Me too Jessey but unless one has staff they would be terribly impractical these days.I'm not a fashion person at all, but I love the elegant dress of that period, so much nicer than my scruffy urchin self
Riding for ladies - 1891 / riding skirt anyone?
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I must be similar. I recall going to a show where I hacked there.I'm not a fashion person at all, but I love the elegant dress of that period, so much nicer than my scruffy urchin self
People were just looking at me and I felt very self conscious. I don't show and I figured I had made a big turnout faux pas.
It turns out that people didn't recognise me all scrubbed up and smart!!
I wonder if we aren't actually scruffy per se, it's because we've added colour to the clothing? I have purple jodphurs and I don't like the colour but others say they look nice. So if I fall off I will look nice. One must plop gracefully
I had that at a work function once, my bosses boss who I had seen daily for about 3 years stood in the line next to me for food and introduced himself to me apparently I was unrecognizable in a dress as he never knew I had legs
I just wear jods and Tshirts and my coats are clean/tidy, but it's not the elegance of smart blouses, jackets, hats etc. no matter what you do.
apparently I was unrecognizable in a dress as he never knew I had legs I just wear jods and Tshirts and my coats are clean/tidy, but it's not the elegance of smart blouses, jackets, hats etc. no matter what you do.
I don't own a dress or a skirt.I had that at a work function once, my bosses boss who I had seen daily for about 3 years stood in the line next to me for food and introduced himself to me
I just wear jods and Tshirts and my coats are clean/tidy, but it's not the elegance of smart blouses, jackets, hats etc. no matter what you do.
Now a riding skirt seems more appealing in case I go somewhere I would like to have one.
Hum.
I don't own a dress or skirt either. Well I still have my wedding dress - but don't think I'll be wearing it again (unless it could be dyed black or deep purple and converted into a ball gown - lol for a ball I will never go to......................!!!)
really? I rarely wear them, but get roped into occasional black tie events for work so I have a couple of evening gowns as anything less would be highly questioned
and a couple of cocktail type dresses for the less formal ones and a couple of sun dresses for after I'm done with the neds, showered and cooling off at home when it's really hot
really? I rarely wear them, but get roped into occasional black tie events for work so I have a couple of evening gowns as anything less would be highly questioned
I used to have lots of full length dresses. But that was when mr t and me used to get taken off on exotic work related trips and nights out. I’ve gained a bit of girth lol good job I didn’t keep them! I used to love a nice sundress tho. Hahaha never hot enough for those up here!!!
Following on from the above the weather hasn't exactly been playing fair has it!
I did a test using my winter coat as the guinea pig. How does it hang or not and how much fabric is there to it.
I have never been completely happy with overtrousers and I am selling those.
We've never tried a long coat before as I have been concerned about the flapping. She can do that herself already, we don't need an incentive.
I simply got on, had a quick hohum and some fiddling and settled to the enjoy the ride. Then wondered whether I had enough fabric for it to sit behind the cantle, I dont know it pulls the velcro attached to your legs.
Then I wondered if it would sit over the pommel.
It does but I think that's at the expense of how it sits overall.
When the wind got up I had two wings at one point because it lifted it up and inside out. The cob only looked out of her left eye, but it annoyed me!
I do have another idea though re covering the pommel and it might sit better next time round.
I did a test using my winter coat as the guinea pig. How does it hang or not and how much fabric is there to it.
I have never been completely happy with overtrousers and I am selling those.
We've never tried a long coat before as I have been concerned about the flapping. She can do that herself already, we don't need an incentive.
I simply got on, had a quick hohum and some fiddling and settled to the enjoy the ride. Then wondered whether I had enough fabric for it to sit behind the cantle, I dont know it pulls the velcro attached to your legs.
Then I wondered if it would sit over the pommel.
It does but I think that's at the expense of how it sits overall.
When the wind got up I had two wings at one point because it lifted it up and inside out. The cob only looked out of her left eye, but it annoyed me!
I do have another idea though re covering the pommel and it might sit better next time round.
