Appropriate armor must be worn for both safety and pageantry.
Lances must be constructed of foam and measure 8-10 feet from the rider’s hand to the tip of the weapon.
Lances are constructed in three (3) sections – tip, middle, and base.
The tip and the base will socket into the middle section.
Lances must use a foam tip, 2-4 feet in length, extending at least 22-inches beyond the middle section.
Approved foams are expanded polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) or Extruded Insulation Foam, of 2-inch diameter and approximately 2-lb./ft³ density.
The middle section consists of a cardboard tube with a 2-inch interior diameter and a maximum of a 1/8-inch side wall, and a minimum length of 4 feet.
The base section may be made of any non-brittle material with a maximum of 2.5 feet forward of the hand (as measured from the top of the hand to the forward end that is inside the cardboard tube). It is recommended the base section be carved from wood, and that at least 6 inches extends into the middle section.
A recommended lance construction would be a base with 1.5 ft in front of the hand, of which 6 inches is the 2”diameter extension into the tube, 5 feet or 6 feet tube, and 24” foam.
Lances should maintain a historical appearance.
Prohibitions:
Intentionally striking an equine.
No individual may dislodge any rider from their mount.
