in the hacks? Friend shows hunt seat and has a burgundy show shirt that looks really good with my breeches, black jacket and the perrrrrfect matching MAC lipstick I already own. Also is a very flattering colour on my pinto.
BUT I’m pretty sure there is a reason I only own white shirts…
A burgundy shirt is really breed show (AQHA, APHA, Arabs, etc.) in my mind. I wouldn’t wear one to a h/j show. But if you’re going to a breed show or one of those open shows that caters more to the breed show crowd you’d probably (?) be fine.
If something’s not against the rules (such as a burgundy show shirt) and you think it looks good, then I say go for it.
If you’re deeply sensitive to what other people think and you’re at a h/j show, then perhaps stick to white.
Just depends on your comfort in bucking current trends.
I will say that I really liked the burgundy show shirt I used to wear at shows. Just glanced up at my shelf and realized that one of the pictures in my office is me in the burgundy shirt/beige coat combo…still like it! Kind of miss the colored shirts that were so popular for a while. Though with that being said, with the preponderance of sun shirts I have to imagine that we’ll start working back in that direction soon.
These are the rules. is “White hunting stock or choker” referring to a show shirt or just the tie/collar?
ARTICLE G1205 ATTIRE
1.
Permitted attire: Black jacket or dark coat, ASTM or BSI approved
helmets with safety harness correctly fastened (see Article G102).
White or light tan breeches, jodhpurs, white hunting stock or chokers,
black or brown boots; black or brown smooth leather half chaps are
permissible providing they match the boot colour (see Article G109).
2.
Prohibited: saddle suits and/or Kentucky jodhpurs.
Friend shows APHA hunt seat so makes sense that she wears it. It really is a drool worthy look…
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These are the rules. is “White hunting stock or choker” referring to a show shirt or just the tie/collar?
ARTICLE G1205 ATTIRE
1.
Permitted attire: Black jacket or dark coat, ASTM or BSI approved
helmets with safety harness correctly fastened (see Article G102).
White or light tan breeches, jodhpurs, white hunting stock or chokers,
black or brown boots; black or brown smooth leather half chaps are
permissible providing they match the boot colour (see Article G109).
2.
Prohibited: saddle suits and/or Kentucky jodhpurs.
Friend shows APHA hunt seat so makes sense that she wears it. It really is a drool worthy look…[/QUOTE]
https://www.etsy.com/listing/188103518/equestrian-stock-tie-dove-grey-stock-tie?ref=market
This is a white stock tie, image found by simple google search. By those rules I’d say that anything other than a white show shirt is not permitable.
And I’d assume that saddle suit is saddleseat attire.
You can have a coloured shirt underneath your white hunting stock. Although stock ties seem to be more for Classics and Derbies, or the actual hunt field. I haven’t seen any around here in a regular hunter o/f class.
I show in a purple shirt, no problem.
Wear it.
A girl in my barn wears a teal/blue shirt OF and on the flat at rated and non-rated HJ shows.
Pretty out of style/breed show looking in my area… but it’s a free country and you should do what makes you happy. I assuming you’re in Canada, I don’t know what the style trends are there.
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These are the rules. is “White hunting stock or choker” referring to a show shirt or just the tie/collar?
ARTICLE G1205 ATTIRE
1.
Permitted attire: Black jacket or dark coat, ASTM or BSI approved
helmets with safety harness correctly fastened (see Article G102).
White or light tan breeches, jodhpurs, white hunting stock or chokers,
black or brown boots; black or brown smooth leather half chaps are
permissible providing they match the boot colour (see Article G109).
2.
Prohibited: saddle suits and/or Kentucky jodhpurs.
Friend shows APHA hunt seat so makes sense that she wears it. It really is a drool worthy look…[/QUOTE]
What rule book is this from? Not USEF.
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What rule book is this from? Not USEF.[/QUOTE]
Look at how “colour” is spelled. I presume these are Canadian show rules.
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What rule book is this from? Not USEF.[/QUOTE]
I was puzzled by it as well and googled it. Looks as though it is from a Canadian organization.
That was definitely an Equine Canada rule snippet
Here’s what I found for USEF rules on attire in hunter divisions. The site I found it on is dated 2015-2016:
https://www.usef.org/documents/ruleBook/2016/17-HU.pdf
If the OP is asking about wearing a burgundy show shirt in a hunter division in the USA, then it looks as though it is allowed under the rules. As others pointed out, such a shirt is not the norm and might garner attention; it’s up to the OP to decide if that matters to her.
It’s allowed. Just think of all of the sponsored Le Fash riders who wear the dark plaids in the hunter ring.
Way back when I was in college, I had a friend who had a burgundy shirt that matched the burgundy pinstripes in her navy coat. It looked gorgeous. But today it would stand out like a sore thumb, and I would not do it at a h/j show (and I say that as someone who does frequently still show in older, patterned/colored ratcatchers). And per the rules you listed, I don’t think it would be legal under your rules, unless worn with a white stock over it anyway, which would seem to defeat the point.
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Look at how “colour” is spelled. I presume these are Canadian show rules.[/QUOTE]
Yes these are Canadian rules…we also can show in half chaps that look like tall boots 
Do whatever sets you free. Right now it’s not really the “in” style, but if you like it, go for it.
The dark shirts never really caught on here in Ontario, even when everyone was wearing colour. Most stuck to pastels or at least not dark colours. Wear it if you’d like (you’re doing the Trillium hack division, right? The rule only addresses the colour of the choker or stock, as you posted above, not the shirt) but you will absolutely be the only one.
Thanks all. I think I’ll consider purchasing one for the club shows but stick to my white shirt for rated. I’ve never seen anyone in a stock tie and I think I’d stick out worse if I wore one of those!
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The dark shirts never really caught on here in Ontario, even when everyone was wearing colour. Most stuck to pastels or at least not dark colours. Wear it if you’d like (you’re doing the Trillium hack division, right? The rule only addresses the colour of the choker or stock, as you posted above, not the shirt) but you will absolutely be the only one. :)[/QUOTE]
Yes that’s correct, Trillium hacks My friends shirt is all burgundy, even the collar/choker part.
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