Thursday's Threads

 

Outfit Day! I failed at snapping a photo of Shiny in her outfit, but I did take pics of what she wore. So it's only a half miss on that. Instead here's a cute photo of her from the show in which she is not wearing the same outfit as yesterday.

Photo by Chelsea Lothrop Photography

In case you're interested though, at the show she wore her Joseph Sterling bridle and martingale, and I cannot remember the brand on the pad. I wore Parlanti boots, TS breeches, my Rio belt, an Essex shirt, my BEAUTIFUL Winston coat, and the matte black Samshield. (Which costs about the same as a One K if you get it from Equiport.)

Anyway, back to the regular post! Here's what Shiny wore yesterday:

Saddle: Custom Saddlery
Saddle Pad: Hufglocken

I'm not sure if this Hufglocken pad is actually made by Mattes or another manufacturer, but it's REALLY nice and I got it for a great deal at holiday time in their black Friday sale. 

Bridle: Camelot RCS Gold

I switched her to a full cheek a few weeks ago, and it's made a big difference with her steering. Not sure why I didn't do that sooner! It's funny though, when she's standing around she tries to grab the bottom of the cheeks sometimes. She can't reach them... it's pretty hilarious.

Boots: Punk Ponies

Glitter boots! They could use a wash...

And here's what I wore yesterday:

I went with Spring in Nantucket for my theme.

Helmet: One K

Recycled photo... which is unfortunate, I actually had a cute matching mask on yesterday... sorry.

Top: Nantucket Gift Shop

I love this quarter zip! I didn't do a very good job of showing it in this photo (wow I was a bad blogger yesterday...) but the print across and over the shoulders is Nantucket island in a pretty mint green.

Belt: C4

I think these might be Cape Cod lighthouses and not Nantucket lighthouses... but they all look very similar so I thought it worked. 

Breeches: ROMFH

I snagged these second hand quite a long time ago, but I wasn't fitting into them. I do now! They aren't as horribly stained in real life as they appear in this photo. But it isn't really the best color for playing with ponies if I'm being honest. But I LOVE the color, so it's quite the conundrum.

Socks: Mare Goods

Never a bad day for some Badass socks.

Boots: Celeris UK

Sorry... I didn't take boot photos either. I wore these again. I really do need to start wearing some others!

And that's it for today! Any favorites? What's your go to show outfit?

Thursday's Threads

 

Outfit Day! Shiny is sharing her outfit this week since she has a new saddle pad. I didn't grab a full photo of her though, so we'll just jump right in I guess...

Bridle: Camelot RCS Gold
Browband: Boy O'Boy Bridleworks

They all have the same bridle and browband over at the boarding barn. Different bits though.

Saddle: Butet
Saddle Pad: Hufglocken

This was one of my Black Friday splurges. It has the sheekskin underneath as well. I really like this pad, and it was a steal of a deal. I don't love all the branding on it, but for the price I'm ignoring it.

Boots: Punk Ponies

Hard to tell, but they're navy glitter. Because ponies should always wear glitter.

Okay, my turn!

Yep, I did again. pattern on pattern. #yolo

Helmet: One K CCS MIPS

I wish they had a navy blue insert... The colors they chose to not make confuse me immensely. Maybe they'll do more next year?

Vest and Shirt: Ariat

Ariat sometimes really kills it with the patterns. Nothing this year though... I got this one (and the hunt scene one) last year.

Belt: Boy O'Boy Bridleworks

Yes, you are correct. My belt matches Shiny's browband. This is actually a stock pattern, so the browbands and belts can ship right away. Also, I think they're a little bit cheaper than ordering custom.

Breeches: Tailored Sportsman

Just some gray TS breeches. Nothing too exciting.

Boots: Tredstep

You'll pretty much only see these boots until it gets above 50 degrees. Sorry. But my feet are warm and snuggly in there.

That's it for today! Any favorites?

Truthful Tuesday

I've been trying to tame my shopping habit of late since I want to have funds to start showing Pammon (and eventually Shiny). But not shopping is so BORING. I mean, I haven't quit altogether. Let's be real, this is me. But I'm trying to stick with things we need (like supplements and horse treats) and not ordering things I don't need like saddle pads and more belts.
Getting the mail is completely unexciting. Nothing but junk mail and bills. Even the UPS deliveries are boring. Smartpaks and horse meds mostly. Ugh. So boring.

I do have a few (mostly unnecessary) orders in the works though that I placed before I told myself to stop being so wasteful.

The first is from Hopeful Equestrian. I ordered a couple baby pads to match my Celeris boots. Shiny doesn't need them since she uses her sheepskin lined pads, but I got two of each color way (one for Pammon and one for Eros, of course). One set will be black with metallic rose gold trim and the other is gray with metallic turquoise. I can't wait for them to get finished!

The other order is from Hufglocken, a smaller Australian company. They have really good pricing on Mattes products. AND they offered a 20% discount site wide, including custom orders. It's hard to say no to that... I have a wish list of things I want from there. Mattes has brushing boots you can customize (though they're VERY expensive).

Definitely a wish list not an anytime soon item

They also have a neat cooler system that I'm definitely going to order for the winter. It's called the Mer system, and attaches to the saddle pad. No bulk from your quarter sheet wrapping around your saddle! And you can get a chest piece too for those really cold days. The negative is that it's made of fleece. Wool would be better. But I'm willing to give it a shot. I'll just keep some anti static spray on hand.

photo borrowed from the Hufglocken site

I'm not sure why this lady in the photo is wearing a tee shirt and her horse is covered up like it's the middle of winter... But whatever. Anyway, you have to get the saddle pad from Mattes for it to work. It attaches with buttons so you order the pads with button holes.I didn't order either of those things, but I did go ahead and get a couple pads (with button holes in preparation for my future order). I got one for Shiny in our barn colors with the sheepskin underneath since that's been working well for us. And Pammon got just a plain pad in our colors with no sheepskin on it. I already have a half pad from Mattes he can use that will match. So while I was bad in ordering pads... I wasn't as bad as I could have been? Right? I want to get Eros the system too, in the barn's colors. But I didn't! Yet....

Do any of you go ahead and make lists of all the things you want to buy even though you can't? No? Just me? That can't be true. What's on your wish list currently? Has anyone tried the Mer System? Yay or nay?