Types of Women’s Equestrian Belts
Equestrian Accessories & What to Choose?
Equestrian belts are a great addition to your wardrobe. They accentuate your style by adding touches of freshness, glamour, elegance, comfort, and crispness to your overall appearance.
There is a mind-boggling range of equestrian belts available for women. Depending on the style of riding, there are two broad divisions:
Ladies’ English belts – These belts are preferred by those who follow the English form of horse riding. This form of horse riding is a traditional and formal method that requires riders to ride with both hands on the reins. Formal clothing is the dress code for this style of horse riding.
English belts feature among the collections of top equestrian clothing brands like Ariat, C4, Equine Couture, Tory Leather, Ovation, Tuffrider, etc.. Made from leather and also a variety of other colourful fabrics, the English belts add the final touches to your equestrian attire. Accentuations like raised leather, padding, and lacing are used in these belts to compliment the details of the horse’s tack. In addition, English belts are more subtle and elegant in design.
Ladies’ Western Belts
The western style of horse riding being less formal in nature; the western belts are jazzier. Featuring an incredible range from Ariat, Nocona Belt Company, etc., the western belts amp up your glamour quotient manifold. There are some which combine copper and rhinestone accents in eye-catching patterns and colours. At the same time, others have engraved buckle crystal bling or traditional patterns combined in new and interesting ways to represent the authentic American West.
Choosing The Right Belt
- Make sure your belt is incommensurate with your outfit.
- If tall, go for thick belts, but narrow ones, if short.
- For training, you may opt for designer belts or the more fashionable ones. But for competitions, you must keep your style on fleek, without going too overboard.
- Choose more than one belt at a time to keep up with multiple outfits.