Designation:F1937−04(Reapproved2010)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforBodyProtectorsUsedinHorseSportsandHorsebackRiding1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1937;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONHorsesportsandhorsebackridingaresportswithintrinsichazards.Itisrecognizedthatitisnotpossibletowriteabodyprotectorperformancestandardthatwillresultinproductsthatcanprotectagainstinjuryordeathinallaccidents.Itisalsorecognizedthatseriousinjuryordeathcanresultfrombothlow-energyandhigh-energyimpacts,evenwhenbodyprotectorsareworn.Itisfurtherrecognizedthatprotectivebodyprotectorsmustbeacceptabletotheuserandtotheregulatingassociationsoragenciesrequiringtheiruse.Acknowledgingtheselimitations,thisspecificationwasdevelopedusingresourcesinmedical,scientific,engineering,humanfactors,andbiomedicalfields.Thisspecificationincorporatesmanyaspectsofotherrecognizedbodyprotectorperformancestandards.Thisspecificationdrawsfromworkdonebyotherswhereappropriateforthisspecification.Thesestandardsmaybereferenced.Itshouldbenotedthatthisspecificationspecifiesalaboratorytestofacompletedbodyprotector’sabilitytoreduceimpacts.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversminimumperformancecriteriaanddescribestestmethodsforbodyprotectorsforuseinhorsesportsandhorsebackriding.1.2Itisnottheintentionofthisspecificationtobarfromconsiderationmaterialsofimprovedqualityorperformancenotknownatthetimeofdevelopmentofthisspecification.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitations...
