Naive mother seeking advice on show jumping kit...

[stencilface]

Lol Paddymonty, brilliant

I long to be doing BS again by the end of the year, but too old for bling and I think too fat for white jodhpurs

If my nag can stay sound enough to start doing RC stuff I'm going to treat myself to a new outfit

 

[PaddyMonty]

Can we have pictures of you with your flashing scrunchy, hair extensions, and diamante jacket please?????

Dont be silly, I'm a bloke therefore fashion is pot belly, stumpy legs, old creased jacket never fastened, boots that were once black but marbled through wear, 3 days untimmed stubble and to complete the picture, fag hanging out of mouth.

ETA, most of us are bald as well so no way to add hair extensions.

 

[monte1]

I agree with this . . . and eventing requires FAR more kit . . . you can't go cross country in the jacket you wear for stressage, and some people have a different jacket again for SJ'ing. You need a different hat for stressage . . . can't wear a crash hat . . . and you can't wear your velvet hat to go across country. You need a BP, a medical armband and, if you feel really adventurous actual cross country colours (that may, or may not match the saddle pad/boots/breastplate, etc., your horse is wearing). Then there's the kit for the horse. At least two saddles - one dressage and one jump - and if you're really minted a XC saddle as well . Probably two bridles - a plain cavesson with or without flash for dressage and probably a grackel for jumping and XC. Possibly three different numnahs - a posh dressage square, a smart SJ'ing saddle cloth and then something in the XC colours for the final phase . . . throw in a dead sheep half pad for the SJ'ing phase as well. Two sets of boots - tendon and fetlock boots for SJ'ing, and brushing or eventing boots all round for XC - overreach boots for both, but you MUST have fluffy ones for SJ'ing and more hardwearing neoprene (or Dalmar) for XC.

Then there are studs - different sets for SJ and XC, warm-up wraps for dressage, quarter sheets, ear bonnets . . . .

P

LOL... PolarSkye that is where I am going wrong, as a would be eventer who does every phase in the same set of tack, changes hat silk from black velvet for Dressage and SJ to nice bright and blingy to match my colours for XC. same set of horse boots for SJ with tape added for XC and god forbid..no studs..or martingale, just the obligatory stirrup leather neckstrap as per WFP. ). .. joking apart, I am loving this thread by the way , my dd wants to do BSJA and I am resisting at the moment, partly due to all the bling and partly the hanging around for hours. eventing is so much more civilised .. ) OP i have to say, nice to hear about a child who is prepared to get out and work to get what they want, in our household this is also the only way to get stuff !

 

[PaddyMonty]

my dd wants to do BSJA and I am resisting at the moment, partly due to all the bling and partly the hanging around for hours. eventing is so much more civilised .. )

Oh now hang on. That really takes the biscuit.
Never in all my years on SJ have I had to get up at 3am to be at a field in the middle of nowhere by 7am so I can walk miles to tell them I'm there and walk miles back to get horse ready to do some poncy dressage and be told by judge I am crap despite leaving all the area boards in one place.
Then I get to do some SJ but it's only pretend cause they aren't allowed to build proper courses with tight strides and up to height fences plus only get to go round once. Then I have to change all my kit and go galloping about over dangerous fences that wont fall down and have dreadful non level takeoff and landing whilst dodging strange folk wandering all over the course.
If that wasn't bad enough, despite now feeling like death warmed up I have a filthy horse to clean and all those silly bobbles in its mane to remove.
Then the long trek back to the tent thing to find out the scores aren't even up yet. Only food available while I wait for the next 3 hours is some grotty burger van.
Finally they manage to sort the scores out and I have to attend some poncy prize giving which means getting all the gear back on to recieve, wonder of wonders a dandy brush.
At 6.30pm I can make it out of the now churned up field (usually with help for a tractor after yet another long wait) and arrive home at 10pm worn out and £150 poorer.
Give me SJ with decent food, good parking and prize money worth having any day

 

[monte1]

Oh now hang on. That really takes the biscuit.
Never in all my years on SJ have I had ot get up at 3am to be at a field in the middle of nowhere by 7am so I can walk miles to tell them I'm there and walk miles back to gethorse ready to do some poncy dressage and be told by judge am crap despite leaving all the area boards in one place.
Then I get to do some SJ but it's only pretend cause they aren't allowed to build proper courses with tight strides and up to height fences plus only get to go round once. Then I have to change all my kit and go galloping about over dangerous fences that wont fall down and have dreadful non level takeoff and landing whislt dodging strange folk wandering all over the course.
If that wasn't bad enough, despite now feeling like death warmed up I have a filthy horse to clean and all those silly bobbles in its mane to remove.
Then the long trek back to the tent thing to find out the scores aren't even up yet. Only food available while I wait for the next 3 hours is some grotty burger van.
Finally the manage to sort the scores out and I have to attend some poncy prize giving which means getting all the gear back on ot recieve, wonder of wonders a dandy brush.
At 6.30pm I can make it out of the now churned up field (usually with help for a tractor after yet another long wait) and arrive home at 10pm.
Give me SJ with decent food, good parking and prize money worth having any day

Brilliant!!! love it )
I quite see your point, I may have to wander over to the dark side .. god forbid!!!!

