Pikeur or esperado jacket for dressage? shopping help!!

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Does anyone know how the following jackets come up size wise? I always have the problem of sleeves being too short.
I am after a jacket to compete in next spring, i have a cheap one at the moment which is not a flattering fit!
I want it to last so don't mind paying a bit more for one, at first i am going to be doing unaffiliated stuff with current horse , but in a couple of years i want to do some affiliated as hopefully will have my new horse then :)
I have my eye on this in navy blue with the grey collar, does anyone have one ? are the sleeves a generous length? also do you think it looks to OTT? i don't want to look all the gear no idea!! haha Or if anyone has any ideas for a nice jacket with generous sleeves for £150 max please recommend!

http://www.amirashop.co.uk/acatalog...Sq_tkwLLGWGJ85jF4QtAbxoC2v7w_wcB#.VgEPVvlViko

The other one i like is this: again review please!

http://www.equistead.com/rider/show-jackets/esperado-parade-show-jacket-navy-1522

Now am i being stupid or does it come with that collar in the navy as standard but if you want to customise the collar colour you ot for black only?! i dont want to order the blue one for it to come without the grey collar!

Thanks in advance
 
I have noticed a fair few people in Pikeur jackets recently all creased along the back and it looks messy. I assume they are very nipped in at the waist and if you are not is perhaps not the best look.

Of the two jackets above I prefer the second one from the pictures.
 
Not seen the esperado jacket before but like the look of it. Can't see it on the equissentials website though? Dropped them a message from their website a couple of days ago so hopefully can see what they have.

Does anyone know what the fit of them is like, I'm on a pony so looking for a short ish jacket so we don't look swamped.
 
I've got the eperado jacket but without the grey in the collar just plain navy. It's a lovely jacket and I've had a lot of compliments on it, they're quite unusual too with the bit detailing.

Fit wise, they are a shorter more modern fitting jacket. I'd say they come up slightly big as I'm a 6-8 and the XS is not overly fitted and quite roomy for me.
 
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I have a pikeur jacket and love it. I tried on lots of brands and pikeur was the only one that that fitted me properly - I have an hourglass shape so benefit from the waist. Sleeves on mine are generous (I think mine is an Ascot).
 
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