What coat is this? Love it!
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Are you riding in just a half pad?
I have a very forward flap custom saddle (primarily show eventing, but young one needs miles so will branch out into other rings), and finding a fitted pad to fit is a nightmare. Using a just a halfpad would simplify my life greatlyā¦
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Oh my! Your horse looks amazing ( and the show coat too!). If I recall this is your relatively new horse you shared earlier this year. You guys looks so great!!!
PS. I just ordered the last 2R rum raisin coat from SmartPak. I think it will look lovely on my grey horse.
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Iām soooo happy that neutrals are starting to become more common in horse and rider apparel because I canāt stand the super bright colors lol. Unfortunately I have yet to actually buy anything matchy for my mare because weāve been on a very tight budget since day 1 so a lot of my stuff was just acquired in whatever color it came in.
However something also happened to my brain when I bought a mare that made me become obsessed with pinkā¦ even though she is a BRIGHT very orangey, pumpkin-y chestnut lol. I dream of one day having a whole setup with white and very light pink and blingy accents for her, and I think if itās light/muted enough it could honestly look pretty good on any horse.
I love the rose gold/champagne look that a lot of people are doing nowadays (to a certain extent), and I also think hunter green looks amazing on just about every horse.
I know someone who had a gorgeous set of tack and apparel that was all brown leather and navy blue fabricā¦ so brown tall boots, brown everything tack, navy blue helmet, etc. It was soooo classy and gorgeous. Basically any nice combination of neutrals makes me swoon!
Itās this one : https://www.spurs.co.nz/estore/style/euro%20olympia.aspx
Euro Star Olympia
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Yes! I know itās out of fashion but I hate the feel of anything under my leg except the saddle flap.
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I think it looks great, and certainly better than my not-fitted fitted pad!
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Ooooh Iām jealous 
I realize this makes me sound completely vapid, but looking at all these BEAUTIFUL Lemieux things makes me want a riding horse again so I can colour-coordinate the two of us 
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Thank you! Yes this is my baby horse whose first full year of showing was 2021. Unfortunately heās broken at the moment and taking a gap year in 2022, so I console myself with looking at pictures! 
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Eh, I think we are allowed the occasional bit of vapidity!
I have a lovely barnmate who is the master of elegantly subtle matchy. She can ride beautifully too.
Today she had on Burgundy boots and matching helmet, a perfectly coordinated top, and the Equestrian Stockholm pinky grey breeches, with her (lovely dark bay) horse in the matching boots and bellboots, and a slightly lighter saddle pad with the pinky grey trim.
I felt like a bag lady.
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āBag ladies unite!ā
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HA! Last time I rode I had on blue breeches, a green sweatshirt, pink plaid gloves and my helmet is lilac! 
At least my vest, boots, and half chaps were black and my saddle pad was white.
I do make an attempt to match a bit when I have a lesson, etc. but day to day it is whatever works! My horse is a lovely dappled sooty palomino. His bridle does have a blingy browband. I figure anybody looking would just look at him!
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oh hun if youāre going to be a lemiux queen you have to learn the correct colour namesā¦thatās half the fun!
Let me guessā¦Dijon, Oak and Blackcurrant? LOL The Dijon Loire is TO DIE FOR.
My dad will be in the tack room and will goā¦oooo is that the paprika or the sorbet? I just die laughing.
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Just be aware the Blackcurrant on their site currently is a different material than their usual suede and bamboo lined pads. They are OK but they arenāt as nice as the usual styles since those we a Black Friday special.
The oak is so temptingā¦ but no. I shall not.
ā¦ but the vest has chest pockets hnnnngggggggggg
Isnāt their Oak Collection on sale at the moment?
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Thanks for the warning! I saw that they looked different on the website, but didnāt know if the material was the same. Iām pretty sure I will still get it though; the color is so pretty.
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They are still nice, I have a few of them haha
You could always go for neither elegant nor subtle matchy:
My goal is to not be shot during hunting season, but I was once told the fashion police may shoot me on principleā¦
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I have the full-on blaze orange set somewhere for the very same reason. Those breeches are a bridge too far for me, though
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