I would buy a helmet. I would recommend one of the lighter helmets with the ventalation in them. Troxel is a good company, and you can find them fairly inexpensive. They are much more comfy than the traditional velvet helmets. Make sure that it fits snugly, you don’t want it to be loose.

You also need to have boots with a 1" heel for safety.

Make sure you have a comfy pair of jeans, you may want to have a softer, stretch pair so that the seams don’t rub on your legs between the saddle.

If it is winter, you will want a good pair of gloves that will allow to to securely hold the reins, but will keep your fingers warm. A good jacket is important.

When you go, don’t be wearing dangly earrings and have your hair pulled back (make sure that it will still fit under the helmet).

A good place to look at helmets is your local tack shop. If you shop online, Dover Saddlery is a great place with great prices. But if you can, go to your local tack store, they are the best places, and people will be able to help you pick the right size and give you advice!

Good luck! Horseback riding is the best!

Need to get some riding boots (not the long ones) and gloves for a Western Trail Day in the New Forest. Thanks

Try Decathlon, a great place to shop for sports good and value for money!
The London store is situated in Surrey Quays near Canada Water, have a look!

(gloves) http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/Product_arborescence/nature-sports/horse-riding/rider-equipemen/riding-gloves-s/index.html
(boots) http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/Product_arborescence/nature-sports/horse-riding/rider-equipemen/high-boots-acce/index.html
(map) http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/autres-rubriques-v2/homepage-stores/index.html

I got my first horse for my birthday and i have a few questions;
Who are the best company to but horse riding clothes from?
Do shops like Burberry sell horse riding clothes?
Who are the most expensive brand?

Thanks!

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An English company please…where you can buy online (:

usualy Ariat makes good clothes and accessories. They can be pretty expensive though. Kerrits makes britches and jackets and stuff, at a more reasonable price.

ARIAT Power Stretch Riding Tight = are these just for girls or unisex

if those are just girls then

these are my second choice

Gents – Phoenix Traditional Jodhpurs

ARIAT Heritage Zip Boot = decided to get these jodhpurs (are these actually jodhpurs and are they any good)

finally which is the best make for riding hat and can you please send me link showing me them thanks

any other info would be greatly appreciated
well basically im just doing lessons and then i just want to go for trails and maybe in the future do compatitions and im 16

ARIAT Power Stretch Riding Tight are just for Women sorry but i think Gents are perfect for you

The ARIAT boots look very nice and look decent i have not used them but they look like good boots heres the link i used
http://www.ariat.com/products_detail.aspx?pcid=8&cid=1&scid=12&pid=410

As for the helmet i reccomend Inertnational Riding Helmet which is the kind of helmet i use and is really good here are some links:

http://www.thornhillusa.com/helmets.html
(I use the #84200 Pro-Rider DFS Velveteen Helmet it’s adjustable and i like it because it’s mor traditional)

http://www.stoneycreektack.com/ridinghelmetindex.html

http://www.horse-rider-etc.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=HRE&Category_Code=IRH

I hope i helped you with your question the only thing that i would reccomend is thinking about getting short boots and getting half chaps because i think it’s more comffy and it’s cheaper to do that here are some links if you want to do that:

http://www.doversaddlery.com/mens-ariat-heritage-ii-zip-paddock-boot/p/X1-38494/cn/2292/

Theses are the boots i would rccomens for you
here are the half chaps:

http://equestrian.doversaddlery.com/search?view=list&w=mens+half+chaps
any of those half chaps would do

again hope i helped

I’d love to see what other people have done. I’m interested mainly in english style riding clothes
I actually have several of the suitability patterns so I’m good to go on that one.

Ohhh! I got a amazing answer from this on one of my questions! I want to start, here are some patterns that you can purchase for sooo many things. you save alot of money.

this is not advertising BTW.
You can buy stall drape patterns and everything, and the cloth for it too.

http://www.suitability.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9900