Regandal
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......all the horses at our local riding school wore cavesson nosebands. One ex-showjumper had a drop noseband - dead impressive. Never saw a martingale or a numnah until an ex-racehorse arrived. Uber-cool.
Cork hat with elastic - check
Whip with metal end - check
Cagoul (makes you sweat and isn't waterproof) - check
Rubber boots (needs an assistant to remove them) - check
Beige jods - check (and I know what you're thinking
circa 1972
Or even better
Before the word safety was even invented
I always caught my horses (including an ex racehorse) with no head collar, managed to vault on and would flat out gallop up the field up to the gate. I used to think that was dead cool.
Or no numnah. I rode without anything for most of my childhood. And I'm not even old (do have an old school mothership though!)
stylo long rubber boots that the lining came out with your foot still attached and you had to feed it back in the boot.
this is the best thread ever , Ive done almost everything mentioned on here !Circa 1977, my ex racer ( I was 13 or 14 at the time) had a sore on his withers, so I rode him bareback - it was a bit uncomfortable, so I got a massive leather strap and strapped on a folded up blanket and went out hacking on the roads, then into the forestry. It never occurred to me that this might be dangerous.
Oh and galloping across parks because the parkies would come after you blowing whistles, so you had to go fast so they didn't catch you.
Only very posh horses got clipped.
Those green colic drenches we used to have in a first aid kit.
We used to cross this river (the river Rhymney, cardiff) on horseback and the water came up to the stirrups. Apparently, you can't do it now as it's full of bikes and fridges.
I'm probably not part of anyone's generation here haha but just got told last week in my PC rally that I wasn't allowed to wear a t-shirt...while schooling in the indoor school!