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try and keep your toes forwards, not sticking out!
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I've always been taught to keep my toes sticking out. Orelse you'll lose the contact to the horse's sides.
The worst thing I know is when the leather gets sticky from using too much leather conditioner.. Its disgusting to touch it and it gets dirty even faster.
I guess I should clean my tack more often, I usually only clean it when it has been raining on it and its muddy, and of course if we're...
In sweden a lot of people use their pikeur helmets (GPA) in both eventning and showjumping. It's very good since it never makes you sweaty. However I think the nicest helmet is the John Whitaker helmet. But it makes you sweaty!