Riding helmets and choice of hair style?

kippen64 said:
In what if any way has the fact of riding and therefore wearing a helmet affected your choice of hair style please?
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It is currently affecting mine! I had my long hair all chopped off and love my short style - however with a riding hat and no pony tail out the back I feel like a boy!!! I'll be showing my daughter's pony on the lead rein this year too so definitely considering a fake bun in order to look a little more feminine!!
 
Mines quite long so gets put in a bun, and I have a fringe. It's quite possibly the most unattractive thing ever after wearing a hat! Lol :P most defiantly pin them back when riding, but even still, they just don't look good..
 
i had a fringe and it used to stick to my forehead :( so i grew it all out and when it was long it was just in a pony tail.

then i got it all chopped into a bob and couldnt really do anything with it so it used to just stick out :(

But i can get it back into a pony tail now :)
 
I have the 'get up & go look' its actually curly so have the plastered to head straight look then huge bouffant from where hat ends so usually braid it.
 
I have a fringe and I can't say it causes a problem. I just push it back over the top of my head and then put my hat on so it's not going to fall out when I ride.
 
Long one length hair for total ease. Ponytail for riding or can't be bothered days. No need for blow drying, just shove it in a clip. Can't afford a haircut, easy, any one with Sharp scissors can trim it :D
 
ditto Magicmillbrook - pony tail. I do have layers but they are long so i can still plait my hair to keep it easier at times. sometimes my hair dresser shapes the front too much and then it doesn't go back in pony tail - very frustrating... and last time she did it it meant that my hair now wants to curl infront so refuses to stay in pony tail even though long enough :rolleyes: can't wait for it to get even longer ;)
 
I always have mine long enough to tie up and then I'll clip my fringe back or just flick it back just before I put my hat on. I do have layers but at the moment they're relatively long as I grow my hair longer in winter to keep me warm!

But in the summer I chop it off, back up to under shoulder length with shortish layers and side fringe, when I tie it up the layers hang out and look a bit ridiculous but bar wearing a hair net all the time there's nothing I can do! If I have my layers any longer my hair sticks out and looks stupid all the time so I go for looking daft the small amount of time I'm wearing a riding hat!
 
short because i am lazy and don't have time for faffing with my hair;) i find it gets just damp enough in my hat for me to spike/mess it back up again enough not to look like a helmethead:D
 
I have pretty long hair (almost touches my bum when it's loose :eek:) so I tend to go with a really low plait unless I'm suddenly required to ride a horse (not a frequent occurance) and I don't have time to fiddle with it it goes in a really low pony tail. I prefer a plait though because otherwise the wind catches it and it bows in my eyes or mouth... or both! :rolleyes:
 
Style? Not sure mine counts as having much of a style. Certainly, riding hats do it no favours. 20 min in a hat and mine's a complete mess! Have tried short, long, in between and always ends up in a mess.. perils of having thin hair I suppose!
 
Always ask hairdresser (about once every 6 months mind) to put layers in, but always stipulate they must be long enough to tie up. The last one i had a daughter who rode so she made them long enough for a low pony tail :-)
 
i had stopped riding regularly after Connie retired, so had a fringe cut and love it... 3 months later, a new horse falls into my lap and i have to deal with terrible hat hair fringe!!
 
Always wear mine tucked up in my hat so it doesn't matter what length/style it is. Doesn't really matter what hat i use its aways up whether in my racing skull or CO Ayr8 or GPA Speedair
 
littlelegs said:
I have the 'get up & go look' its actually curly so have the plastered to head straight look then huge bouffant from where hat ends so usually braid it.
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Sounds a lot like mine! It's long now so can put in a scruffy bun and so much easier since growing my fringe out as it used to go wavy and look dreadful! I just take off riding hat and replace with a cap now! :)
 
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