Showing attire.

[Rrenwilliams]

What type of clothing would you wear to shows like this? I would be classed as a junior and my horse a veteran of that could help. I have asked my mother and some of her friends but they last did showing in the late 1990’s early 2000’s so I think may be a bit outdated.

 

[mini_b]

Tweed
Beige jods
Cavesson noseband
Plaited unless you are M&M

really showing isn’t “outdated”
You can’t go wrong with a tweed, you can SJ and dressage and still be correct. Fashion dictates certain styles.

Modern SJ/Dressage attire isn’t suitable for showing, it’s not interchangeable. So if you are looking to spend less, get a nice tweed and a skull with a velvet which means if you also XC you don’t need 2 hats.

 

[Rrenwilliams]

Tweed
Beige jods
Cavesson noseband
Plaited unless you are M&M

really showing isn’t “outdated”
You can’t go wrong with a tweed, you can SJ and dressage and still be correct. Fashion dictates certain styles.

Modern SJ/Dressage attire isn’t suitable for showing, it’s not interchangeable. So if you are looking to spend less, get a nice tweed and a skull with a velvet which means if you also XC you don’t need 2 hats.

i didn’t mean that showing was outdated I meant the attire that my mum other said would be okay, she said canary jhodpurs, ox blood ankle boots for juniors and full black for seniors, tweed jacket and navy velvet hat (which I have). But thank you verry much! I’ve never been to a show so all of this is very helpful x

 

[conniegirl]

What size/type is your horse as that will dictate short/long boots (not age)

 

[teddy_]

At unaffiliated level, you can't really go wrong with neutral coloured jodhpurs (canary is OK), shirt and tie with a tweed jacket. Blue velvet riding hats are preferable.

Stocks are only worn in championships / evening performances, so steer clear of those .

 

[fetlock]

If having to buy a tweed, get one that covers your bum, rather than the hideous current trend for bum freezer ones, which seem to also come with too-short sleeves and look anything but elegant.

 

[sbloom]

i didn’t mean that showing was outdated I meant the attire that my mum other said would be okay, she said canary jhodpurs, ox blood ankle boots for juniors and full black for seniors, tweed jacket and navy velvet hat (which I have). But thank you verry much! I’ve never been to a show so all of this is very helpful x

Showing doesn't change much at all, so outdated really isn't a thing . It's not quite that rigid (and wasn't that rigid in the past eg long brown boots are suitable for seniors, with tweed), but otherwise about right. I believe you turn out to type for veterans, what type and size is your horse/pony?

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I think at local level a nice tweed with a coordinating shirt and tie, light jods and short boots will be fine if that's all you have, at county or affiliated the right boots become more important.

 

[Rrenwilliams]

Showing doesn't change much at all, so outdated really isn't a thing . It's not quite that rigid (and wasn't that rigid in the past eg long brown boots are suitable for seniors, with tweed), but otherwise about right. I believe you turn out to type for veterans, what type and size is your horse/pony?

She’s Turning 17 and is an Irish draft x cob so very akward fine line wether to go in the M&M cob type classes or just stick to working hunter but think I’m going to do working hunter.

 

[conniegirl]

She’s Turning 17 and is an Irish draft x cob so very akward fine line wether to go in the M&M cob type classes or just stick to working hunter but think I’m going to do working hunter.

She is not M&M, thats for pure bred native ponies.
She might be cob type but its hard to tell without photos.

 

[sbloom]

She’s Turning 17 and is an Irish draft x cob so very akward fine line wether to go in the M&M cob type classes or just stick to working hunter but think I’m going to do working hunter.

And her height? As said definitely not M&M, could be cob, hunter, traditional....though I think they're all turned out similarly except that cobs need to be hogged. At local level many people with cobs that don't want to hog would end up in other classes, and vice versa, but its good to know what your correct class would be.

Working hunter is a class with jumping and not really turnout per se, it's a hunter type, but the tack rules are different for workers (eg you can use a martingale), can't see that would apply to a flat veteran class.