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What do i wear?? Im registering myself next friday, then have some bsja outings lined up soon after, and dont have a clue what to wear!

Would i look like and idiot, wearing a plain white numnah? A stock? My gatehouse hat? No bling? No martingale? No fancy colours on the collar of my jacket? ... No chavy mum? ;) :p

I know i need to turn up in pristine white nike/addidas trainers, and trackies, but on the horse...?! no clue! ;)

:p :p :p
Sorry not meaning to offend anyone, im only kidding :)

Is it unusual to wear a stock show jumping? and how do you judge what time to get there in time for the class you want to do without spending all day waiting around? or dont you? and... are most competitions run as 2 phase? Thanks :)

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It is unusual to wear a stock, yes. Most people just wear a stock shirt or a comp shirt, far cooler (as in warmth, not best dressed LOL). I use a white saddle square, white breeches, Equitech show shirt and a jacket. I wear a green Pro Tector hat, skull caps are absolutely fine! I don't own any white trainers ;)

As for guessing times, it depends on venue, and yes, it can be a complete PITA. Some show centres are very happy for you to call on the day and ask approx start times, others will hang up on you *coughaddingtoncough*

At lower levels, in big classes, it is very rare for a class NOT to be 2 phase.
 
Thank you weezy! massive help :) i dont own any white trainers either - i think i may have to buy some especially ;) Thanks
 
stock and jockey skull will immediately identify you as *AN EVENTER*!!!!!! (which isnt a bad thing btw!)

to be a true SJ'er you need tretorn boots, big shiney cycle helmet styley hat and bling jacket in bright red/blue/purple etc, that matches your saddlecloth and fly veil (even at indoor shows) and you lorry.

you mum needs fake nails and must fight other parents for the practice fence!!!!

im intending to do some unaff indoor sj over the winter, and in true all the gear no idea style, iv bought myself:

rolled bridle
elastic/dead sheep breastplate
dead sheep jumping girth
plastic stirrup irons
bliing spurs
loads of dead sheep-under saddle, on bridle, on boots

considering some tretorns and im going shiney hat shopping tomorrow!!!

basically you need to look like you covered yourself in super glue then ran though joshua jones,kingsland and equiport!!!

(this is all tongue in cheek btw, when i sj'ed i was blinged to the eyeballs and im just as bad now i dressage, i love it!)
 
ah what a fantastic reply, i did have a little laugh to myself :p looks like im going to to be "an eventer" for a very long time then ;)

from the eventing we are still too poor for a new hat, and tretorn boots (which i would never buy anyway - ewwww!!) and i think i may just wear my stock, just cause i feel safer in it tbh, unless its unbeivably hot! :) Thanks you for you two fab replies :p
 
DO NOT wear your HS1 and a hairnet, plait your horse, wear a 5 point breastplate, tweed jacket and stock. You will be marked out as an eventer and scorn will be poured onto your riding technique. Also warn your mum that she will no doubt stand next to a 'BSJA mummy' who will rip the p**s out of your riding, as she will 'know'you are an eventer, because you cant showjump properly, nor can most of them that ride around Badminton. The way to get around this, as I found out was to say 'Would your daughter ride around a Novice eventing course at a full gallop' Said mummy looked at me and to me it was far too dangerous and all eventers were headcases!!!!!!!

Dont let your, your mum or friends who come with you wear Ariat or Dubarry boots, Joules, Musto etc. You would blend in with the seas of Kingsland and Whitakker, and will be treated with scorn when you go and try to buy a cup of coffee.

Make sure you wear one of those large motorcycle helmet things, loads of dead sheep, a bright yellow thong under your white breeches, have your horse really scruffy, your long hair hanging down your back, one of those long shanked bits and of course a really tight martingale or even market harborough.

Oh yes, we have learned the hard way when we cross over the 'Darkside' in the spirit of some more sj training.
 
oh please be careful, I suffered the torment for years of not having all the gear and I swear I'm still mentally scarred to this day.

Apparently it was wrong that I had no dead sheep and that my saddle was a different colour to my bridle, and that neither had 'bling'. The fact I wore a shock horror TWEED jacket was apparently uncalled for, at one show they even forced me to wear a navy jacket. Apparently at important shows which you qualfy for its compulsory!! ;) :p

You mustn't forget the most important part of your gear, the lorry! The trauma I suffered admitting that the 20+ year old little custard yellow lorry was mine was the worst pain of all, (although made it very easy to find inbetween all the lehels and oakleys ;) )

Seriously though if its smart its fine, you will immediately be identified as an outsider but then its all the more fun when you beat them at their own game. ;) :D
 
Classic :p think i may have to purchase one of those 'bright yellow thongs' ;) haha

god, im going to miss eventing :p if i begin to post vids/reports, and i am wearing any type of bycyle helmet/tretorn boots/bling, then please stop me turning into a chav before its too late! ;)
 
The thing about show jumping is that you can wear whatever you like. Some riders obviously take this to extremes with their boring tweed and restrictive stocks but if I wasn't wearing a martingale and my horse had its head up round its ears I might go for the stock too:)

I know it might be hard not riding in a competion where the dress code is heavily prescribed dating back to the 1900's, but you are young I'm sure you can adapt.

