Eventing Colors?

Fiera · 06-02-2008, 10:14 AM

Color coordinate! It's just the fun thing to do. Who cares what other people say? The vast majority of eventers color coordinate, and don't care what you dress you and your horse in. We're fun people

Kissitgoodbye · 06-02-2008, 10:52 AM

I would like to see you in bright LEMON!

Lindsayanne · 06-02-2008, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kissitgoodbye

I would like to see you in bright LEMON!

AWESOME!

Or maybe "Blaze Orange". That would be hilarious. (That's the official name for "hunters-please-don't-shoot-me-orange"

)

horseyfrk145 · 06-02-2008, 05:45 PM

I must say, although I am all for nice colors that are bright - please restrain from having everything everything everything all one color! There's a girl I compete against, and she literally has everything BRIGHT ORANGE. Yes, the normal stuff - gloves, helmet cover, saddle pad, and horse's boots - orange, but she also has an orange event vest, bridle padding, XC shirt, breeches, and her boots are orange. Honestly looking at her all set for XC can be painful! My trainer has a competitor who has a ton of pink stuff - she's actually known as the "pink" girl (

she's really nice, though!), but my trainer has told her that there ARE limits to what all can be your colors!

My horse's colors are burgundy and light blue, and the horse I lease's colors are green and light blue - and I see many PCers with similar crazy colors, which is fine, they're young and they're in pony club - of course they can be brightly colored! However, when I watched Andrew Hoy in the Sydney Olympics (I believe it was) in the colors that he did (bright bright blue and bright bright green) with that helmet cover with both of those and a pinwheel (I SWEAR THERE WAS ONE!!!) - I called my trainer in horror! This is one of the best eventers of all time, not a junior pony clubber!! Anyways, that's my spiel. IMO it's fine as long as it's not distracting, and as long as it's suitable for your level (yes, pink and purple are suitable up through Prelim I think

).

Fox Glove · 06-04-2008, 05:20 AM

Bruce, as many BN Eventer's do, events in his Hunt Colours.

Kizza · 06-04-2008, 06:41 AM

Like everyone said.. looks good, stands out - and hey, it's fun!

Ace used to be dark blue or black & white.

Dinah has burgundy and navy blue.

(that was showcross, I wasn't showjumping in my XC colours just for a laugh or anything lol)

06-02-2008, 10:14 AM	#11
Fiera Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,208 Images: 116	Color coordinate! It's just the fun thing to do. Who cares what other people say? The vast majority of eventers color coordinate, and don't care what you dress you and your horse in. We're fun people __________________ Kelci Muller Febuary 3, 1995 - January 4, 2008 Your unbridled spirit lives on within us all. Rest in Peace my Love.

06-02-2008, 10:52 AM	#12
Kissitgoodbye Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 7,643 Images: 79 Blog Entries: 4	I would like to see you in bright LEMON! __________________ the secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. Diamond =]

06-02-2008, 05:45 PM	#14
horseyfrk145 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: H'ville, NC Posts: 5,661 Images: 23	I must say, although I am all for nice colors that are bright - please restrain from having everything everything everything all one color! There's a girl I compete against, and she literally has everything BRIGHT ORANGE. Yes, the normal stuff - gloves, helmet cover, saddle pad, and horse's boots - orange, but she also has an orange event vest, bridle padding, XC shirt, breeches, and her boots are orange. Honestly looking at her all set for XC can be painful! My trainer has a competitor who has a ton of pink stuff - she's actually known as the "pink" girl ( she's really nice, though!), but my trainer has told her that there ARE limits to what all can be your colors! My horse's colors are burgundy and light blue, and the horse I lease's colors are green and light blue - and I see many PCers with similar crazy colors, which is fine, they're young and they're in pony club - of course they can be brightly colored! However, when I watched Andrew Hoy in the Sydney Olympics (I believe it was) in the colors that he did (bright bright blue and bright bright green) with that helmet cover with both of those and a pinwheel (I SWEAR THERE WAS ONE!!!) - I called my trainer in horror! This is one of the best eventers of all time, not a junior pony clubber!! Anyways, that's my spiel. IMO it's fine as long as it's not distracting, and as long as it's suitable for your level (yes, pink and purple are suitable up through Prelim I think ). __________________ "Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." John 7:24 ~BECCA <3 Riley and LuLu!

06-04-2008, 05:20 AM	#15
Fox Glove Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Horse Country Posts: 5,169 Images: 33 Blog Entries: 6	Bruce, as many BN Eventer's do, events in his Hunt Colours. __________________ Leges sine moribus vanae

06-04-2008, 06:41 AM	#16
Kizza Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S.Yorkshire, England Posts: 2,675 Images: 221 Blog Entries: 51	Like everyone said.. looks good, stands out - and hey, it's fun! Ace used to be dark blue or black & white. Dinah has burgundy and navy blue. (that was showcross, I wasn't showjumping in my XC colours just for a laugh or anything lol) __________________ Kyrie Emerald Rock & Miss Dynamite "I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you."

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