LAC 35:IX.9503. Equipment

A. If a horse runs in a throttle, hood, muzzle, martingale, breast plate or suspensory, they must be included in the jockey's weight. His weight shall also include his clothing, boots, goggles, arm number, saddle and its attachments, saddle cloth, pommel pad, etc. No whip, bridle, blinkers, head number, bit, reins, safety vest, safety helmet or number cloth shall be weighed. No safety vest or bridle shall exceed 2 pounds each in weight, and no whip shall exceed 1 pound in weight. B. No jockey or apprentice jockey shall participate in any race conducted by any association unless he or she wears a safety vest, designed to provide shock absorbing protection to the upper body, as evidenced by a label with at least a rating of 5, by the British Equestrian Trade Association. The clerk of scales shall be responsible for insuring compliance with this rule.