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MIPS® Riding Hats – The Ultimate in Safety

For any horse rider, safety is always a key concern. Whether you’re a happy hacker or competing at British Eventing level, you’ll want a quality riding helmet that’s made with your ultimate safety in mind. MIPS® helmets are designed to be one of the safest horse riding helmets on the current market and offer fantastic protection, so you can focus on doing what you love.

IN DETAIL

MIPS TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED

MIPS is a Brain Protection System

Standing for multi-directional impact protection, MIPS® horse riding helmets are intelligently created to reduce rotational force to the head. Designed to be lightweight, MIPS® technology is found inside the helmet, between the padding and protective foam layer. There are a few types of MIPS® systems, but each consists of a low-friction layer between the helmet and head which allows for multi-directional movement of between 10-15mm on certain angled impacts.

Fall Impact

When you fall, the speed and impact create a force that results in a rotational motion of the brain, which can cause significant injury.

Low Friction Layer Rotation

On impact, the sliding low friction layer moves between 10-15mm in all directions and mimics your brain’s protection system, reducing the rotational motion to the brain.

Protection Against Angled Impacts

This rotation offers far better protection than helmets without MIPS technology as these are designed for head-on impact, so movement on your head will be limited.

Energy and Force Redirection

With a helmet with MIPS® technology, the risk of minor and severe brain injuries is significantly reduced by redirecting the energy and force of the fall.