Competition gear for the vertically challenged.....

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I am 5'2 and a little on the dumpy side..
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I have real problems finding long boots to fit, I like the mountain horse ones but although they do the nubuck ones in a short wide which do fit... the competition boots are only in a short or a wide which means they either don't do up or are too long!!

Also competition Jackets... I am very broad across the shoulders, but i am not particularly large in the chest region so actually don't need a huge size!! They are either too long in the body or they are too tight across my shoulders!

Anyone who is a similar shape to me got any tips... or good links?

I defintely CAN'T afford made to measure so I am looking for good quality but reasonably priced stuff off the shelf!!
 
i am 5'1 and quite petite otherwise. I would also say go with childrens. i went into my local tack shop having had a nightmare of a time getting a jacket that fitted and just tried loads on. i found a lush one that fits a dream. (i think it is an age 11-12 yrs, ekk!) i can't remember the make, but it really was a try everything possible experience!

As for boots i have got Mountain Horse ones. Again i went and tried lots on. i found the Mountian Horse competition ones were a bit long but they are lovely soft leather and have 'dropped' so to speak. they are super comfy and the nicest long boots i have ever had! i also have size 3 feet which didn't help my hunt.
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I find a lot of the kiddys stuff is bigger than the adults, if that makes sense - hence the aged 11-12 yrs jacket! the shapes are also different which i think would fit dumpy adult - they are less 'fitted' so to speak which makes them look great on a dumpy adult and they fit well, rather than being tight at the waite or on the shoulders! i hope that makes some sense!!!!
 
mountain horse do their competition boots in a junior range not sure if they have different calf fittings or not though - either that or de niro boots little bit more expensive but really nice quality and come in lots of different fittings
 
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Thanks I've got those ones at the moment, and although they are nice, they aren't that soft and I feel a little bit stiff in them, i have had them a while so they are well broken in, but just aren't the same soft feel as the hawkins ones I had that really have fallen apart now!! (I got them for my 18th so they did last 14 years!!)
 
You sound almost exactly the same size/ shape as me- have you tried Shires brands- my jacket fits beautifully and wasn't dear at all.
 
Ah, finally someone else that shares my problems!

I'm 5'1" and a size 6 and I can't find ANYTHING
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I do have a children's jacket but I would like it to be fitted in an ideal world. However, I have a 32DD chest (yes I do look like a joke).

Boots is another disaster zone! I have size 6 feet but my legs are really short so whilst everything is too long in the leg, most of the time they are too loose around the leg. To solve this, I have children's gaiters and some jod boots as I think I'd have to get made to measure otherwise.
 
Oppsy, i have just realised that my boots are actually Treadstones and not Mountain Horse! Sorry for the moment of dumbness!!
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i have similar problems. i got a harry hall show jacket in kids (im 5ft 1 and 10/12). i find mark todd breaches to be a good fit. I also found gaiters and boots fit better than long boots but even the short gaiters are bit longer than they are supposed to be. good luck!
 
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