Please be aware that all riders entering O&DRC events must wear protective headgear that complies with the 2026 BRC hat standards. Some BRC events require that body protectors meet a certain standard, follow the links below for further information.

When attending BRC events your riding hat must be checked and tagged, so please allow time for your hat to be checked. The new hat standard for 2026 will require a pink tag, if your hat is tagged with the previous aqua tag it will need to be rechecked. You hat does not need to be tagged for ODRC events.

Download 2026 BRC Approvals Hat Guide

Download 2026 BRC Body Protector Guide

We will require any horse or pony attending any ODRC events to be vaccinated against Equine Influenza on an annual basis and for the vaccination record be in accordance to the criteria contained within BRC Flu Checker Download below.

Download
If you need to check your horses vaccination program is correct you check via the BRC Flu Checker, it is a MS Excel file.
Before 01/01/2024
After 01/01/2024

Important
Some venues may require a different booster period so please check prior to attending the venue.

Important Flu Vaccination Update
Following advice from British Equestrian, BRC will be amending the intervals of new or restarting flu vaccination courses from 1 January 2024. Vaccinations that are up to date and correct are not altered by this change, only courses starting after 1 January 2024 are affected.

Important reminder that 2024 is a leap year and whilst they are not counted for annual vaccinations, the extra day must be considered for the primary course (V1 – V3).
Other vaccination rules will remain the same. Full details will be found in the 2024 Handbook when available.
Vaccination courses started before 1 January 2024 may follow either of the intervals set out below.