Omg. All of that!
But man, those rubber LL Bean boots were cold in the winter. 
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When I stopped riding I started figure skating with a coach. I overheard so many parents commiserating about the cost of the sport but I always kept silent, thinking: Honey, you have NO IDEA.
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Try them all on. As much as I love velvet for hunting, the CO frankly look huge and bulky and ridiculous on me and they are currently the only game in town for velvet. So I’ve moved on from velvet and it actually makes no difference now since most people have as well.
*addendum that we can still wear our pateys in the hunt field and most of the staff does, but mine has long since retired and they are hard to replace.
Yes, pretty much any other sport has the advantage that if the kid loses interest or gets busy or whatever, you can just throw the skates or the football or the skis in the back of the closet and leave them there. You don’t have to feed them in the meantime. Lol.
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See you on the masking tape, raise you. I had a coach 35 years ago who wrapped my legs in tail wraps to prevent wounds from the rubbing. Well, I ran around the barn all weekend rocking that look LIKE A TOTAL WEIRDO. I know a group of girls laughed at me but I was all, like, They don’t understand how cool this is. I cringe at the memory. I think I even pressed the whole ensemble into service one Halloween.
Man. That was bad.
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@ZuzusPetals I totally pulled my CO Hampton out just the other week for “hunt night” at our local association finals. Ended up wearing it all weekend just because I liked it. It is too hot to wear in the summer, but it really is more comfortable otherwise and I still think it looks better.
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I show in an Ovation Competitor, which is velvet covered (but has vents 
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No need to get hostile.
BTW, I haven’t showed H/J since I was a teen in the late 1970s/early 1980s. And then it was only schooling shows.
The dressage community, of all places, has become way more accepting of show outfits that prevent overheating, jacket waivers if it’s really hot, and outfits that don’t necessarily require dry cleaning. Of course, their competitors are more likely to be “ladies of a certain age,” for whom overheating is definitely a concern.
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Ive been a pro for over 40 years, and 2nd year green has been 3’9 at least that long!
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I give up 
Musta been Regional, not Rated 
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It never occurred to me at the time that the damn duck boots were the reason why my feet were freezing. And sweating. Ay yi yi.
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In the winter, I wore what I’m pretty sure LL Bean called upland hunting boots, although they were not what Bean calls upland hunting boots today. Anyway, they were all leather and much better for winter riding, with my jeans, full chaps, sweater, down vest, and knitted cap, because nobody wore a hard hat except to show. 
Today I still wear Bean boots (not to ride in) but have a regular pair for warm and an insulated pair for cold.
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From HuntleyEquestrian.com: “Huntley’s half chap design focuses on delivering a custom tall boot look with the convenience of easy on and off access of half chaps. The top line was carefully designed to reflect a ‘Tall’ look near the knee by using a high-cut profile.”
Hang on. People are showing in these things? Half-chaps now come in smooth? Where were these 25 years ago when I had to buy custom Dehners for the world’s longest legs?
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Great suggestion, @JBCool. Question: Is the rim flexible, rather than hard, so if you fall onto that, the rim won’t potentially crush the bridge of the nose? (The rider’s, that is. Not the horse’s. Heh.)
In the 1990-91 AHSA Rule Book Article 2413 says “Green Sections: 3’6” required for first year horses; 3’9" required for second year horses."
In the 2007 Rule Book ( https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/PSFPPQN9iGo/2007-rule-book ) HU114.1 says “Green Sections: 3’6” required for first year horses; 3’9” required for second year horses. (Exception: Fences may be a maximum of 3” lower in Zones 11 and 12.)”
So if you were jumping 3’ in a Second Year Green class in 199x, either it wasn’t a USEF rated show, or they were not following the rules.
In 1990-91 “Regular Sections: 4’ minimum in “A” rated sections; 3’9” in “B” and “C” sections. Obstacles may not exceed 4’6"
In 2007 "Regular Sections: 4’ minimum in “AA” rated sections; 3’9” minimum in “A”, “B” and “C”
sections. Obstacles may not exceed 4’6”. (Exception: Fences may be a maximum of 3”
lower in Zones 11 and 12.) "
Hmmm…I will have to look. I don’t think it is totally solid, but I know it isn’t super bendable either. Mine is also a few years old, so newer models may be a little different.
PEOPLE! Apologies if it’s poor form to prattle on via my own thread, but I have to share this with someone who gets it: My Barnstable full chaps have arrived and they fit like a dream. AND THEY COST A SHADE OVER 100 BUCKS.
I showed my partner and the look on his face was equal parts, “Gee, ahhhh, whatever they’re for, super, I guess” and “Oh, God, she’s really going to start costing me a fortune.” I’d tell my mother but all I’d get is, “Ah. We’re doing this again?”
I’m sitting here breaking these babies in. I may be 20-plus years out of fashion but dang it, these are the third pair in my lifetime and the only ones that run the length of my way-too-long leg. I feel like … like … like … a normal-size rider. Circa 1984. Now someone retrieve from a landfill my Caliente with the custom cover from Stateline and THIS. THING. IS. ON. … (As soon as I identify the horse, the barn and the coach.)
I think somewhere I have paddock boots also in hunter green, for the full Jolly Green Giant effect. I dare not.
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The insulated ones certainly might have been much warmer for riding in the winter, but I’m not sure if they existed at that time. Lol.
I just recently bought a replacement pair for my previous Bean boots. My old ones started out at the 6 inch height, but my dog seemed to think that they should be the low slip ons, and he adjusted them for me accordingly. Bless him.
I still used them as slip ons for a long time until they finally bit the dust not too long ago. Lol.
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Some people do. I feel like I’ve seen them in the jumper ring more than the other rings. But I’m sure there are people who wear them in the other rings as well.
@CBoylen, I remember your terrific insight from the old board years ago. I think of you every time I scooter past Roxdene on Pitts Bay Road.
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