Who uses half chaps? Can you answer some questions for me?

morab_lover · 05-19-2008, 12:09 PM

They basically help your legs from rubbing and there great if u ride in shorts (me). You can get a cheap pair for about $30 at PetSmart. Since you don't show, those will suffice. Oh, zipper on the outside.

kaitlyndzn · 05-21-2008, 10:41 AM

hey i use them religously!!! and it does come in handy with shorts...they are really nice so you dont always have to wear tall boots...mine ive have for over a year now and still are in great shape...the zipper but i have seen velcro (spelling?) and it always zips on the outside. the are nice t shove my phone in so i dont lose it

seaecho · 05-24-2008, 10:49 AM

I also have the Dublin, and got them from Horse.com. They are the zipper ones, and I love them. Only took a few rides to break them in. Let's face it, velco loses some of its stickiness in time, so I got the zipper, and am so glad I did!

HoofPrints11 · 05-24-2008, 11:08 AM

They can be in all sizes, and the quality is usually pretty good in the suede ones, leather ones can get torn pretty easily. You can't wear them to compete but they are a great learning tool.

Ariats and Ovations come in XS S M L XL in kids and adults, along with tall sizes and short sizes =]

imjustjoking22 · 05-24-2008, 11:11 AM

I have had my boots and half chaps since 7th grade (I am now 20) and they are still going strong!! I have ones with a zipper too

luvs2ride79 · 05-24-2008, 01:20 PM

Good answers already. I have BIG calves and have a real problem finding half chaps that fit. The only site that has any that fit me and aren't $200 is Arete. They have normal sizes too

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haunani · 05-24-2008, 04:12 PM

I have large calves, too. (What part of me ISN'T large

) I also have a pair from Arete, the synthetic suede ones. LOVE them. I got mine for around $30.

Equinelvr66 · 05-24-2008, 04:20 PM

I have 2 pairs one is the dublins in XL, I have large calves too! I can not remember the maker of the other pair. The Dublins hold up well and were about $30. Mine are zippered.

kyryah · 05-26-2008, 01:11 PM

Great you guys! Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it.

Kristina

Care To Jazz? · 05-26-2008, 01:16 PM

I have dublins, definitely recommend them.

05-21-2008, 10:41 AM	#12
kaitlyndzn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland :) Posts: 642 Images: 32	hey i use them religously!!! and it does come in handy with shorts...they are really nice so you dont always have to wear tall boots...mine ive have for over a year now and still are in great shape...the zipper but i have seen velcro (spelling?) and it always zips on the outside. the are nice t shove my phone in so i dont lose it __________________ "The gift of horses is a great one, for they enable us to fly without wings..."

05-24-2008, 11:08 AM	#14
HoofPrints11 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,890 Images: 44	They can be in all sizes, and the quality is usually pretty good in the suede ones, leather ones can get torn pretty easily. You can't wear them to compete but they are a great learning tool. Ariats and Ovations come in XS S M L XL in kids and adults, along with tall sizes and short sizes =] __________________ Enter the HGS September Horse Show!!! http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com...ry-220503.html

05-24-2008, 11:11 AM	#15
imjustjoking22 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Coastal California Posts: 3,171 Images: 65	I have had my boots and half chaps since 7th grade (I am now 20) and they are still going strong!! I have ones with a zipper too __________________ ~Ikelos- 2003 Oldenburg by Ideal~ My last and greatest gift from my mother. What's best and easiest isn't to put down other people, but to prepare oneself to be the best one can.

05-24-2008, 01:20 PM	#16
luvs2ride79 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 4,035 Images: 26	Good answers already. I have BIG calves and have a real problem finding half chaps that fit. The only site that has any that fit me and aren't $200 is Arete. They have normal sizes too . __________________ "To be an equestrian in the classical sense is not just to be a rider. It is a position in life." --Charles de Kunffy EquineFriends.com**2HotToTrot.com Anti-Slaughter and PROUD! StopHorseSlaughter.com

05-24-2008, 04:12 PM	#17
haunani Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Marion, IA Posts: 3,202 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 1	I have large calves, too. (What part of me ISN'T large ) I also have a pair from Arete, the synthetic suede ones. LOVE them. I got mine for around $30. __________________ Carmen & Meteor & Mars

05-19-2008, 12:09 PM	#11
morab_lover Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8	They basically help your legs from rubbing and there great if u ride in shorts (me). You can get a cheap pair for about $30 at PetSmart. Since you don't show, those will suffice. Oh, zipper on the outside.

05-24-2008, 10:49 AM	#13
seaecho Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 430	I also have the Dublin, and got them from Horse.com. They are the zipper ones, and I love them. Only took a few rides to break them in. Let's face it, velco loses some of its stickiness in time, so I got the zipper, and am so glad I did!

05-24-2008, 04:20 PM	#18
Equinelvr66 Full Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 270 Images: 17	I have 2 pairs one is the dublins in XL, I have large calves too! I can not remember the maker of the other pair. The Dublins hold up well and were about $30. Mine are zippered. __________________ 2001 Bay Tobiano "Jackpots Sensation" Flashy

05-26-2008, 01:11 PM	#19
kyryah Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrietta, MI Posts: 2,803 Images: 409	Great you guys! Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it. Kristina __________________ You can lead a horse to water, but if you can get him to roll over and float on his back, then you got something! 100% pro HUMANE* horse slaughter!*

05-26-2008, 01:16 PM	#20
Care To Jazz? Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Next to Jazz Posts: 3,058 Images: 288 Blog Entries: 4	I have dublins, definitely recommend them. __________________ The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love and something to hope for.

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