Plumpton College
Plumpton College Compulsory
Clothing
All students attending Plumpton College will be required to wear Plumpton
College embroidered corporate clothing.
The corporate clothing will be in addition to the Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) students must wear during their practical sessions at College.
Plumpton College
Equipment List
for all students on
Equine Programmes
Students will be required to wear one of the following whilst at College or on
College visits etc.
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Polo Shirt / Sweat Shirt / Rugby Shirt.
All students attending Equine courses will be required to order
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compulsory clothing in either Dark Green or Navy
Compulsory clothing will not be covered by a bursary.
Blue
Compulsory clothing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can be purchased
from either:-
KMK Productions
Alfriston, East Sussex, BN26 5XE, Tel/Fax: 01323 870446
www.kmkproductions.co.uk email [email protected]
McLellan Clothing
94/96 Moorside Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 0HJ
Tel: 0161 794 1169 // Fax: 0161 794 3733
www.mclellanclothing.com
(McLellan Clothing are currently working on their website. Please contact them by
telephone or fax should you wish to place an order)
If you have any queries regarding clothing and equipment for your chosen course
in Equine, please contact:Michelle Johnston on - 01273 890454 extension 2313
2014
Plumpton College
Open Day
Saturday 9th May 2015
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS
ON EQUINE PROGRAMMES
FOR SAFETY REASONS: ABSOLUTELY NO JEWELLERY, MAKE-UP,
BODY PIERCINGS, HOODED TOPS, SCARVES, OR TRAINERS
ALLOWED ON ANY PRACTICAL ACTIVITY.
RIDING LESSONS AND HACKING OUT DRESS CODE
All clothing must be plain and dark green and/or navy blue in colour.
 Jodhpurs
 Polo shirts with collar
 Polo neck jumpers/crew neck sweatshirts or rugby tops.
 Sweatshirts/V-neck jumpers (not hooded variety).
 Plain gloves are mandatory.
 Schooling whip/jumping whip/short crop.
 Hat to current BSI standard/European PAS015/BSEN1384,
ASTM F 1163 /EN1384– must fit correctly. New hats are advised
every five years or following a fall.
 Hairnet for long hair, or tied up satisfactorily.
 Long boots or Jodhpur boots & short chaps (full chaps are
permitted in winter) – no tassles, Dubarry style boots or bright
colours allowed.
 Lightly ridged soled boots are allowed, but boots with heavily
ridged soles are not permitted.
 Riding trainers, including “Dr Martin” style boots are forbidden for
all riddenwork.
 Back/body protection – optional, but compulsory for those doing
cross country and BHS Exams at Stage III and above.
 The back/body protector need not be purchased prior to
September.
Beige Jodhpurs are allowed; however, they are impractical for yard work,
but are compulsory attire for BHS Exam candidates.
When exercising horses outside of lesson time, students will be required to
promote the image of Plumpton. Students will therefore be expected to
dress accordingly as detailed above and must wear a High Visibility
Reflective Fluorescent Tabard when hacking out. Students who, in the
opinion of staff, are dressed in unsafe attire will not be allowed to ride.
Plumpton College students are offered a 10% discount at a lot of local tack
shops when presenting their student card.
YARD WORK
 Wellingtons/work boot – compulsory – plain colour, e.g. black, dark
blue, dark green. Please note that in dry weather conditions and on
inspection and exam days riding boots and chaps/gaiters will be
required for yard work.
 Muckers/Jodhpur boots (must be properly secured/done up) are
accepted, training shoes are not permitted.
 Smart overalls, navy jogging trousers or jeans are acceptable for yard
work before 9 am.
 Sweatshirts tucked in – loose fitting shirts, appropriate to weather.
 Long hair must be tied back.
 Waterproof coat/gloves.
 Riding hat for taking horses out of the stables.
NO SCARVES, HOODED JACKETS, OR HOODED SWEATSHIRTS
You will also need wet weather clothing (& appropriate head wear).
NB: After 9 am students working on the stable yard will be required to wear
clean jodhpurs, polo shirt and sweat shirt.
On examination days, students will be required to wear riding attire whilst on
duty.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
 Plaiting kit - needle, thread, bands, mane comb and scissors
 Hoof pick
(If you do not have this for lessons it will be purchased and you will be
billed for the cost)
ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE LABELLED
CLASSROOM WORK
All students will be expected to set a good standard of dress when attending
lectures. Students will need the following:
 Casual shoes – riding boots are not permitted indoors
 A4 lever arch file X 3 - 2 for Course Presentation, 1 for general
classroom work
 Paper A4/pad , highlighter pens
 Pens, pencils, ruler
 Clipboard – helpful, not essential
 Calculator
 Exercise book