gear + other miscellany

I've written a lot over the past months about the process of slowly collecting gear for our new discipline - eventing. And man, this sport takes a LOT of gear haha. 

So with two back two back events in very recent memory, here's a quick recap of what I've been using for the sake of documentation, plus a few thoughts on how it's working out.

Attire:

• SSG Lycrochet gloves for jumping
• Roeckl Chester gloves in black for dressage
• Equilogic stock tie and pin

  

  

• Ariat white short sleeved show shirt - mostly reserved for the hottest days, but white is boring for jumping lol
• Tredstep Symphony KP breeches - Love these pants so much I ordered a FS pair in white and have a blue pair for schooling
• Mango Bay belt
• One K Defender helmet

  

• Tipperary protective vest in navy (sweet eBay score!)
• SmartPak SunShield long sleeve shirts (blue and white) - Got these on sale a while back and probably won't buy more. They're ok in a breeze, but not nearly as cool as I hoped. I wore the white for dressage under my show coat and the blue for jumping at Loch Moy. The blue color is lovely, the shirts are flattering, and I like the zip collar, but they are just not great in hot temperatures. Fine for spring and fall tho.
• Mondoni Kingston boots. Learned about these boots from Amanda's review. This is likely not the first nor last time she has incited someone to click 'buy' lol.

• RJ Essentials Show Coat in Navy. I like navy - I want to wear navy in dressage. But this coat isn't quite right (it seems too hunter-y plus it's a little warm for summer). So I got the Horseware Competition Jacket in Navy - which is, um, a whole different take on the hue. Any thoughts on whether that coat is too blue for dressage?
• Tredstep Davinci field boots
• SmartPak Competition Pinny

Tack/Equipment:

• Bates Isabel Dressage Saddle
• Bates Caprilli Close Contact Saddle
• Horseware Dressage Bridle

• Ovation Gel Body Form Dressage Girth
• Lettia CoolMax Fleece Girth
• Herm Sprenger KK Ultra loose ring bits (x2)

 

• Back on Track Saddle Pad
• Majyk Equipe Cross Country Boots
• Compositi Stirrups

PHEW. So much stuff omg. But I *think* we're all set - nothing else needed hopefully for a long time. Hopefully. (And actually maybe don't tell me if I'm missing something haha). What about you - do you have everything you need gear-wise? Any big recent additions? Or something exciting hovering on the horizon?

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Also - as a somewhat random aside: Lauren recently posted about tips and tricks for equestrian blog content including pointers about image use (awesome series btw!), and Aimee chimed in with more thoughts about using and formatting cell phone pictures and video stills. 

These posts seemed to generate a lot of interest so I wanted to also point out another non-equestrian blog post on recommendations for formatting images. I found it super helpful (and adopted many of the ideas) so maybe it's worth sharing. Hope you're having a good weekend!