Decent quality, smart competition breeches...recomendations?!?

[Beanyowner]

Hi all...I was wondering if anyone could recommend me some good quality competition breeches/jods. I usually buy RTS but am debating whether to give something else a try!

Any suggestions?!?

 

[Weezy]

Pikeur - they are great and because they are a denser weave they hold the old thighs in too - brilliant!

 

[AutumnRose]

Pikeur - Fantastic quality and flattering too. Love them

 

[not_with_it]

Pikeur, well worth the money and last ages. I also like Eurostar but not as easy to get hold of.

 

[BBs]

Mark Todd are comfortable and not too expensive and look smart enough without breaking the bank.
Also like Sarm Hippique too which have lasted me 10 years.

I love RTS too

 

[posie_honey]

pikeur vote here

 

[Beanyowner]

Cool...thanks guys...will have a look into some pikeurs...see if they do 'fat ar*e' size first!! haha!

 

[Halfstep]

Pikeur or Cavallo. Although I have a stunning pair of champagne Eurostars which I adore - but they are nearly seven years old and starting to look a bit tatty

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Pikeur! I always look horrible in Cavallos for some reason

 

[Halfstep]

It is the cut with cavallos - they really really don't suit some body shapes and the fabric is lighter than Pikeurs which makes them look really odd if they don't fit properly. But they are super if they are right!

 

[Weezy]

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Pikeur! I always look horrible in Cavallos for some reason

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Ditto!

 

[Beanyowner]

Well my rear can probably best be described as 'pear shaped'...worst described as 'fat shaped'

so the thigh holding in pikeurs as Weezy so kindly described them sounds ideal. Jsut gotta find somewhere nearby that sells them now! Preferably need a pair by middle of next week!

 

[Super_Kat]

Another vote for Pikeur (I have the Lugana breeches to compete in and I adore them!) or Cavallo.

 

[Baileyhoss]

another vote for pikeur lugana

 

[kerilli]

pikeur again, well worth the dosh.

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Ha, thanks Halfstep! I've always wanted a pair of Cavallo and tend to try them on every fair/show I go to...for some reason I always hope that I might find one pair that fits... I really should give up and live with the fact that they just don't suit me.

As for Pikeur, yes, I love the Lugana model too - I have four

 

[Baydale]

Yet another vote for Pikeur, they just seem to fit really well, whichever style you have. Cavallo seem to look fine on stick-thin dressage riders but not "normal" shaped people

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[sillygillyhorse]

Another vote for Pikeur, would have recommended RTS but you say you want something different.

 

[daisycrazy]

A dissenting voice here - the Pikeur breeches I've bought have worn really badly. My mum's pair, at least 20 years old, are still going strong, but they're MUCH more strongly made.

I really like both Eurostar and Georg Schumacher breeches. Georg Schumacher have a style (can't remember what it's called) for approx £70 which is really comfortable, smart and hard wearing, which I use for everyday and also for eventing/BSJA.

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

I like the way Eurostar breeches fit, but my only pair (navy) lost colour really soon, after only a couple of washes, and I haven't found the courage to buy another pair since!

 

[kerilli]

daisycrazy, it may be that they're gone for a bit of 'built-in obsolescence' with more recently-made Pikeurs then. my pairs are all about 15 years old and still going strong...!

 

[KatB]

I will go against the grain here! I dont get on with pikeur at all with my lard ar*e

I stick with cheaper brands at the moment, Mark Todd being my fav

 

[druid]

Pikeur or Cavallo for me too!

 

[hellspells]

How bizarre I too have a lard @rse and get on really well with cavallo. But another vote for vikeur or RTS (In fact I only own breeches in these three makes and mostly cavallo - others just don't seem to last the same)

 

[Dovorian]

Pikeur are good for size 14+........................

 

[JLav]

I love Pikeurs but the different styles suit different body shapes.

If you have fuller thighs then the Ricarda or Mondega are a better fit.

The Lugana doesn't fit me at all.

They also come in a range of fabrics some of which are very light and stretchy (prestige micro fibre 2000 is my favourite) and others are a denser weave wth less give so you need to check out a few different ones to get the right ones for you.

My Pikeurs last ages and I ride 6 or 7 horses most days in them. I have some pairs that are about 5 years old and others that are a couple of years old an some only a few months old. No sign of wear on any of them.

 

[little_pink_piggies]

mark todd everytime

 

[Gamebird]

Ah, nice to know that I'm not the only one who can't do Cavallo! Though a lot of the styles don't have side seams and I hate that.

Pikeur - either with a knee patch (Princess?) or full seat (Lugana?) all fit me beautifully and I have several yard pairs bought very cheaply from ebay as I know they're guaranteed to fit.

My first pair of RTS Bentex breeches arrived earlier in the week (I ordered them in April. Is this some kind of record?) and I have barely had them off. They are gorgeous, fit like a glove and are very flattering. They're brown but I might buy a beige pair for competing next season (though annoyingly they seem to have shot up in price and the exchange rate makes it even worse

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Eurostar - had a gorgeous yellowish pair with a full seat and pockets that I LOVED. However after half a season of lying down to do the zip up

I came to the conclusion that they were really a size to small so I sold them on ebay. Chatter1 bought them and she is evidently thinner than me!

 

[heifer]

LOVE my Kyra K ones! Only bought them because i forgot my breeches at a far off comp so had to just buy whatever was available!!! Cost me $350AUD (choke!) but they are SO lush and lovely, i really love them!