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Jockey Calvin Borel wears a riding helmet A selection of equestrian helmets. An equestrian helmet is a form of protective headgear worn when riding horses.This type of helmet is specially designed to protect the rider's head in the event of falls from a horse, especially from striking a hard object while falling or being accidentally struck in the head by a horse's hoof.
The first form of jockey's cap appeared in the late 17th century and was generally made of velvet with a peak or visor and a hatband fastened at the front with a buckle. [1] This early style of cap is preserved in the "State Dress" of the musicians of the Household Cavalry , who adopted it at the behest of Queen Victoria . [ 2 ]
Bowler, also coke hat, billycock, boxer, bun hat, derby; Busby; Bycocket – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the front; Cabbage-tree hat – a hat woven from leaves of the cabbage tree; Capotain (and women) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain, copatain; Caubeen – Irish hat
In 1876, a new model appeared with a rounded visor, as the squared visor drooped when wet and curled when drying. The model used in World War I was the 1886 pattern, which was a fuller shape incorporating air vents. Described as an "ideal headdress - which was cheap, distinctive and easy to produce", the M1886 kepi's only significant drawback ...
Typical of British heraldry, a cap of maintenance, known in heraldic language as a chapeau gules turned up ermine, is a ceremonial cap of crimson velvet lined with ermine, [1] which is worn or carried by certain persons as a sign of nobility or special honour. It is worn with the high part to the fore, and the tapering tail behind.
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A member of the Marine Regiment at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in 2013. Woodland and desert MARPAT utility covers. The utility cover, also known as the utility cap and eight-pointed cover, is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their combat utility uniform.