| All winter long, you look forward to the warm days of | | | | To help you stay cool, calm and collected, you need to |
| summer, knowing how much you will enjoy going | | | | wear horse riding apparel that allows you to be |
| pleasure riding and trail riding without the discomfort of | | | | physically comfortable while maintaining good contact |
| freezing temperatures. Now that summer is here, you | | | | with your horse during the hot summer months. |
| might be wondering what on Earth you had been | | | | Luckily, there are many fabrics that take advantage of |
| thinking as the sweat drips into eyes and your horse | | | | modern technology to wick away moisture while |
| has never seemed more irritated or lethargic. | | | | allowing you to maintain good contact with your horse. |
| Your trail and pleasure rides of summer can be made | | | | The stars of summer horse riding apparel are cotton |
| far more safe and comfortable with the appropriate | | | | and bamboo. These materials are naturally breathable, |
| horse riding apparel, horse riding equipment and the | | | | which means they help your skin stay cool as your |
| proper hydration. As you and your horse sweat, you | | | | sweat evaporates. Both fabrics are generally |
| lose critical amounts of water that your bodies need to | | | | manufactured with the addition of Lycra or spandex to |
| function and stay cool. Providing your horse and | | | | provide you with the comfort and flexibility you need to |
| yourself with significant increases in fresh, cool water | | | | move freely while maintaining contact with your horse. |
| is the first step to making your summer pleasure rides | | | | Avoid the temptation to wear something light and |
| safer and more enjoyable. | | | | baggy form home while on a trail or pleasure ride. |
| A Well Cared For Horse Is A Happy Horse | | | | They will not protect you from chaffing and they can |
| Your horse will be far more responsive and | | | | be potentially dangerous, especially out on a trail ride. |
| manageable on your summer trail and pleasure rides if | | | | Cotton is the traditional fabric of choice for summer |
| he or she is healthy, hydrated and wearing the | | | | riding. Lightweight and breathable, it assists your body's |
| appropriate horse riding equipment. Salt is a critical | | | | efforts at staying cool. There are many excellent |
| component of summer health, as it allows you and | | | | choices of summer horse riding clothes on the market |
| your horse to hang on to as much water as possible. | | | | today. You can purchase the ultra-light Light Cotton |
| Be sure that your horse has access to a mineralized | | | | Knee Patch Breeches, Cotton Schoolers, which can |
| salt lick and plenty of fresh, cool water whenever | | | | serve as a liner during the winter months, Ribb Full |
| possible. Excessive sweating, in horses as well as | | | | Seat Breeches or Aerocool Full Seat Breeches, that |
| people, can result in a serious loss of fluids and | | | | wick away moisture very rapidly to keep you dry and |
| electrolytes, a potentially fatal situation. | | | | comfortable. |
| The proper horse riding equipment is equally important. | | | | Bamboo is another material that makes the perfect |
| During the summer months, you will want to use the | | | | summer horse riding apparel. Sustainable, strong and |
| lightest saddle possible and a saddle blanket or saddle | | | | comfortable, bamboo horse riding apparel is good for |
| pad that prevents chaffing as it wicks away moisture. | | | | you and good for the planet. This easily renewable |
| In addition, you will want to keep your other horse riding | | | | resource provides all the comfort and breathability you |
| equipment to a minimum. If a piece of horse riding | | | | need for a safe and comfortable summer trail or |
| equipment is not necessary to your safety or the | | | | pleasure ride. Some styles of bamboo horse riding |
| management of your horse leave it in the tack room. | | | | apparel incorporate TechnoWeave, which includes |
| Your horse needs to sweat to stay cool. Too much | | | | Lycra for a snug, yet breathable fit. Wearing the |
| equipment can interfere with this natural process, | | | | appropriate summer horse riding apparel goes a long |
| resulting in an overheated animal that will be less | | | | way to help you stay cool and comfortable...and keep |
| cooperative at best and in danger of hypothermia in | | | | drinking that water! |
| the worst-case situation. | | | | By simply wearing the appropriate summer horse riding |
| Your Head Isn't The Only Thing You Need To Keep | | | | clothes, using the correct horse riding equipment and |
| Cool When Riding In Summer | | | | staying hydrated, you and your horse can enjoy many |
| Everyone knows that a cool head is necessary when | | | | hours of summer trail and pleasure riding without |
| riding horses. Being the panicky creatures that they | | | | putting yourselves at risk of heat stroke or |
| are, horses often overreact and put themselves and | | | | hypothermia. |
| their riders at risk as their flight response takes over. | | | | |