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The National Steeplechase Association board of directors unanimously voted in December to mandate the use of the so-called British safety wings for all NSA-sanctioned meets this year.
“Wings” help riders guide racing horses straight into their obstacles. They are higher than the fence to be jumped, and angle out from the edges of the fence face, making an inviting “exit” over the hurdle, or timber jump, rather than ducking around and going through the higher, less inviting wing.
Jockeys have long encouraged the use of safety, special plastic, breakaway wings, because if a horse does decide to leave his straight path at the last minute, breakaway wings will simply disintegrate upon impact. The wings can then be quickly rebuilt by a crew for the next race on the program.
The British wings, standard for many years in England, are made from acrylanitrile butadiene and styrene for a lightweight, flexible design. The wing comes apart by design upon impact and can be easilv reassemhlpd
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