 

[nix123]

with Wench on this one

You can't go wrong with a good tweed as it can be used for pretty much everything!

The trend I see on FB and at shows is red jackets which I personally loathe...as well as the baby blue and pink ones. There are also more and more of those fitted jersey jogging jackets which kind of baffles me. I would maybe consider a nice navy jacket and let her bling everywhere else.

ETA: just googled the kids Animo jackets....HOW MUCH?!?![/QUOTE]

Yep i'm with Wench too

As for the red jackets, if your going to wear one you have to make sure your bl00dy good or you'll look like a right t1t!! and lets face it theres plenty of those on the sj circuit as it is

She should wear what you allow her to wear, maybe give her a choice of 3 cheaper versions, with money taken into consideration or she'll end up spoilt if she asks and you buy all the time. Good luck to her i'm sure she'll have a fab time regardless of what she wears.

 

[PaddyMonty]

Brilliant!!! love it )
I quite see your point, I may have to wander over to the dark side .. god forbid!!!!

Prey tell, how can it be the dark side when, by joining us it means you have seen the light?

 

[PolarSkye]

Oh now hang on. That really takes the biscuit.
Never in all my years on SJ have I had to get up at 3am to be at a field in the middle of nowhere by 7am so I can walk miles to tell them I'm there and walk miles back to get horse ready to do some poncy dressage and be told by judge I am crap despite leaving all the area boards in one place.
Then I get to do some SJ but it's only pretend cause they aren't allowed to build proper courses with tight strides and up to height fences plus only get to go round once. Then I have to change all my kit and go galloping about over dangerous fences that wont fall down and have dreadful non level takeoff and landing whilst dodging strange folk wandering all over the course.
If that wasn't bad enough, despite now feeling like death warmed up I have a filthy horse to clean and all those silly bobbles in its mane to remove.
Then the long trek back to the tent thing to find out the scores aren't even up yet. Only food available while I wait for the next 3 hours is some grotty burger van.
Finally they manage to sort the scores out and I have to attend some poncy prize giving which means getting all the gear back on to recieve, wonder of wonders a dandy brush.
At 6.30pm I can make it out of the now churned up field (usually with help for a tractor after yet another long wait) and arrive home at 10pm worn out and £150 poorer.
Give me SJ with decent food, good parking and prize money worth having any day

Ha ha . . . you forgot actually having to be organized and get your entry in MONTHS in advance with the risk that, despite having paid a small fortune to be a BE member, you may still be balloted out .

P

 

[PaddyMonty]

As for the red jackets, if your going to wear one you have to make sure your bl00dy good or you'll look like a right t1t!! and lets face it theres plenty of those on the sj circuit as it is

If BS followed their own rules (that'll never happen) then red jackets should only be worn if the rider has competed and been placed in a 1.30mtr class with first prize in excess of £100 if my memory serves me correctly. Its a little rule buried deep in the 1000 pages of waffle which I cant be bothered to search.

 

[PaddyMonty]

Ha ha . . . you forgot actually having to be organized and get your entry in MONTHS in advance with the risk that, despite having paid a small fortune to be a BE member, you may still be balloted out .

Wrong. See you eventers dont even understand your own sport let alone be able to advise potential showjumpers.
All you have to do to ensure entry is to bribe the show sec with offer of 4 hours fence judging which you then get your groom to do. SJ is above such corruption.

 

[FireFly29]

OP have you looked at the horseware show jackets? They are about £70 I think, although if your daughter can wear child sizes it may be less.
They are technical fabric and the more modern styling similar to Animo etc.

 

[LaurenDobson]

I showjump and my kit consists of; dark grey jacket, white stock shirt, white breeches (childrens size as i'm small enough and refuse to pay so much!!), GPA hat (that I wanted for years and got for xmas a few years ago) and long black boots and of course a hair net!
My horse is ridden in a snaffle with no martingale or fancy equipment

It's funny how you see all these blingy people in the arena that struggle to direct their horse to the fences, they don't realise the bling attracts more attention to them!!

 

[PolarSkye]

Wrong. See you eventers dont even understand your own sport let alone be able to advise potential showjumpers.
All you have to do to ensure entry is to bribe the show sec with offer of 4 hours fence judging which you then get your groom to do. SJ is above such corruption.

I think you know rather a lot about eventing for a SJ . . . are you sure you're not a reformed eventer?

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P

 

[PaddyMonty]

I might have dipped a toe or too at the turn of the century (this one not the last). Played around at Novice level for a while but really how many brushes / lead ropes does one horse need.

 

[Patterdale]

Ah, showjumping.....v handy hobby for those who have neither the skill for dressage, nor the balls for xc.

Signed, A Confirmed Eventer.

