British Equestrian Federation British Equestrian Federation The British Equestrian Federation is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). The BEF is an umbrella organisation for equestrian sport in Great Britain, representing 4.2 million equestrian sportspeople. Together with the British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the BEF forms the British Horse Industry Confederation. Each BEF chairman stands for a period of three years, with a maximum of two terms. The current chairman is Keith Taylor, with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas. The BEF
Equestrian helmet sport. For equestrian helmets, these other tests may include dropping the helmet onto an anvil with a sharp edge, to simulate impact with the edge of a jump standard or a horse hoof. The most common standard used by sanctioning organizations in the United States is known as ASTM F1163 It is periodically updated, the most recent is ASTM F1163-13 (2013). It is a performance standard written by a volunteer committee of "producers" (persons who represent manufacturing companies) and "users" of equestrian helmets, and published by ASTM International. The standard defines performance criteria and test methods; it does not prescribe