English Apparel...

TrickPony · 01-15-2005, 08:24 PM

Hey guys, I have a question.
I'm taking my first english lesson tommorow - is it OK to go in jeans and half-chaps? (Or is this kindof unacceptable?) I don't have breaches, and I just thought of it tonight. What do you guys ride in just casually? Thanks for any tips. (This is such a loser post - LOL)

*Psylocke* · 01-15-2005, 08:38 PM

I see nothing wrong witht hat. I used to always wear my breeches to my lessons when I was younger, but in my teens (lol I feel old) I wore jeans alone or jeans and half chaps, with an acceptable pair of paddock boots.

Psy

TrickPony · 01-15-2005, 08:41 PM

OK! Thanks. Are "acceptable" paddock boots just like normal boots? (As in... Ariats?) Not cowboy type - lace up. (sorry... I have seriously never been exposed to much english riding!)

MissBandit · 01-15-2005, 08:54 PM

Yep, that's right. These are paddock boots.

There are many different styles. You'll look fine, it's not a fashion show remember.

TrickPony · 01-15-2005, 09:00 PM

Ok... sounds good. Just want to make sure I'm not going to make a terrible first impression - one of those, "she TOLD me she had ridden for a long time!" type of things. It's just akward - sometimes rodeo and other types of riding (hunter!) seem to have nothing in common, LOL. Like, I was talking to a girl who told me that her barn didn't let anyone ride w/o chaps - I was like... whoa!
Where I'm at, we ride in like... sweatpants on occasion. LOL

Paint_luver · 01-16-2005, 07:37 AM

If it's just a lesson you should be fine in jeans and paddock boots like that. That's what I still ride in, and I've been taking english lessons for close to two years now! I have breeches, but they fit oddly. You should be fine! Oh, and have fun!

cassidy · 01-16-2005, 07:42 AM

yeah jeans an half chaps would be fine

there not to picky when your starting out!

horselover0129 · 01-16-2005, 08:04 AM

They really shouldnt care if you wear jeans or breeches sence its only your first lesson. if they want you to wear a certain thing they will probaly tell you at your lesson for next time.

CowGirlUp1833 · 01-16-2005, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrickPony

Hey guys, I have a question.
I'm taking my first english lesson tommorow - is it OK to go in jeans and half-chaps? (Or is this kindof unacceptable?) I don't have breaches, and I just thought of it tonight. What do you guys ride in just casually? Thanks for any tips. (This is such a loser post - LOL)

Hey Alex, are you going to use your new Wintec saddle?!? Tell me how you like it!

mustang_dodger · 01-16-2005, 09:10 AM

Yeah i use to wear jean for my hunt seat lessons all the time, i wish you would of had my chaps then though. my teacher made me work. i had a few sores at times.

01-15-2005, 08:24 PM	#1
TrickPony Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 2,593 Images: 241 Blog Entries: 22	English Apparel... Hey guys, I have a question. I'm taking my first english lesson tommorow - is it OK to go in jeans and half-chaps? (Or is this kindof unacceptable?) I don't have breaches, and I just thought of it tonight. What do you guys ride in just casually? Thanks for any tips. (This is such a loser post - LOL) __________________ "I do what I please and I do it with ease." I've been booed!

01-15-2005, 08:38 PM	#2
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,094 Images: 62 Blog Entries: 32	I see nothing wrong witht hat. I used to always wear my breeches to my lessons when I was younger, but in my teens (lol I feel old) I wore jeans alone or jeans and half chaps, with an acceptable pair of paddock boots. Psy __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn

01-15-2005, 08:41 PM	#3
TrickPony Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 2,593 Images: 241 Blog Entries: 22	OK! Thanks. Are "acceptable" paddock boots just like normal boots? (As in... Ariats?) Not cowboy type - lace up. (sorry... I have seriously never been exposed to much english riding!) __________________ "I do what I please and I do it with ease." I've been booed!

01-15-2005, 08:54 PM	#4
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,219 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	Yep, that's right. These are paddock boots. There are many different styles. You'll look fine, it's not a fashion show remember. __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

01-15-2005, 09:00 PM	#5
TrickPony Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 2,593 Images: 241 Blog Entries: 22	Ok... sounds good. Just want to make sure I'm not going to make a terrible first impression - one of those, "she TOLD me she had ridden for a long time!" type of things. It's just akward - sometimes rodeo and other types of riding (hunter!) seem to have nothing in common, LOL. Like, I was talking to a girl who told me that her barn didn't let anyone ride w/o chaps - I was like... whoa! Where I'm at, we ride in like... sweatpants on occasion. LOL __________________ "I do what I please and I do it with ease." I've been booed!

01-16-2005, 07:37 AM	#6
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,885 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	If it's just a lesson you should be fine in jeans and paddock boots like that. That's what I still ride in, and I've been taking english lessons for close to two years now! I have breeches, but they fit oddly. You should be fine! Oh, and have fun! __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-16-2005, 07:42 AM	#7
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,506 Images: 817	yeah jeans an half chaps would be fine there not to picky when your starting out! __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

01-16-2005, 08:04 AM	#8
horselover0129 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusettes Posts: 1,194 Images: 117	They really shouldnt care if you wear jeans or breeches sence its only your first lesson. if they want you to wear a certain thing they will probaly tell you at your lesson for next time. __________________ Devilinareddress aka "snickers" 16H OTTB

01-16-2005, 09:10 AM	#10
mustang_dodger Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Illinios Posts: 16,170 Images: 424	Yeah i use to wear jean for my hunt seat lessons all the time, i wish you would of had my chaps then though. my teacher made me work. i had a few sores at times. __________________ Proud owner of Smart Devil a registered appendix, registered paint mare Eye's White Feather, and a breeding stock paint filly Firefly.

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