Thursday's Threads

 

Outfit day again! After a couple of crazy outfits, I toned it down a little this week. And I have a new saddle pad that I'm completely in love with so excited to share that too. Here's what Eros and I wore this week:

How handsome is he? I may be biased, but I could stare at him all day.

Bridle: QHP
Browband: Dark Jewel Designs
Bit: Sweet Billy's

So... I have the crown piece on backwards. But it actually fits him better this way, so I've kept it.

Saddle: Butet
Saddle Pad: Anatomeq
Half Pad: Mattes

Looks like I put this pad on a little crooked yesterday without realizing until now. Anyway... Not an ad or anything, but I'm loving this pad. I saw it on the Tried Equestrian site, and was curious. It's made of a kind of a faux suede, so it's grippy, and both sides of it are a perforated material, so it's incredibly breathable. I usually use baby pads with my half pad, and find most regular saddle pads to be a bit bulky for my liking, but this one is fairly thin. It's thicker than a baby pad, yes, but it's not full of padding. Stays put very nicely, but I will be honest guys, it's NOT cheap. The Tried Equestrian had them on a discount though, so I figured I'd take the plunge. I will admit, I think it's worth the money. Plus it was available in my colors so... yeah. It was a must have for me.

Boots: Equestrian Stockholm

I think you all have seen these before, I've had them awhile now. Nothing too special about them, but they do the job!

So that's what Eros wore, and now it's my turn!

Helmet: One K MIPS

Still liking this helmet a lot! I did order the wide brim for the summer, but am awaiting it's arrival. They were first arriving at stores this week.

Tee: TKEQ

I had a jump school planned for the day, so this #ChipsHappen tee seemed appropriate. I can assure you, chips did indeed happen. #ammy4life

Belt: The Sugar Lady

I wore Rio's belt. Seemed like a beautiful day to take him out for a couple of rides.

Breeches: Horze

Horze breeches are a little too long for me, but they fit so nicely everywhere else that I just fold the bottoms up a little. I love this hunter green color!

Boots: Mountain Horse

I regularly forget about my Mountain Horse boots because last year they were too tight. But now they fit, and I'm so excited to use them again! I think these are really pretty and actually bought them to wear in the outside world with jeans. But since that doesn't really exist anymore, they are riding boots as intended by the manufacturer. If you're looking for relatively affordable boots, check out Mountain Horse. They break in quickly and are pretty comfy. I especially like the really high Spanish top. 

And that's it for today! Any favorites? Have you tried the Anatomeq pads?

Thursday's Threads: 80's edition

Outfit Day! Today's theme for spirit week is Throwback Thursday and we could dress for any decade up through the 90's. I went with 80's since I had a saddle pad for that. Here's what Pammon and I wore this morning:

Anyone else notice how awkward I'm standing? Apparently, the same awkward as Pammon's back legs... Ha! Like mama like son.

We can do Pammon's outfit first.

Bonnet: If the Bonnet Fits

Bridle: Camelot wide RCS Bridle

Browband: Boy O'Boy Bridleworks

For cheapo bridles, I really like these. Unfortunately, you can only get the padded version now which I don't like as much. I love this spiked bonnet so much. They don't normally bunch up like it's doing in the top photo, it wasn't put on properly. Oops.

Boots: HKM (I think)

I figured black glitter was pretty 80's. I remember a lot of glitter in my childhood.

Saddle: Voltaire Stuttgart

Pad: I forget the name of the company that made this for me... sorry!

Half Pad: Ippico

I've been using the Stuttgart on Pammon lately because I'm too lazy to drag my Hermes back and forth. I can actually sit his trot in this saddle which is kind of a miracle. But I still don't love it. Debating whether I should sell it and try a Butet or a new Hermes, or just keep it and learn to love it. Keeping it would certainly be easier. But we'll see. Anyway, it's maybe hard to see in this photo, but the pad is covered in neon cassette tapes.

So, that's what Pammon wore, and now it's my turn!

Helmet: One K

This helmet isn't particularly 80's... but it has a lot of sparkle, and so I think it works.

Top: District

You all have seen the cassette tank before, but this time i layered it with a neon pink cami. Cause the 80's had layers. And neon. So much neon.

Belt: No brand

I didn't realize the buckle was reflecting the shirt until I went to post this photo. It's all black and rhinestones, no pink on it in real life! I got this from Poshmark awhile back,

Breeches: Smartpak Hadley

These are really black even if they photographed gray here... Just winning at the photo game today aren't I? Sheesh. Anyway, I wore the neon pink breeches Tuesday and I need the neon yellow ones tomorrow. So I just went with black today. 

