For tonight, get ready to be ....perplexed?
I don't even have to translate the product description from the magazine. But just in case, these are blinders you can buy to attach to your bridle on your RIDING horse. They are "Riding Blinders." Why is this a good idea? I want my horse to see all around him to avoid startling. I feel this would set you up to get dumped. Please anyone, tell me why this might be a good idea for a riding horse.
This one blew my mind. Continues to blow it. In the case that you are addicted to spurring your horse and don't wish the judges to see blood, you can pad your horse's sides and spur away. Ok you might just be uneducatd and accidentally spur your horse. IMO you could just reduce the intensity of your spur until you learn to control your pokiness. Also, the length of this spur guard is insufficient to cover the area of the horse's belly and flank that are subjected to spurs, if you consider higher levels of dressage. Again, help me if I'm reading this wrong.
This one is great, that they call a cotton fleece pad Vegan, and the next ad said in full font, "SAVE THE SHEEP!"
This one cracks me up more than anything else in my Kraemer Pferdesport magazine (where I got all these images). This is a collection of moist wipes for your horse, with individual areas covered by specific wipes. You must buy a moist wipe for your horses eyes, and another for his nostril, and another for his or her private area. Horse people will buy anything but I have a hard time believing any horse owner would buy 3 different moist toilettes for specific parts of her horse's body. If you can think of a reason, let me know.
I know you know, how I feel about the horrid trend of wearing argyle socks outside your breeches instead of boots or half chaps. I'm pretty sure that trend has arrived in America by now.
The thing is.....guys do it? Guys wear socks outside their breeches with paddock boots?
Close-up proof. Wow.
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ok, the wet wipes are ridiculous, and while I don't wear socks outside boots (since I wear running shoes!) I was too distracted to look at the socks by the handsome model looking pretty good in that outfit…
Irish, WET wipes! I'd forgotten the name. Sorry I could not get a better image of that handsome dude. I'll keep it in mind in the future for you.
Irish, I can't find anything similar for men as is the absurdity that the women wear, but there is this: https://www.kraemer.de/Reitbekleidung/Herren-Reitbekleidung/Herren-Reithosen/Herren-Grip-Vollbesatzreithose-Marlon
Click through to see the horse side armour. Looks impressive! I love the Battlestar Galactica look, wish they had it for the women.
People will spend so much money on their animals. If they buy it, they will make it.
As for blinders, im not a fan (even for driving). But if you like them to drive, then the same logic holds for riding. It keeps horses focused on the straightaway, much like in racing. Have you seen the racing goggles for horses? Same idea.
I don’t think that those bands are legal for dressage. I’ve seen jumpers have them and I guess there’s a chance a horse can be accidentally spurred if they jump wonky. The wipes are for people, with more money than sense, as my grandma would say.
Hey... I wear my socks outside my breeches all the time! My current favorites are the Taco-saurus ones.... But only until I put on chaps or tall boots!
These are great! Thanks for sharing.
ND, there is one item that almost every endurance rider uses but no one sells (yet). It blows my mind cuz why not? I can't say what it is cuz I plan on making a fortune someday: )
Teresa, you just reminded me that a lady I leased from in Germany had a set of sponges that she wrote on with a Sharpie to say what body part each was for. : ) I remember thinking that was odd, but I use washcloths that I periodically wash. It makes me sad to think jumpers accidentally get spurred - I really hate seeing horses get whipped over jumps.
Dom, do you ride in the socks over your breeches? If, so, the Euro trend has crossed over: ) You mentioned "until you put on boots/chaps" so I assume not. Even on the skinniest girls it's so unflattering to see argyle socks up to the knees.
That spur guard thing is so sad! I hate that it even has to be a thing. It always makes me so sad and angry when I see a horse with white hair where the spurs are.... That's nerve damage people!!!
I moved to the United States in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, I was assistant manager of a tack shop in Tampa, FL. Argyle socks over breeches have been "in" in the h/j and dressage worlds since way back then; we could never keep them in stock. I've always worn tall socks over my breeches and under my half chaps. And I've often ridden my gaited mare with tall socks over breeches and sneakers sans half chaps.
We sold the face wipes for horses at that same tack shop. That was another item we could never keep in stock so yup, there is a huge market for those. We didn't have separate wipes for other parts of the horse, but you would not believe the things wealthy English riders will buy for their horses. *shrug*
The belly bands are not legal in dressage. But Amanda C at 900 Facebook Pony has posted about those before. I think they are seen in the h/j world and sometimes in eventing.
Blinders for riding: yup. Some horses will startle or get nervous about being able to see things coming up behind them, and are actually calmer if they *can't* see it. Racehorse blinders were really popular among Puerto Rican horses that got ridden on the streets for exactly this reason: it kept them calmer when cars came up behind them at speed. And those horses were as bomb-proof as they come, btw. I would have happily invested in a pair of these for Lily.
I can't tell you how many ads for non-leather items I've seen stateside that are called "vegan." Purses, belts, riding equipment, dog collars, shoes, etc.
I was always taught that you can use one rag/sponge/wipe, as long as you start with the eyes, then the nostrils, then the dock, for sanitary reasons...
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