Malin100
Active Member
Hello everyone,
I know there have been many threads about outfits, and I've read tons of them, but just can't quite seem to piece together a full answer for my question and seem to come across conflicting advice.
The situation is that there's a horse I ride at the moment (grey) and I have competed once with him (mostly in borrowed clothes) and will be trying to compete him in many more local shows this year. He mostly does show jumping, but I also quite fancy dressage, one day events, and potentially working hunter classes too. There's also the possibility I may ride some friends' horses in competitions occasionally.
At the moment I have:
Ive been trying to find out what jacket (if any) would work across all of these disciplines. I previously borrowed a black jacket but I really dislike black on myself so I was mainly contemplating navy or a blue tweed potentially.
I also wanted to check if the beige jods and white stock shirt work with all these disciplines?
Furthermore, I don't have any nice gloves for competing, so will be buying these anyway - what colour would be best?
I'm hoping to spend as little as possible but still look smart and correct, so I'm aiming to buy one jacket to suit all competitions (second hand) and gloves. If I need to, I can buy a new hat silk and jodhpurs. I just want to make sure I make the right decisions now so I don't have to buy twice or panic buy before a competition.
One more question: I previously put my body protector over the jacket. When buying my own, is it better to buy a size larger and put it under? I will be wearing it for all disciplines.
I know there have been many threads about outfits, and I've read tons of them, but just can't quite seem to piece together a full answer for my question and seem to come across conflicting advice.
The situation is that there's a horse I ride at the moment (grey) and I have competed once with him (mostly in borrowed clothes) and will be trying to compete him in many more local shows this year. He mostly does show jumping, but I also quite fancy dressage, one day events, and potentially working hunter classes too. There's also the possibility I may ride some friends' horses in competitions occasionally.
At the moment I have:
- a pair of beige jodhpurs
- a white stock shirt
- a black body protector
- black long boots
- black skull and silk (but don't mind getting a new silk if need be, it's just the one that came with the hat)
Ive been trying to find out what jacket (if any) would work across all of these disciplines. I previously borrowed a black jacket but I really dislike black on myself so I was mainly contemplating navy or a blue tweed potentially.
I also wanted to check if the beige jods and white stock shirt work with all these disciplines?
Furthermore, I don't have any nice gloves for competing, so will be buying these anyway - what colour would be best?
I'm hoping to spend as little as possible but still look smart and correct, so I'm aiming to buy one jacket to suit all competitions (second hand) and gloves. If I need to, I can buy a new hat silk and jodhpurs. I just want to make sure I make the right decisions now so I don't have to buy twice or panic buy before a competition.
One more question: I previously put my body protector over the jacket. When buying my own, is it better to buy a size larger and put it under? I will be wearing it for all disciplines.