Boots: Imperial Riding

These are DEFINITELY 80's. The 80's were definitely louder is better. And well... what's louder than these boots? Maybe just the cow ones, but they weren't going to work with the outfit. 

Arm Party!

Lefty:

Lefty is donning a bracelet I made a bit ago. I love those cassette beads. I have some left over still and definitely need to do something else with them.

Righty:

Righty is donning this boom box bracelet from Kate Spade. It's not a cassette... but it would play cassettes so close enough. 

And that's it for today! Any favorites?

Thursday's Threads

We've been having some beautiful weather around here, but today is supposed to get stormy. So back to long sleeves for a day!

It's cool outside, but I'm being cheap and not turning on the a/c so my house is not cool. Hence my lack of socks. I promise to put some on before I go to the barn!

Top: Dover

I really enjoy equestrian themed prints. So I grabbed this base layer shirt from Dover when it was on sale. It's heavier than a sun shirt, so definitely best suited for spring and fall. Or cool days like today.

Belt: Mane Jane

I honestly can't decide what color this shirt is. I might be gray? Maybe kind of olive? Or just brown? It's like all three. So I decided to match my belt to the brown stirrup leathers in the print. Though this Mane Jane strap is a bit darker brown. Close enough. 

Breeches: B Vertigo

These are pretty old, but they are one of my favorite pairs of breeches. They're very lightweight and super stretchy. They also have glue on them... (You can see it just above my knee here.) Don't craft in your favorite breeches my friends.

Arm Party!

Lefty:

Lefty is donning this leather stirrup bracelet. I've had it for YEARS and I'm pretty sure i got it from Etsy. 

Righty:

Righty is wearing the fitbit in it's brown band along with this fun wrap bracelet from Ralph Lauren- a great Ebay score! The strap doesn't fit me right though, and I keep forgetting to do something about that.

I'm still riding exclusively in a pair of Regals and my One K Rose Gold Avance helmet. Once the horses are home I promise to vary my footwear and helmets again!

Any favorites from today? Do you have any particular riding apparel that you're in love with?

Thurday's Threads!

Outfit Day!!!! I'm pretty excited about last night's riding outfit, so let's start there today:

Notice something you haven't seen in awhile?? DO YOU?! You should. We'll start there since I'm five and can't wait.

Boots: La Mundial

They finally came back! My green boots! So this pair and the bonus pair have been at La Mundial in Wellington for the last almost two months, supposedly getting fixed. This pair needed a new snap on the right boot as it doesn't stay closed. The bonus pair needed to be stretched because they weren't actually made to my measurements. Long story short, none of that actually happened, and the bonus pair is actually missing the snap all together now. I'm going to do a separate post about that, because I need some opinions/advice. But anyway, aside from the snap issue, these fit perfectly and other than the usual hating of new boots, I do love them.

Spurs: Centaur and Color Tack
Spur Straps: Mane Jane

I had these centaur spurs coated in gold by color tack back in the winter. I have a few pairs of color tack spurs now, but I think these and the identical pair in green are my favorites. I'm still in disbelief that these Mane Jane spur straps are pretty much the exact same color as my boots. How does that even happen?! I kind of wish they had a gold princess crown option, but the silver one is pretty cute too.

Breeches: Tuffrider

Horseloverz had these Tuffrider breeches on sale for $34.00 so I grabbed these and a black pair. I really liked the zipper pockets and the contrasting piping. Plus for that price, I couldn't pass them up. They're ok breeches. Comfy to ride in, and I like the grippy knee patches.

Belt: Mane Jane

Obviously I had to wear the belt that matches the boots and spur straps. Duh. You all know by now how great I think the Mane Jane Belts are. You should definitely get one.

Polo shirt: Hollister

I've had this one for quite awhile. We have a Hollister outlet near where I live. Generally, I don't get stuff there as it's mostly designed for prepubescent tweens, but a polo shirt is a polo shirt.

Helmet: Charles Owen

He needs no introduction! Still my favorite of the bunch.

The horses wanted in on the matchy matchy too, so I let them play along:
Jamp:

Jampy wore a pair of green open front boots from an ebay seller in England. I'm not sure of the actual brand on those. He also wore his baby pad from EC Equestrian (which is now Queensland Equestrian) and a fly bonnet from HKM. His bridle is a cheapo schooling bridle from Da Vinci.

Romey:

Romey wore some hunter green Animo combo wraps, a baby pad from Wilkers and an unbranded fly bonnet that I found when I cleaned out my tack box. His schooling bridle is the Silver Leaf collection by Toklat.