 

[PaddyMonty]

Ah, showjumping.....v handy hobby for those who have neither the skill for dressage, nor the balls for xc.

Signed, A Confirmed Eventer.

Eventing..... v handy hobby for failed Showjump and Dressage horses.

 

[khalswitz]

Eventing..... v handy hobby for failed Showjump and Dressage horses.

I would have said: Eventing, for people who can't make their minds up. (And I'm an eventer...)

 

[nix123]

Ah, showjumping.....v handy hobby for those who have neither the skill for dressage, nor the balls for xc.

Signed, A Confirmed Eventer.

I love this, its so true imo

 

[PolarSkye]

I might have dipped a toe or too at the turn of the century (this one not the last). Played around at Novice level for a while but really how many brushes / lead ropes does one horse need.

Clearly you're better off out of the sport if you don't know the answer to that question . . . you forgot numnahs, boots for horse and jackets, jods, boots for you .

P

 

[PolarSkye]

Ah, showjumping.....v handy hobby for those who have neither the skill for dressage, nor the balls for xc.

Signed, A Confirmed Eventer.

Indeed .

P

 

[Gamebird]

Clearly you're better off out of the sport if you don't know the answer to that question . . . you forgot numnahs, boots for horse and jackets, jods, boots for you .

P

I think you may have missed PM's point. I suspect his 'brushes and leadropes' comment was in reference to the non-monetary nature and rather insulting standard of prizes awarded for something that takes all day and costs the best part of £100 to enter.

 

[Lolo]

Eventing..... v handy hobby for failed Showjump and Dressage horses.

Painfully accurate (at amateur levels for sure...) Reg is a pretty solid eventer- he has pole-bashing days, but he gets rosies often enough. He hasn't a hope in hell of being a dressage/ SJ horse at an equivalent level within those affiliations (taking BE100 as 3 steps up the ladder, then he'd either be elementary or Newcomers- unlikely!).

Also for those who like spending all day in a freezing/ boiling lorry to win, at best, barely their entry fee back. Or a random feed bucket. Or for those who need the thrill of XC to make up for the sheer horror of the previous two parts (it's definitely not been said in our house that Al would have long quit if Reg wasn't such an XC demon!)

 

[khalswitz]

Painfully accurate (at amateur levels for sure...) Reg is a pretty solid eventer- he has pole-bashing days, but he gets rosies often enough. He hasn't a hope in hell of being a dressage/ SJ horse at an equivalent level within those affiliations (taking BE100 as 3 steps up the ladder, then he'd either be elementary or Newcomers- unlikely!).

Also for those who like spending all day in a freezing/ boiling lorry to win, at best, barely their entry fee back. Or a random feed bucket. Or for those who need the thrill of XC to make up for the sheer horror of the previous two parts (it's definitely not been said in our house that Al would have long quit if Reg wasn't such an XC demon!)

This. We don't have many pure hunter trials up here, they're all down south, so if you want to XC you have to event... several of my friends only event for the XC, and would probably do hunter trials/team chasing/hunting if we were in England and it was available...

 

[wench]

But in eventing you have three phases... Three lots of shopping for outfits! For you and the horse!

 

[measles]

OP have a look at pictures from, say, the English Home Pony at South View by searching for the galleries on the Emerald Fotos website. These will show what BS juniors are wearing. Have fun jumping!

 

[Jo_x]

If BS followed their own rules (that'll never happen) then red jackets should only be worn if the rider has competed and been placed in a 1.30mtr class with first prize in excess of £100 if my memory serves me correctly. Its a little rule buried deep in the 1000 pages of waffle which I cant be bothered to search.

That rule doesn't exist... the only rule about jacket colours is that you can't wear British team colours if you haven't represented GB at the appropriate level, and you cant wear a red jacket with brown jod boots and gaiters.

 

[PaddyMonty]

That rule doesn't exist... the only rule about jacket colours is that you can't wear British team colours if you haven't represented GB at the appropriate level, and you cant wear a red jacket with brown jod boots and gaiters.

Must have been removed recently then. Last checked rule book 3 years ago

 

[measles]

Must have been removed recently then. Last checked rule book 3 years ago

Recently changed. Hence the proliferation of children (and adults) in red, mint, baby blue, pink and anything else you can name or feel squeemish at!

 

[PaddyMonty]

Recently changed. Hence the proliferation of children (and adults) in red,

Thankyou. I know it was once in there. Riding in red was something that had to be earnt.

 

[Charmel]

My 15 year old was all bling when she was on her ArabxWelsh pony but now moved up to Horses and so tack and clothes are lot less bling.

She was wearing Grey Stripe jacket with pale pink collar pockets white jods Bling on tack half pad and saddlecloth with rhinestones...and Grey Hat with vents and same baby pink Absolutely horrid but she fitted in with the crowd... Now she has Navy Jacket, navy Hat cream jods Black boots and plain tack much nicer indeed (she cant resist the gold lining on jacket and pockets and collar and buttons though.......Tweeds and canary for workers was much nicer....