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I now ride in short boots and half chaps, wearing M&S men's wool socks. Still available as Merino Wool blend. Luckilly OH and I take the...

I learned to ride as an adult in the UK and hacked out in my second year, as soon as I could canter. If one has a lesson out hacking...

But the big HSI skullcap (I have one too) is not as safe as a modern mfi. My current hat is Charles Owen mfi.

Hat safety and hat design has changed a lot since my grand children started to ride. Improved hats for cyclists have begun to influence...

I wear a bp. In almost all my falls over the years, I have rolled onto my side, so I like it that the sides of my ribs are protected...

For years I rode my old share in a Podhajski training saddle, re created by Ideal. It is a very open saddle, One can move about on it...

I stopped riding in January as my falls seemed to cluster there. Didnt ride last week as it was pouring with rain but I intended to...

My OH did that. And me too, up to a point. Even as a teenager, I never had strong arms. I have never been able to lift a saddle onto...

Not trousers but I bought waterproof full chaps from Just chaps in Dec 2019 when we had a lot of rain. Not worn them for years as my...

I am not a candidate for your horse. I live miles away. But she is the size and build of horse that I like to ride. May be find a less...

That depends on the padding and saddle design surely? Or maybe I should have said some saddles prevent a bent leg. I am not a pro and...

It absolutely isnt. If you want your legs to relax and hang straight you cant have them forced into a bent knee position by the padding...

I am the opposite. I have thin fine leather leathers and conventional narrow stirrups though my Sprengers have some flexibility (but...