What is the 'white jodhpur brigade'?

[kit279]

Can anyone explain this phrase to me?! I have just read it in a magazine article and not quite sure what it is - can anyone enlighten me?!

 

[Luci07]

oh interested! I wear white jodpurs for dressage and SJ competing, but beige for eventing.. wonder where that puts me!.

 

[Booboos]

Competition riders as opposed to happy hackers? (I don't see the conflict myself, but some people make a big deal out of supposed differences)

 

[MrsMozart]

I understand it to mean the BSJA-ers (BS-ers as they now ).

 

[skint1]

lol I am really not sure if it was a wise move to drop the "JA" and just leave the "BS" on that one.

I would take "white jodhpurs" to mean affiliated/serious type competitors

 

[Seahorse]

I always thought it meant the girls that put on their white jodhpurs and boots and spurs and walk around big events like Badminton, Hickstead etc hoping that someone will think they are riding there!!

 

[jesterfaerie]

I always thought it meant the girls that put on their white jodhpurs and boots and spurs and walk around big events like Badminton, Hickstead etc hoping that someone will think they are riding there!!

That is what I always thought it meant too.

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

I would take it to mean those who have no idea and who wear white jodhpurs and white gloves in a misguided effort to look like they know what they are doing, but maybe that is because I know someone like that!

 

[ester]

or maybe those that wear white jods and unsuitable underwear...

 

[niagaraduval]

I always thought it meant the girls that put on their white jodhpurs and boots and spurs and walk around big events like Badminton, Hickstead etc hoping that someone will think they are riding there!!

LOL can just imagine this!

 

[Faro]

Don't know, don't care. All I can say is I just HATE white jodphurs full stop (and canary ones too). If I'm competing it's always beige for me! Okay, so I'm an untrendy stick-in-the-mud - and so what?!

 

[Cliqmo]

I *think* there are two definitions depending on context

It may to the "all the gear, no idea" clan who trunk around in cream/white/beige/pale jods (often complete with ironed shirt ) in an effort to look "horsey" in situations where any actual riders wouldn't dream of it (ie anywhere other than at a competition where you are actually competing )

OR -on our livery yard- it refers to anyone who can get away with wearing such ridiculously impractical colours whilst around the horses because they don't actually do any work - typically because they get Mummy/Nanny/Groom/Hubby to do it These people are met with equal amounts of jealousy and contempt

 

[monkeybum13]

Don't know, don't care. All I can say is I just HATE white jodphurs full stop (and canary ones too). If I'm competing it's always beige for me! Okay, so I'm an untrendy stick-in-the-mud - and so what?!

Haha, I hate canary jods too, and dislike white jodhpurs

I always thought it meant the girls that put on their white jodhpurs and boots and spurs and walk around big events like Badminton, Hickstead etc hoping that someone will think they are riding there!!

What, like a certain celebrity?