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ASTM F1937-04(2023)e1

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Standard Specification for Body Protectors Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding

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1.1 This specification covers minimum performance criteria and describes test methods for body protectors for use in horse sports and horseback riding.

1.2 It is not the intention of this specification to bar from consideration materials of improved quality or performance not known at the time of development of this specification.

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.


This specification covers the design and minimum performance criteria, and associated test methods (including apparatuses required for) for body protectors used in horse sports and horseback riding. The body protectors shall meet specified requirements for the material used, protector assembly, extent and form of protective material, attachments, and dimension, sizing, and body coverage. The testing procedures that the body protectors shall go through are shock attenuation test, penetration and deformation test, impact sites test, padding separation test, and closure test. Prior to testing, each body protector should be conditioned in accordance to ambient temperature, low temperature, high temperature, and water immersion.


SDO ASTM: ASTM International
Document Number F1937
Publication Date April 1, 2023
Language en - English
Page Count 6
Revision Level 04(2023)e1
Supercedes
Committee F08.55
Publish Date Document Id Type View
April 1, 2023 F1937-04R23E01 Revision
Nov. 1, 2004 F1937-04 Revision
Nov. 10, 1998 F1937-98 Revision
April 1, 2023 F1937-04R23 Reaffirmation
May 15, 2017 F1937-04R17 Reaffirmation
May 1, 2010 F1937-04R10 Reaffirmation