xc colors on chestnuts

[eventingcms]

hello! i was wondering what you guys opinions are on chestnuts and good xc colors? i’ve you have seen any chestnuts with cross country colors, what were your favorites? or if you have a chestnut, what are your colors. thanks!

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@Rnichols

I have a chestnut mare and our XC colors are white and navy. I put a white pad on her and wear navy breeches. Or if I’m doing dressage and XC the same day I’ll wear my white breeches and put a navy pad on her. Not terribly exciting color wise, but I think white and navy look the best. My favorite navy breeches wore out and now the navy pair I thought I bought turned out to actually be slate grey…so until I decide shell out $$$$ on new breeches again, I think we will be going with the slate grey and white. One time I did white breeches with a white pad and was NOT a fan. (see attached photos)

I think it depends on the shade of the chestnut too. My mare is a more deep red chestnut, and I think navy compliments that color best. My barns colors are burgundy and white and I’d put a burgundy pad on her for XC if it didn’t look so horrific!

Also for stadium we have a white pad with gold piping and I really like the way that looks on her!

that is SUCH. a gorgeous horse! i love navy on chestnuts

[rockonxox]

I really love forest green on a chestnut, and the navy looks lovely, but honestly go with whatever you want!

[babecakes]

Green.

[GutsNGlory]

For a little bit of fun, use this website to “try on” different colors!

http://www.snafflez.com/horsemaker/eventing.html#.W2NPdliWxaR

[Rnichols]

@GutsNGlory

For a little bit of fun, use this website to “try on” different colors!

http://www.snafflez.com/horsemaker/eventing.html#.W2NPdliWxaR

OMG. Thanks for this distraction - the next four hours at work will fly by now!!

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@GutsNGlory

For a little bit of fun, use this website to “try on” different colors!

http://www.snafflez.com/horsemaker/eventing.html#.W2NPdliWxaR

wow this is a major throwback to me, i used to play this when i was 12 or something

[eventingcms]

chestnuts are so hard because what looks amazing on a red tinted one might not look good on the yellow one!

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@LadyB

Royal Blue for my chestnut

so pretty!

[16_Hands]

My last horse had navy, black, and white or sky blue. She was a bay so it looked nice on her. My current horse is a chestnut and I’ll just stick with the same without the sky blue.

[Xanthoria]

Black and gold worked for me: you can get most things in black, and add gold or yellow, or find majority golden yellow items - it’s very sharp. I have a black body protector and galloping boots now so I can add whatever colored tee shirt and electrical tape to make the colors work with whatever saddle pad color I pick.

[kcmel]

I don’t like black on a chestnut. You could do brighter colors, like a royal or teal blue, or a mint or bright green. I think as long as you avoid red/yellow based colors you should look good!

[Groom_amp_Taxi]

I saw and hung onto a pic of a chestnut going xc at Rebecca Farm whose rider was wearing a rust colored shirt that was very close to the horse’s color. Some of the accents (stripes on shirt sleeeves, stripes on breast collar) were a kind of bright orange yellow, and there were also “straight” orange stripes on the breast collar and horse’s boots. Orange bell boots, light tan breeches, brown tack. It sounds kind of hideous, but I assure you it looked fabulous.

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@Groom&Taxi

I saw and hung onto a pic of a chestnut going xc at Rebecca Farm whose rider was wearing a rust colored shirt that was very close to the horse’s color. Some of the accents (stripes on shirt sleeeves, stripes on breast collar) were a kind of bright orange yellow, and there were also “straight” orange stripes on the breast collar and horse’s boots. Orange bell boots, light tan breeches, brown tack. It sounds kind of hideous, but I assure you it looked fabulous.

that actually sound really pretty, do you still have the pic? if so i’d love to see

[2horseowner]

I have never liked red on a chestnut.

[kcmel]

Purple looks good too (a bluer purple).

[Blugal]

I am hoping to outfit mine in a nice French blue.

I’ve always had navy and black with maroon accents, which worked well on my blacks, bays and greys. But now I have two chestnuts; a bright rich chestnut and a light dull one. I think the French blue will look nice on the light dull chestnut.

[rockonxox]

@Xanthoria

Black and gold worked for me: you can get most things in black, and add gold or yellow, or find majority golden yellow items - it’s very sharp. I have a black body protector and galloping boots now so I can add whatever colored tee shirt and electrical tape to make the colors work with whatever saddle pad color I pick.

I never would have thought I’d like yellow and chestnut, but you two look great. I love the combo!

[Groom_amp_Taxi]

@Chouteau

I was navy-obsessed before I had my current chestnut so luckily all things navy work well on her. I agree with a previous post that black isn’t the best. I wanted to stay with the PE XC boots for her - white looks the best but isn’t the most practical for XC so I went with the brown, not sure how it would look, too close to her coat color but I think it works okay…

I like it - maybe add a couple of stripes with navy tape to bring it all together?

[Blugal]

@Groom&Taxi

I am not comfortable posting the whole pic since I don’t know who is pictured - hopefully the snip below is enough to give you an idea.

I think that might be @albertaeventer, she has very distinctive colours. She posts here, on Facebook, and blogs.