEF Rules for Eventing|publisher=United States Equestrian Federation|year=2013|location=Lexington, KY, United States}}</ref> Though navy and black coats are the preferred traditional style, riders may wear any conservatively colored dark  or tweed hunting coat with a white shirt and choker or, preferably, a stock tie with pin.  If a rider wishes to stay within traditional requirements for higher-level competition, breeches should be white, fawn, or cream.  A black or navy hunt cap or [[derby hat|derby]] hat may be worn, although many riders use an [[equestrian helmet]], which are considered safer.<ref name="2013 USEF Eventing Rules"/> Some organizations, such as the [[British Horse Society]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BHS - Hats & Helmets |url=https://www.bhs.org.uk/go-riding/riding-out-hacking/what-to-wear/hats-and-helmets/ |website=BHS Website |publisher=The British Horse Society |access-date=30 May 2024 |quote="BHS INTERNATIONAL Approved Centres and BHS Assessment Hat Rules 2024 V3 Hats must meet ALL of the requirements (..)"}}</ref> and USEF<ref name="2013 USEF Eventing Rules"/> consider helmets to be compulsory.


Boots may be field or dress style, black or brown in color.<ref name="2013 USEF Eventing Rules"/>  Gloves and spurs give a polished appearance but are not required at lower levels. Dressage gloves are traditionally white, although other colors are permitted. [[Spur]]s, when worn, are restricted to certain lengths and types. 

===Cross-country===
[[Image:R3DE XCountry.JPG|right|thumb|Attire in the cross-country phase is the least formal, and many riders choose "eventing colours", to which they match some of their horse's tack.]] The rider is required to wear a [[Body protector (equestrian)|body protector vest]], an approved [[equestrian helmet]] which must be properly fastened at all times when jumping, and a medical armband, containing the rider's medical history, allowing access to the information should the rider fall, be knocked unconscious, and require medical treatment.

FEI rules<ref>{{cite book |title=Eventing Rules |date=3 December 2018 |publisher=Fédération Equestre Internationale |location=Switzerland |page=56 |edition=25th}}</ref> allow riders to dress as they please in the cross-country phase. Light-weight rugby or polo shirts are the most commonly worn shirt style, usually without a stock or tie.  Riding coats are generally not worn. Many riders wear a stop-watch to track their time so that they may adjust their speed to come in as close as possible to the optimum time.

=== Show jumping ===
Eventing riders tend to follow the dress practices of showjumpers in the show jumping phase.  However,  FEI rules only require "hunting dress"; white shirt and tie of any kind; white, fawn, or cream breeches; and boots of any kind.<ref name="FEI 2013 Eventing Rules" />
 
In most nations' nationally sanctioned competitions, and often even at lower levels, a protective [[equestrian helmet]] with harness is required, and a short hunt coat is traditional, except when weather is unreasonably warm, when, at the discretion of the technical delegate, jackets may be considered optional.  If helmet covers are used, they are required to be black or dark blue though some now include national colors where they are entitled to be worn.