Zippered half chaps and spurs - possible?

greyongray · 06-17-2008, 04:16 PM

Hi all, I'm an english rider in the desert who can't stand putting on my full chaps in the summer. Recently I've tried a pair of half chaps and liked them, except they were the velcro tabbed kind and when walking I tend to catch them on saddles pads, etc.

So now I want to buy a pair but am concerned that the snap on most zippered half chaps will interefer with my spurs, which are just your everyday .5" blunt spurs. I also have the Ariat paddock boots with the back zipper (in addition to front laces), which ads just a little bulk in the spur area.

Will the zippered kind work with spurs, or should I save up for the Ariats with the velcro all the way up?

Thanks a bunch!

~Lauren G in AZ

Reitpferde · 06-17-2008, 04:35 PM

I ride with zippered Ariat boots, zippered half chaps and spurs everyday. No prob at all.

paintlver · 06-17-2008, 05:34 PM

Me too and I love my half chaps and paddocks..Spurs no problem

xxrider21xx · 06-17-2008, 06:24 PM

Depends on the half chap. Most ariat ones are cut so that you can use spurs.

huntergrl4212 · 06-17-2008, 06:27 PM

yes.
i ride with mine everyday.
if they arent cut out like most of them are, you can slighty pull them out of the way of the spurs.

Hopeful Wishes · 06-17-2008, 06:34 PM

I have never had a problem with half chaps and spurs... i wear dublin easy care half chaps that have a ziper and have never had a problem with english or western spurs. i like spurs much better with half chaps than full chaps! I have the ariat lace up paddock boots, do not have the zipper in the back, but never heard of a problem with the zipper boots either!

jumpthemoon · 06-17-2008, 07:36 PM

If you put your spurs on first and then put on the half chaps any style will work.

Heavenly Jumper · 06-17-2008, 09:46 PM

My spurs sit underneath the edge of my half chaps? I will have to get a picture for you...

greyongray · 06-21-2008, 03:43 PM

Great -- thank you all so much for your feedback. I didn't even think of putting on the spurs before the half chaps. I've ordered some Ariats and eagerly await my first ride in them!

kansess · 06-21-2008, 04:36 PM

OOOOHHH
your an English rider...
hm...
i posted a reply already with two links. Since the (english) spur rest is hidden by the chaps, i just put the spurs on the heel, where it comes out slightly. Trust me, ive done it and it works. It doesnt slip, it doesnt come loose, only thing is that the end tilts downward but doesnt affect riding

06-17-2008, 04:16 PM	#1
greyongray Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 139 Images: 19	Zippered half chaps and spurs - possible? Hi all, I'm an english rider in the desert who can't stand putting on my full chaps in the summer. Recently I've tried a pair of half chaps and liked them, except they were the velcro tabbed kind and when walking I tend to catch them on saddles pads, etc. So now I want to buy a pair but am concerned that the snap on most zippered half chaps will interefer with my spurs, which are just your everyday .5" blunt spurs. I also have the Ariat paddock boots with the back zipper (in addition to front laces), which ads just a little bulk in the spur area. Will the zippered kind work with spurs, or should I save up for the Ariats with the velcro all the way up? Thanks a bunch! ~Lauren G in AZ

06-17-2008, 04:35 PM	#2
Reitpferde Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 711 Images: 9	I ride with zippered Ariat boots, zippered half chaps and spurs everyday. No prob at all. __________________ Mom to two teenagers, a QH, a TB, and a German Shepherd, aka pony...

06-17-2008, 06:24 PM	#4
xxrider21xx Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 607	Depends on the half chap. Most ariat ones are cut so that you can use spurs. __________________ "When the horse does something wrong, you have to ask yourself, 'What did I do to cause this?'" -Walter Zettl

06-17-2008, 06:27 PM	#5
huntergrl4212 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 357 Images: 53	yes. i ride with mine everyday. if they arent cut out like most of them are, you can slighty pull them out of the way of the spurs. __________________ Caught Red Handed-most loved Appendix mare

06-17-2008, 06:34 PM	#6
Hopeful Wishes Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: VA Posts: 602 Images: 101	I have never had a problem with half chaps and spurs... i wear dublin easy care half chaps that have a ziper and have never had a problem with english or western spurs. i like spurs much better with half chaps than full chaps! I have the ariat lace up paddock boots, do not have the zipper in the back, but never heard of a problem with the zipper boots either! __________________ It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay, and he'll listen to me any day. ~Author Unknown

06-17-2008, 05:34 PM	#3
paintlver Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The great white north,,,,,Canada Posts: 637 Images: 70	Me too and I love my half chaps and paddocks..Spurs no problem

06-17-2008, 07:36 PM	#7
jumpthemoon Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,092 Images: 42	If you put your spurs on first and then put on the half chaps any style will work. __________________ I love the Backyardigans! "Last I checked, the snarky kids were not the judges." kellidahorsegirl

06-17-2008, 09:46 PM	#8
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 15,281 Images: 1321 Blog Entries: 266	My spurs sit underneath the edge of my half chaps? I will have to get a picture for you... __________________ My husband is HOME! .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

06-21-2008, 03:43 PM	#9
greyongray Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 139 Images: 19	Great -- thank you all so much for your feedback. I didn't even think of putting on the spurs before the half chaps. I've ordered some Ariats and eagerly await my first ride in them!

06-21-2008, 04:36 PM	#10
kansess Full Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chino Hills, California Posts: 101	OOOOHHH your an English rider... hm... i posted a reply already with two links. Since the (english) spur rest is hidden by the chaps, i just put the spurs on the heel, where it comes out slightly. Trust me, ive done it and it works. It doesnt slip, it doesnt come loose, only thing is that the end tilts downward but doesnt affect riding __________________ ~dare to be different One if by land, two if by sea, and three if by horse.

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