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Location: Canada | Unless you want to come home with pinched legs your going to need some protection on your legs. Instead of spending $100's of dollars on boots you may never use again go to a store like Payless or equivalent and buy a pair of tall black boots. This season there are lots of knee high boots that resemble English riding boots.
Make sure you either buy a pair you pull on or zipper in the back. Make sure it has a small heel. For $70 or less you have a pair of boots that work and if you don't like the lessons you still have boots you can wear out with friends.
Then buy a pair of black heavier fabric fitted yoga pants and there you go.
I rode in yoga pants for years simply because they were cheaper then breeches and washed better.
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| When I rode English in my college horsemanship classes, I wore my tall cowboy boots and never had a problem. We rode in blue jeans and tucked in t shirts. I didn't buy English gear until we started going to shows. |
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Location: Idaho | I started out riding English, did 4 years hunter jumper and 2 years dressage.
1. Do not wear sneakers, wear good riding boots.
2. Unless you have half chaps. Do NOT wear jeans. I did that the first few rides and I still have scars from the nasty, bloody, gaping saddle sores on my calves/inside of my calves I got from wearing jeans. So I would invest in some English riding breeches. The ones with velcro around the ankles and padding on the inside of her knee.
3. You can wear a regular shirt or dress for the occasion. You'll be moving a lot so don't wear anything too heavy! I remember on hot days we would wear sports bras and our pants. Kept us cool.
Probably be best to pull your hair back in a low set pony tail or even down, or a french braid, because they will give you a helmet.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | How did your lesson go outrundaizy?  |
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| I wouldn't wear jeans if you are going to be doing this long term. Jeans can destroy an english saddle, especially calfskin that seems to be taking over the english saddle world. Invest in a couple of pairs of breeches. If you are a fairly standard size you can pick some up used off of eBay or your local Facebook equestrian page.
I would suggest either tall boots or paddock boots with half chaps. Otherwise you are going to get some wicked rubs on the insides of your calf from the stirrup leathers. |
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Location: North Dakota | I started taking English lessons (hunter-type) last year. I just have cheap paddock boots and half-chaps (both syntethic leather). I do not like riding English without my half-chaps. Things seem to rub without them, and they also help stabilize my leg a bit. But if you need to, you could ride a lesson or two without them. It's not going to kill ya.
You can make do with yoga pants if you need to, but they will be very slippery.
I agree no tennis shoes.
Have fun!! I love riding English. It's such a different feel.
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| Paddock boots and half chaps. Jeans or breeches. T-shirt should be fine! |
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Location: Texas | Wow! That's all I have to say lol
I ended up going to a dover saddlery store and picking up some breeches that i'm sure I can get some good use out of.. Half chaps are definitley next on my list. I noticed it while riding but not enough to bother me, but the bruising on my legs is crazy!
They also put me on a 13.2h tall pony named BeeBop. Not what I was expecting for an english horse haha but it was fun and I have another lesson this sunday as well. |
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| I am glad you had fun and going again.  |
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