A body protector is designed to cover your last rib on the front of your body so your abdomen is normally exposed and then the back length is a little bit flexible and depending, or dependent, upon what you're doing in the saddle, and what discipline you're riding.

Let's talk about air vest compatible garments and what makes something air vest compatible. First and most importantly, for a garment to be air vest compatible, it really should have been to an air vest lab and tested with an air vest to deem that it's compatible.

Do you need to wear a body protector under your air vest?

The answer is, it depends. There are now air vests on the market that have been specifically designed to be able to be worn alone.

The Difference Between Standards and Studies for Equestrian Safety Equipment

Standards are pass/fail and studies provide actual data. How should you use this information when selecting your horseback riding safety equipment?

Who Should You Allow to Reset Your Equestrian Air Vest?

9 times out of 10, if I get a phone call from a client saying that their vest didn't work, we usually find that it's been reset incorrectly. Air vests are very easy to reset, but you still have to do it right if you expect your vest to work.

Why We Recommend a Free, No Obligation Equestrian Safety Consultation.

We very strongly recommend that, rather than just ordering online and going off of size charts online, that you contact us for a fitting consultation.

Should you buy used equestrian safety equipment?  

There are some things that are fine to buy used, but others maybe, and others, definitely no.

Why It’s Better to Try Horseback Riding Helmets on In Person

Ride EquiSafe offers a free virtual fitting service for equestrian safety equipment that a lot of people take advantage of. But for helmets, it's best to try on in person.

Common Mistakes When Resetting An Equestrian Air Vest

98% of the time when an air vest doesn't work as expected, it's because of user error and the user not resetting it correctly.So let's take a look at all the different ways that you can reset an air vest incorrectly.  

It’s important that you actively participate in a fitting consultation for an equestrian air vest or body protector, so be prepared with these key questions.

Are you the new owner of an air vest? A lot of times people are very concerned about the sound that a vest makes when it deploy, so they will ask me, “Should I do a test deployment right next to my horse or do a bunch of them to desensitize my horse and get them used to the sound?”