I find this with my long coat, I brought a size bigger to see if that gave more fabric, which it kind of does. It reaches around and covers my knees, but if I do rising trot it all moves and knees and bum get wet. I gave up on the leg straps a long time ago, they're useless. If it is really piddling down and I want to do more than walk and stay dry I still need waterproof trousers under it. That's one of the reasons I want a cloak, a really big one that will easily cover right around Jess bum, keeping me and her dry (I hate putting a rug on a wet horse) and that has enough material to stay over my knees and possibly some sort of storm flap across the front so it stays over the pommel, I haven't seen anyone making what I want so I'll have to get around to making it at some pointFollowing on from the above the weather hasn't exactly been playing fair has it!
I did a test using my winter coat as the guinea pig. How does it hang or not and how much fabric is there to it.
I have never been completely happy with overtrousers and I am selling those.
We've never tried a long coat before as I have been concerned about the flapping. She can do that herself already, we don't need an incentive.
I simply got on, had a quick hohum and some fiddling and settled to the enjoy the ride. Then wondered whether I had enough fabric for it to sit behind the cantle, I dont know it pulls the velcro attached to your legs.
Then I wondered if it would sit over the pommel.
It does but I think that's at the expense of how it sits overall.
When the wind got up I had two wings at one point because it lifted it up and inside out. The cob only looked out of her left eye, but it annoyed me!
I do have another idea though re covering the pommel and it might sit better next time round.
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My Ben Hur one wasn't far off, size wise.
Rather than a long coat for riding in the rain and snow, what about a jumpsuit type thing like a ski suit? I know someone on here years ago used to have one for yard duties for warmth more than anything else. Just a thought.
Now I have my straps fitted to the seam at the base and it attaches to my boots.I find this with my long coat, I brought a size bigger to see if that gave more fabric, which it kind of does. It reaches around and covers my knees, but if I do rising trot it all moves and knees and bum get wet. I gave up on the leg straps a long time ago, they're useless. If it is really piddling down and I want to do more than walk and stay dry I still need waterproof trousers under it. That's one of the reasons I want a cloak, a really big one that will easily cover right around Jess bum, keeping me and her dry (I hate putting a rug on a wet horse) and that has enough material to stay over my knees and possibly some sort of storm flap across the front so it stays over the pommel, I haven't seen anyone making what I want so I'll have to get around to making it at some point
That way it stays folded over. I think with more use the fabric will learn to crease in that spot.
Mine is a walking long coat not ridden specific.
Maybe you need a one man tent to give you enough fabric to initially play with cheap?
I decided on the design of skirt I wanted- non bum covering and bought something.
I’ve just re read most of this @newforest and have enjoyed it a second time, just wondering when are you reading the schooling book you mentioned a page or so back?
As for riding skirt, maybe when I retire I’ll have a bash at making one, I would actually like a riding coat but for every day not for riding in, one of those beautiful elegant ones though, like a frock coat.
As for riding skirt, maybe when I retire I’ll have a bash at making one, I would actually like a riding coat but for every day not for riding in, one of those beautiful elegant ones though, like a frock coat.
It's here.
The Horse and His Schooling Book, come and join in
I have another book and I will do posts about what I read with photos like I have done before. First published 1932 By Lt-Col M.F McTaggart (late 5th R.I Lancers) Love this illustration from a photo. The author on Redwing. Figure of 8 without reins.
The London MET police used to wear capes when riding in the rain, but looking at pics on line now, I think that has changed and they wear close fitting hi viz.
I also think that the numbers have reduced since Covid. We used to see Police horses here as there is a local stable and the horses would walk this way to exercise on the commons. I think now the mounted police use lorries and dont use our roads. The traffic-slowing humps and paving and raised mini roundabouts at each junction now make the residential roads tricky for horses.
I also think that the numbers have reduced since Covid. We used to see Police horses here as there is a local stable and the horses would walk this way to exercise on the commons. I think now the mounted police use lorries and dont use our roads. The traffic-slowing humps and paving and raised mini roundabouts at each junction now make the residential roads tricky for horses.
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