What should male riders wear?

[Shilasdair]

Just wondering what everyone thinks...as jodhs are not entirely aesthetically pleasing on men (no offence to men intended).
Chaps? Or what looks ok?
Advice needed....for a friend starting riding.
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[Madam_max]

I knew you were a man

 

[kildalton]

Personally, I think it's more sensible that men should ride side saddle, I'm sure your friend would look most fetching in a habit.

 

[kerilli]

baggy jodhs, ideally. chaps are okay i guess, not with jeans unless he's a masochist, of course!

 

[happihorse]

No jods / breeches - just full chaps!

 

[Shilasdair]

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I knew you were a man

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***sshhhhh******

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[Shilasdair]

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No jods / breeches - just full chaps!

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You see, that tells me a lot more about you, than about sartorial equestrian elegance for men

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[trundle]

Underwear.

 

[WishfulThinker]

What about cargo pants? My instructor wore them when he rode mine and they looked ok. He couldn't comment on comfort though as he wore boxers and almost did himself a mischeif!

Jods are a NO NO unless u are Oli T

I personally think Joggers and half chaps look ok.

 

[Shilasdair]

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Personally, I think it's more sensible that men should ride side saddle, I'm sure your friend would look most fetching in a habit.

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I am not buying a sidesaddle so he can look fetching as he indulges his transvestite tendencies - far too expensive.
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[polyphonic]

Breeches and I wear chaps or gaiters when riding. I used to wear jods (yuk) but that was a while ago now thank goodness!

 

[Scarlett]

my OH wears mark todd breeches, he gets them a size bigger so they are a bit baggier and looks fine and doesnt feel like a pillock in them... he weras big chunky Mountain Horse boots with them too....

 

[clipertyplop]

I was looking at the male calenders

at the westpoint fair the weekend and to my mind they where perfectly dressed, and Mr April can come and poo pick my field anytime !!!!!!!

 

[Shilasdair]

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Breeches and I wear chaps or gaiters when riding. I used to wear jods (yuk) but that was a while ago now thank goodness!

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Bloke in question is refusing to wear anything resembling jodhs...or to learn anything with the word 'dressage' involved...is there anything else he could wear under chaps that wouldn't damage his accessories

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[polyphonic]

or jeans with chaps! the Dublin breeches I have come in a couple of colours and are quite cheap compared to some

 

[the watcher]

'I personally think Joggers and half chaps look ok.'

Are you serious?

To OP, if he won't go with Breeches then maybe some well cut jeans with a bit of stretch are the next best thing

 

[WishfulThinker]

Yup, not tight ones and not super baggy either - just enough not to show up anything !!

 

[Shilasdair]

Trundle and clipertyplop - please leave this thread immediately and find a man...your posts make me suspect you are suffering a shortage at present

Mincingpie - if he wears jeans under chaps, will they have....er...unfortunate effects? Do they have to be stretchy jeans?

I hope the ladies on this thread appreciate I am trying to spare them from the sight of another male in nasty jodhs...
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[kerilli]

if it's got to be jeans and chaps, then Wrangler are the only make with thin seams on the inside, not double seams like all the other makes, i think. the original cowboy jeans, aren't they?

 

[Grumpy Herbert]

Given how most blokes look in ordinary jodhs, wouldn't you think the equine clothing companies would have come up with an acceptable alternative? It's the skin tight thing........eughhhh!

 

[Acolyte]

Why don't you ask AV what he wears?

 

[Shilasdair]

I suppose, jeans and chaps at first then (with supportive undies

) and then try to get him some decent breeches later.
Prilly - fear not! He has no intentions of the skin tight jodh thing....and I wouldn't let him

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[Breezesbenefactor]

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my OH wears mark todd breeches, he gets them a size bigger so they are a bit baggier and looks fine and doesnt feel like a pillock in them... he weras big chunky Mountain Horse boots with them too....

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Snap

 

[Shilasdair]

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Why don't you ask AV what he wears?

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I'm sure you can guess who wants to ride, then PNE?
I'm trying to spare you the horror of my OH in jodhs...I hope you're grateful!
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[clipertyplop]

barrhhhhh spoil sport

 

[SouthWestWhippet]

If he wants to wear jeans, you buy the 'cowboy' ones (wrangler I think?). if you log onto the american sites they have jeans designed for men to wear riding which are comfier than regular jeans.

My ex used to wear jodhs - he was very tall and skinny with knobbly knees and he looked a right sight... not that I ever told him mind, he was very vain and fancied himself the next WFP because he'd once jumped 3'6 on a gradeA showjumper (I say 'jumped' - he sat and hung on whilst this extremely experienced horse carried him carefully over the fence but there was no telling him after that)

 

[PaddyMonty]

Guess thats my riding career over then. I can only ride in jods (comfortably). I will now have this image of every woman I meet thinking 'YUCK'.
Thanks for ruining my life

 

[Shilasdair]

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Guess thats my riding career over then. I can only ride in jods (comfortably). I will now have this image of every woman I meet thinking 'YUCK'.
Thanks for ruining my life

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Well, it's best you know.
You're on a loser either way - either you wear jods, protect your...ahem...assets from damage only to find no one is interested in them.......OR you wear jeans, attract women...only to find your assets rubbed raw and non functional.
Life is tough, huh? But at least we women are always sympathetic to your pain.
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[Acolyte]

Ah bless, I think that is great

Actually I always think AV looks pretty good whatever he wears....very cute bum... sorry, I'm bringing the standard of the post down now

 

[Shilasdair]

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Ah bless, I think that is great

Actually I always think AV looks pretty good whatever he wears....very cute bum... sorry, I'm bringing the standard of the post down now

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PNE - I think you need to join the others who I banished from this thread for lascivious behaviour...they're off stalking men, now I think.
I'm not convinced by your points either...but of course, I am far too civilised to look at mens' bottoms.
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