TheoryX have you thought about applying for this http://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk...e-second-series-of-hotter-than-my-daughter-1?
 
bigboyrocky said:
what do i wear?? Im registering myself next friday, then have some bsja outings lined up soon after, and dont have a clue what to wear!

Would i look like and idiot, wearing a plain white numnah? A stock? My gatehouse hat? No bling? No martingale? No fancy colours on the collar of my jacket? ... No chavy mum? ;) :p

i know i need to turn up in pristine white nike/addidas trainers, and trackies, but on the horse...?! No clue! ;)

:p :p :p
sorry not meaning to offend anyone, im only kidding :)

is it unusual to wear a stock show jumping? And how do you judge what time to get there in time for the class you want to do without spending all day waiting around? Or dont you? And... Are most competitions run as 2 phase? Thanks :)

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think i was only one wearing stock, so turfed it pretty quick. No-one wearing jacket (as sweltering, apart from one die hard eventer. Think she may have even had a stock on too!) lots of kingsland shirts xso if you want to fit in.......

It was a midweek show so probably a bit lower key than normal, but it is a totally different world to what we're used to! There wasn't the full on bs (ja) pink/baby blue/bling co-ordination going on though, and i was surprised i enjoyed it!! The 2 phase was a bit scary though - really didn't think we would go clear discovery so wasn't concerned about the massive jo course, but he surprised me and had to do it - was papping myself!!
 
santa145 said:
You mustn't forget the most important part of your gear, the lorry! The trauma I suffered admitting that the 20+ year old little custard yellow lorry was mine was the worst pain of all, (although made it very easy to find inbetween all the lehels and oakleys ;) )
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Ahh, out lorry will probably get graffitied or something then... ;p
 
Oh how amusing I too have only just entered the relms of BSJ!!!

The realisation of waking up with a hangover on the rare weekend off from eventing- that your boots are still dirty the horse has stable stains the numnah is white and not washed - but hey lets go show jumping because our horse will still be cleaner and yes lets wear the tweed - we want to be an eventer!!!!


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i wore a shirt and tie for my 1st time as i got invited to go a few days before so couldt get a shirt and i have seen a few girls wearing shirt and tie but now i have order my sexy kingsland shirt :O there sexy lol
and ALOT off people wear whitaker clothing
also people say dont wear tweed but i have seen quite a few people wearing tweed and they dont stick out

but fighting for the pratice jump is funny people who are jumping in the British novice which is only 90cm put the jump up to like 120cm aha :) x
 
Brilliant thread. Rocky, do you not need to get a velveteen saddlecloth with your name and horse's name embroidered in gold lettering?
 
"basically you need to look like you covered yourself in super glue then ran though joshua jones,kingsland and equiport!!!"


Agreed, plus make sure you horse is suitably unwashed or brushed (mine all jump better with their **** stains, they are like go faster stripes).

Next lay the make up on, thickly please! The treadtorn (or however you spell them) boots are on the way out now, I think everyone has realised how hideous they are. Instead you want some of the Whitaker ones with the flag on them.
 
the one time i went BS'ing i came back mentally scarred.

I wore my HS1, Tweed, Stock, Beige Breeches - i was treated as though i couldn't ride!

In the 90cm Class someone put the spread up to 1m05 [yes very helpful thankyou!] The Upright was 1m25 [show off ;)] they all wore bling and i must admit i looked very plain! But i stuck to my guts and even though i got a few snide comments about wearing a stock i thought no i event and im proud of that they can go stuff themselves!

Ellie be proud of eventing - its wayyyyyyyyyy better than showjumping haha!
 
Don't forget, if you've got a muffin top, you should wear low cut hipster breeches (no point in wearing a thong if no-one can see it, eh?) that also show your bum cleavage, & a cropped shirt that rides up when you jump. Black bra underneath for preference.

And the horse should preferably be in John Whittaker from head to toe, with all tack in the latest strange red colour.
 
catembi said:
Don't forget, if you've got a muffin top, you should wear low cut hipster breeches (no point in wearing a thong if no-one can see it, eh?) that also show your bum cleavage, & a cropped shirt that rides up when you jump. Black bra underneath for preference.

And the horse should preferably be in John Whittaker from head to toe, with all tack in the latest strange red colour.
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LOL, love it! :p
 
Everybody seems to be forgetting that you're gonna need an attachavble bleach blonde pony tail if possible, to hang out the back of your hat - especially if you're a teenager!!

Wear tweed, nd all your eventing stuff - I always do, and it's so funny when people bitch about you when you're warming up/just before the bell, but I went to west wilts, and won a class, and smeared it all back in their face. I then proceeded to say loudly to mum "Oh my god, I'm so happy, I can't believe how tidy that round was! It must be the fact that I do dressage from time to time!!" And it was very funny indeed. The evils I got from the other people in the line up was priceless!!
 
PMSL at this thread!