Rio:

Ok, first off, NO ONE TELL RIO HIS BONNET IS CROOKED. It's not actually but since he has no muscles on the right side of his face, it sits that way. He doesn't know, and you must not tell him. He would be very upset.
Rio wore some boots from a company that's out of business called Ascot-Pelham (or something very close to that anyway). His saddle pad and fly bonnet are both from USG and his bitless bridle is from Liberty Bridles.

Ok... Now for my work outfit. I completely forgot to grab photos at home, so these are... well.. Terrible.

See? No full shot of the outfit today! Please enjoy this selfie of me in my work chair.

Top: Vineyard Vines

I picked this up last year when I was up in Vermont for the horse show and never actually wore it. While horizontal stripes are never flattering, I do like the colors.

Jeans: Kut from the Cloth

Kut jeans are super comfy. They have a lot of stretch and seem to fit me well for length. I like the frayed hem on these. Gives them a laid back, summery feel.

Belt: Vineyard Vines

This one has been kicking around for a long while now. I think the little whale is adorable, but I hate that I have to wear this belt backwards form how I normally wear belts.

Shoes: Sperry

Distressed silver Sperry's? Yes please! You all know I love my boat shoes, so obviously shiny ones are way up there on the favorites list.

Arm Party!
Lefty:

Lefty is loaded up today entirely with a Nantucket vibe. First up is an Alex and Ani bangle that I got last year when we went for Father's Day weekend. The rest were from this years trip. There's an Alex and Ani inspired bracelet with a nantucket basket attached, one made up entirely of baskets, and then two that are sort of like scrimshaw. The first which you can't really see is the famous lighthouse, and the other is a map of Nantucket. And of course my trusty watch is there too.

Righty:

Righty is wearing some Stacie originals. The first is a pink braided leather bracelet with a horse head clasp and rhinestone slider, and the second is just a plain single wrap bracelet with the same leather.

That's what I'm wearing this outfit day! What do you have on? Any favorites from today? Do you ever match outfits with your horse? I know you eventers tend to!

Thursday's Threads

It's OUTFIT DAY! My favorite day! It's also my fake Friday, so I'm even more excited for that. To top it off, we're having a lunch time meeting with pizza! Not a bad Thursday my friends.
Despite it being 97 degrees out on Wednesday, it's going to top out in the low 70's today. So long sleeves were a must today.

But obviously spring colors are also a must.

Top: Odille

So... this top is 16 years old. I bought it when I was in college. Should I be ashamed of that? Should I still be wearing it? I dunno the answer to those questions, but I do know that I still think it's really pretty. It's a bit less roomy than it was 16 years ago... but it's stretchy so that helps! I really love the pink threads that are used instead of stripes. It's a really unique piece that's also still really classic.

Jeans: Hudson

I found this lone pair of pants hiding on the clearance rack when I was in Florida last. They look kind of beige in this photo, but they are actually the palest of pink. I thought they were really different, and was so excited they happened to be my size!

Belt: C Wonder

I found this years ago, I think on Rue La La. I love the stirrup buckle and the bit accents on the sides. (Obviously I had to make this outfit at least a little pony related.)

Shoes: T.U.K.

I nearly forgot how perfectly my unicorn shoes would match this outfit! Thank goodness I remembered! They really are perfect, aren't they?

Arm Party!
Lefty:

Lefty is sporting a wide, pink and gold Clic-clac bracelet along with my trusty apple watch

Righty:

Righty went with some dainty string bracelets. The first two are both from Ettika and the pretty wave bracelet is from Pura Vida.

And my riding outfit from last night:

Can you see who's featured on that tee?! Can you???

Top: Teespring

That's right, it's Amanda Chance's baby boy, Presto (of the900facebookpony fame of course)! I picked this shirt up in the second round of fundraising for the little guy. He's had a terribly rough start to life, but he's warrior and I'm proud to support his recovery.

Breeches: unbranded

I got these a couple of years ago at Equine Affair. They're unbranded, which is sad because I really love them, and would love to find more. As you can see, they're looking pretty washed out these days.

Belt: Mane Jane

You've seen it a million times. I can guarantee you'll see it a million more.

Half Chaps: Cavallo
Boots: Cavallo
Spurs: Color Tack
Spur Straps: Stacie Originals

I'm still really loving this set from Cavallo. They get even more comfy with wear! The spurs from Color Tack are the exact same shade of blue, which is kind of amazing. My homemade spur straps aren't exact, but since they have a metallic sheen, they work well with the rest of the set up.

Helmet: Charles Owen JR8

So, I gotta say it. I don't love this hat as much as the others. The JR8 has a little bit different fit and it kind of gives me a headache. I'm going to try it with a different hair net and see if that helps though. I do love how it looks!

And that's what I'm wearing today! Any favorites? What are you wearing? Have any new gear you're excited about?