Lone_Ranger said:Thanks, Evan!
The boots are Dehner Fieldboots, in Tan Calfskin. I have one other pair. Three-buckle Dehner's, in black calfskin.
The jacket actually is tapered in the waist. To the point where Bookster says most people opt for the "comfort sized" waist, which can be +1 or 2". I don't think I'll be tapering it anymore, until I get around to loosing the extra 10-15 pounds I'm packing around. I do agree that, fitted breeches make the coat look bigger than it really is. It's not as obvious when you are actually on the horse. I'd like to find a decent pair of flared breeches. (Alden405's look great) Horse Country has a few decent ones, but are out of my price range. Well, considering. I'm not going to pay that much for something that is going to be subjected to mud, and horse spit. lol
I was torn, on the sleeve length. I have a really cool pair of silver chess knight cufflinks, and it would be nice to have the sleeve shortened, to show some shirt cuff. But it gets COLD here! I actually asked for +1", in the sleeve. You loose a lot of heat in that wrist area. Let's call that functional sprezzatura
I have to admit, most of the time I don't actually wear a hacking jacket. More like Patagonia fleece, in the colder months, and a polo shirt when it's warm.
I'm wearing a waist coat. You can't see it in the pictures. It's the same Glen Tweed as the coat. Tradition calls for tattersall. But, I can't stand tattersall, for some reason. I can't bring myself to wear it. A canary wool waistcoat is traditional too, but more so with a formal black, or scarlet coat (depending on your club status). I'd almost have to go south of the Mason-Dixon to find a hunt club. Or way to the east.
The saddle is a Stübben Siegfried VSD, in Havana. It also has their new Biomex seat. Very nice to ride with. The horse is Trinity, she's a Trakehner.
The gloves are a problem. It's hard for me to find a pair, that doesn't make me feel like I'm wearing clown feet. I tried a pair of Heritage riding gloves out of one of the on-line tack shops. The largest size they stocked was a 9. I need a 9.5 or 10, so it didn't work very well. (I just found out that Heritage does make them up to a size 12. I guess the tack shops just stock sizes for women? Stocking for their demographics. You go back to the Golden Age, and all the little boys grew up wanting to be cowboys, now most of them haven't seen a horse. It's hard to find men that ride, and if they do ride, most of them ride Western)
In the picture I'm actually wearing Hatch "Handler"police gloves. The model is for K-9 officers. They are neoprene, and reinforced for handling a leash, in the same places that riding gloves are reinforced for the reigns. It was Plan-B, when the tack shops didn't stock my size, in an actual riding glove.
Thanks for the tips. I need a new pair of gloves. I'll check out the ones you suggested.
PS- alden405, Everything looks great! Hat to boots. Are they repro officer breeches? The location looks fantastic, too! The little one is going to be a heart breaker.
breeches are period,they belonged to arthur k whitehead,us cavalry officer 26th cavalry regiment
the coat was granndfathers,it is rm williams,brand new in 1949,im fattish at the moment but it fits ok