Competition blog

With the summer competition season Fast approaching it’s definitely time to update your competition wardrobe. Here at Imperial Equestrian, we have hand-picked the most stylish products on the market to give you and your horse that winning edge!

We have a great selection of everything you and your horse will need from flattering cut breeches to white competition saddle pads. 

Here is a short roundup but take a look at the dedicated Competition Clothing section on our website as we have a great selection for everyone. 

Let’s start with the competition shirt;

We have various styles and ranges to compliment every rider. One of our very reasonably priced competition shirts is the Pikeur Crystal Button Competition Shirt priced at £39.95. This is a beautiful white competition short-sleeved shirt with lovely crystal button detailing and has an elegant classic tailored fit which makes it very comfortable to wear under a show jacket and stylish to wear on its own. Made from 55% cotton and 45% polyester, it has the added benefit of being easy to wash. 

Another one of our favourite shirts is the Cavallo Katara Slim Navy Ladies short sleeved show shirt, this is priced at £65. 

This exquisite slim fit competition shirt is the height of elegance, crystals adorn the buttons and are incorporated into the elegant slightly gathered button stay. There is also a very slight gathering on the sleeves.  The fashionable Cavallo emblem on the chest and on the stand up collar add an extra touch of glamour! 

The highly breathable material keeps you cool and is incredibly comfortable, the shirt is easy to care for as it is machine washable and dries very quickly.

The Montar ladies Amelia competition shirt in grey and navy lace is very reasonably priced at £53. This is a beautifully flattering, fashionable and comfortable shirt with just the right amount of stretch and a stunning lace design in soft grey or navy with a white collar. The house of Montara name and logo are on the collar with press stud and contrasting stones at the neck adding to the exclusive design. 

Moving onto breeches. One of our most popular breeches is the Pikeur Candela White Grip. These are a must for the rider who wants to look smart and elegant in the saddle. The Pikeur Candela breaches are very flattering in fit and style, they feature a high waist with detail belt loops and slanting front pockets. This version now comes with the innovative full grip seat and also comfort elastic cuffs at the ankle making them perfect for long boots. Pikeur grip breeches are available in their prestige micro – 2000 (multi – stretch cotton) fabric, which is comfortable and hard wearing.

Another one of our top picks is the Montara Layla white stone flame grip breeches. These eye catching fashionable ladies white competition breeches have a full silicone grip seat and a four way stretch fabric which is incredibly comfortable. They also have lycra comfort ankles which are so soft and less restrictive which is great after a day out competing!

This fabric is also moisture wicking and water repellent. The stunning crystal stone flame design in contrasting stitching on the rear and front pockets give these breeches a premium look.

Not forgetting our younger riders and petite ladies, we have the White Pikeur Kalotta Grip Youth Breeches. They have a low rise waist with two slanting pockets on the front and rear of the breeches which are beautifully decorated with a fine studded sparkle detail. The breeches have a silicone grip seat and stretch ankles. These truly quality breeches are available in white but also come in a wide range of colours and are very reasonably priced. 

One of the other very important items needed to complete your competition wardrobe are your gloves! 

Imperial Equestrian only stock one make of glove and that is Roeckl. The reason for this is that we only stock products that we believe in and use ourselves and we feel that Roeckl gloves are the best on the market. We have six different styles of white Roeckl gloves in stock ranging in price from the Roeckl Grip White Unisex Riding Gloves at £25.50 up-to the Roeckl White Maryland GB Gloves which have a fabulous Swarovski Crystal Union Jack on the closer (as worn by Charlotte Dujardin) priced at £64.95. 

Our Roeckl White Laila Suntan Riding Gloves are light and airy for the summer and have a thin tan-through mesh on the back of the hand. These gloves are ideal for hot temperatures. 

We have just had delivered the beautiful Busse Ready Tied Stock Lilou in white and grey crystals and Busse White ready tied Satin Stock which are both elegant and practical as they are easy care and machine washable. To complete the look why not match the stock with our beautiful pearl and crystal stock-pin and our ladies navy crystal decorative hairnet which is definitely one of the nicest hairnets we have seen, elaborately designed with beautiful sparkly crystals the hairnet is strong with an elastic edge to easily wear over a bun and is also great with thick hair.

To complete your outfit take a look at the PS of Sweden Premium Grooming Bag. This bag features stunning details with shiny faux croc on the handles and trim and a silver plated logo badge.  The classy and functional grooming bag has three pockets, the middle one could hold your shampoo and spray bottles and the other two pockets have additional small and large pockets for scissors combs, hoof picks, Etc. The bag has elastic bands on the inside of one of the pockets for additional smart storage and there is a PS hook inside the bag for your key chain so you will always know where it is. There is also a pocket for your phone and a large pocket with a zipper. This bag is stylish enough to use as work bag as it easily hold a laptop. 

For our four legged friends competition wardrobe we have a selection of white dressage saddle pads, One of our favourites is Eskadron Platinum Pure Dressage Saddle Pad. This is an eye-catching saddle pad which is quilted in geometric shapes, it’s thick padding excellently absorbs shock.  This pad is made from the highest quality durable sateen. It’s inside is made of a special material that perfectly drains moisture. It has fur on the withers, which minimises the risk of chafing. The pad is decorated with a triple trimming and diagonally placed sparkly stripes with platinum pure inscriptions. This pad will be perfect for competitions!

For that touch of glamour and luxury we have the PS of Sweden sparkly crystal browbands. These browbands are amazing quality with the unique PS of Sweden ‘clickit’, making it easy to change the browband without taking the bridal to pieces.

We also have a selection of quality Competition Bridle Numbers and Competition Saddlecloth Numbers for you to choose from. 

From all of us at Imperial Equestrian we would like to wish you Good luck this Summer and have lots of fun!