Please excuse me if this is redundant, I did do a search and only came up with those who already had this brand of chaps.
This weekend, after having driven up to Purcellville to visit a friend and relieve her of a few of her horse blankets she no longer needed, coming back I happened upon an estate sale. Being nosy and curious I stopped to have a look see at what was up for sale.
Came upon some really nicely made half chaps, Pinnell, and knowing they were a bit small, was about to put them down when some loud blonde with a snake oil looking husband snatched one of them out of my hands. She began to exclaim how beautiful these would look on her, I raised one eyebrow as I turned, she blinked and asked if I was going to buy them…“why YES I think I shall” was my retort.
They are about 3" too small for me around the calf, I am a tall woman. Called the company in Crozet, spoke to a wonderful woman who said to bring them in next week, we spoke about what was wrong and may have to be replaced.
Question is, these half chaps are about $800+ and to be fixed will run me around $300. She said just to have plain ones done, they start out at $500 and go up. Are they worth fixing and enjoying for years to come? They really are nice and not too fancy and I do love how they look.
What would you do?
I’m on my second pair of Pinnell half chaps and love them. They are definitely pricey but I don’t own any horses of my own so I justify it because I don’t have to pay board! My first pair lasted a good 6 years and the only reason I bought the second pair was because the first was needing to have the elastic repaired and the cost of the repair was enough I figured I’d just allocate that towards a new set. They are beautiful and even more importantly a delight to ride in. The extras add up quickly (for example, next time around I think I’ll skip the monogram…) but I have no regrets.