I went BS (what happened to the JA?!?!) the other weekend for the first time in years. I was horrified! I wore my shirt, stock, tweed like I always wear. Horse had a distinct lack of dead sheep (although I do have a half pad... ) and I was literally treated like a 'special child'. They ignored my mum (N.B she was not Dubarry clad as she really doesnt give a damn... weather we are BE / BS / BD / Local show she will wear the same. Jeans, polo top, walking boots. Needless to say, she doesnt fit in anywhere! But at least at BE she doesnt get ignored and treated like a tramp that has strayed into a BS horse show!!!!) and there was serious b*tching about me!!! Couldn't quite believe it!

Also, I think that those overcoat things you can wear instead of a jacket are hideous. I look like an eventer - and am proud of it - wear your tweed and skull cap with pride!!!
 
You eventers are funny! We have show jumped for years and years and did HPI's etc. Never felt the need to conform. We do have bling etc but not all Whitaker tack and smart lorry. We never had our riding criticised and were often asked to ride other people's ponies/ horses. I do know what you mean and I'm only saying this in a light hearted way but I've always found if you ride well you still get people's respect - well those people that matter anyway. Our horses were also impecably turned out but tnh so were most others, admittedly not plaited. I know there are people as you describe.

I found when we tried a bit of eventing I hadn't a clue what to wear.
 
Tollfarm said:
You eventers are funny! We have show jumped for years and years and did HPI's etc. Never felt the need to conform. We do have bling etc but not all Whitaker tack and smart lorry. We never had our riding criticised and were often asked to ride other people's ponies/ horses. I do know what you mean and I'm only saying this in a light hearted way but I've always found if you ride well you still get people's respect - well those people that matter anyway. Our horses were also impecably turned out but tnh so were most others, admittedly not plaited. I know there are people as you describe.

I found when we tried a bit of eventing I hadn't a clue what to wear.
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I think it is all too often those who's opinions dont matter are the ones that voice them the loudest!!!
 
catembi said:
Don't forget, if you've got a muffin top, you should wear low cut hipster breeches (no point in wearing a thong if no-one can see it, eh?) that also show your bum cleavage, & a cropped shirt that rides up when you jump. Black bra underneath for preference.

And the horse should preferably be in John Whittaker from head to toe, with all tack in the latest strange red colour.
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And then enter the showing classes, usually tack and turnout, and moan that the judge is an idiot because you didn't win.

Love this thread
 
Some of the posts in here are funny and lighthearted - but there are bits of the others that are a bit:o:o:o:o:o

You don't honestly believe that people bitch about eventers do you? The people who've posted this are both in my area, jumping at the same places I do and I have never witnessed anyone being horrible to an eventer - you are joking - right? The joke is at West Wilts probably 75% of the competitors are eventers and West Wilts is an event centre rather than a BS one - they run very few BS shows and in the old days the distances were always really long to make it easier for eventers.

The nice thing aboout eventers jumping is that they bump up the entries and keep the show centres going. I personally don't care what anyone wears - and I don't care what you think of my attire either.
 
firstly - people on this forum need to CALM :D

and secondly..not all showjumpers wear bling ;) i wear my plain black jacket... (no colours on it atall ;) ha)... white breeches and my plain black velvet hat... black boots, black gloves and black whip ;) haha...and my horse always wears either a plain white numnah or a navy numnah... :D no bling there atall! haha ;) oh.. and i don't own white trainers either ;)

i don't tend to wear a stock, as i have a 'showjumping shirt' which looks like a stock shirt - but looks very smart with no tie or stock.. but you wouldn't look out of place wearing a stock :) plenty of people at bsja wear stocks... and your plain white numnah etc would be fine.. don't worry, as long as you look smart..who cares? :D

as for timing for classes... i usually guess that if the first class is at 9am... the second class is usually at 10.30-11 (at busy venues)... and then third class usually starts by lunch time (1 or 2) and so on... but if the venue is quiet... it can be much quicker.. it is very difficult to guess times for bsja.. it just comes with experience really :( sorry! you may be hanging about a fair bit ;) and 2 phase and single phase really vary from centre to centre and class to class... just check the schedule.. and check with the secretary when you book in your class... thats what i do :)

good luck! xx
 
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DD - I'm not making it up, there were not many in the class, but they were mainly middle aged women, none of whom were eventers apartfrom one lady who was nice to me, and congratulated me, they were half p*ssed off that I was a kid and I had won, half p*ssed off that I was evidently a rich spoilt brat with a perfect horse(which I'm not - although she is fab!)

They were all seriously peed off though, and it may not have been the eventer aspect of me, so much as the assumption that I had almost cheated them out of winning in some way, by jumping a simple double clear in a tidy manner, and that I must be a spoilt teenager who enjoys making BSJA folks unhappy.

Not saying this is always the case, it didn't happen to me at Addington the other week, but you can't say I've made this up - you weren't there on that day, so how would you know whether there were many eventers there or not? Seems a bit funny, and unnecessarily defensive to me, I never had a go at anyone - like the title of the whole post implies, it's pretty lighthearted!
 
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