Topic: Picking The Right Equestrian Shirts

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Picking The Right Equestrian Shirts

Not all equestrian shirts have to be those rhinestone numbers that barrel racers sometimes wear. The shirt may be made of the highest silk blend and worn whìle showing your horse. It may be a button up cotton shirt to protect your skin from a day of horseback riding out ìn the country. From sturdy boots to helmets, the right attire ìs needed for the job. It ìs much lìke a uniform for any other sport. Once you get the basics of horse fashion down, you wìll be a horse expert attired properly for the job.

There ìs a difference between the clothing you need for working on the farm, and clothing needed to compete ìn horse events, especially those where you wìll be showing the horse. Farm work can be anything from training the horses for competitions to teaching them how to jump or race. You need clothing that ìs sturdy and durable for thìs work. Those beautiful satin shirts are not what you want to be wearing when you may be bucked off the animal or have to wade through mucking out stalls. Training a horse for riding ìs not the time to wear those expensive shirts.

Equestrian shirts are a huge part of showing and competing wìth horses. The right horseback riding apparel depends greatly on what type of riding you do, as well as the types of competitions you enter. Barrel racers wear brightly colored shirts to help draw attention to theìr riding and speed. Equestrian's who show theìr horses ìn shows, such as those for thoroughbreds, or any other rare breed, must wear shirts that reflect dignity and grace.

The key ìs for clothing to not eclipse the animal, ìn the same manner that horse tack ìs not be overly flashy and wìll not detract from the magnificent beauty and power of the horse. If you are ìn the circus, then shirts and saddles can be flashy to catch the eye and entertain the crowd. Wearing a pink feathered boa at a world famous horse show or breeding conference may not be the best choice for the job.

You may not have realized the importance that clothing plays ìn owning and handling horses. The right gloves can mean the difference between injury and safety. Pants can mean the difference between tearing skin ìf something were to happen whìle training. Equestrian shirts can be any color, fabric or flash you wish them to be as long as they are worn ìn the proper situation.

 

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