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Not-So-Speedy Dressage

From Endurance to Dressage

Update: Horze Juliet (fullseat) Tights

7/19/2018

 
In late April, I reviewed the Horze Juliet Full Seat Tights. I've been wearing them exclusively for the past two months and thought they deserved another review.
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I have all three colors, but the gray is my favorite. Not that color has anything to do with performance. I bought these strictly for hot weather riding and wasn't at all concerned about making a fashion statement. Which is a good thing because these tights have no bells and whistles. They're pretty utilitarian and not likely to garner any "Hey! Those are cute breeches!" types of comments.
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I wish they came in navy.
What I like most about them is how cool they are to wear. I almost don't even sweat in them. There's no shame in admitting that I have sweaty butt issues when I wear most of my other full seat breeches. Not with these bad boys. I still follow my beat the heat protocol - Body Glide is my best friend during the summer, but I have not had a single heat rash this summer.
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Super soft silicone seat.
I was initially worried about the silicone seat, but it provides just enough texture to keep me from sliding around without glueing my butt in place. I mentioned before that the fabric is like what you'd get in a pair of yoga pants, and that is still true. What I didn't expect was that the fabric is holding up really well. I am wearing each pair twice a week before washing them, and they look the same as the day I bought them.

These tights are so comfortable that I don't strip out of them as I am walking in the door. My other full seat breeches - all of which I love when it's not 110, keep me wet and sticky until I shoehorn myself out of them. I am finding that I when I get home, I don't even feel the need to pull these off. Many evenings my husband comes home and asks why I still have my riding clothes on. 
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No sock bottom, but the whole leg feels like a sock bottom.
There are only two things that I don't like about the breeches, and they're both things I can live with. 1) They don't have a pocket. I already bemoaned this feature and have just learned to deal. 2) The fabric is so soft that hay sticks to them. I have a hay bag hanging where I tack up my horses, and I am constantly bumping into it. Hay sticks to these breeches like magnets. Again, it's not a deal breaker, but I do find myself constantly brushing off hay stems and other dirt. 

Besides being cool and comfortable, they're also super affordable. If you buy two at a time and combine that with a 20% discount coupon, they're more than reasonably priced. The Horze website shows them in a gray/blue color, so maybe Riding Warehouse will add that color to the lineup for next summer.

Because really, I need 7 pairs - one for each day of the week!
lytha
7/20/2018 07:28:53 am

Great timing! My horse magazine came yesterday with an article about "The newest trend in reithose" - Reit Leggings. (Tights for horsey riding.) They tried out several brands and did review for each (including the one that magnetizes hay). I don't think their test was fair because truly, tights are totally new here and the manufacturers have no experience yet, whereas Kerrits and Irideon have been doing this for 20 years. Waldhausen was the only brand I recognized. They should have included American brands.

Oh, memories. I scoffed at my mentor, "I'll never wear SPANDEX on a horse!"

Then I tried it and I've never ridden in anything else since that day. Why would I want wrinkles at my knees and a snap at my belly?

This is my first year riding in Kerrits Ice-Fil and they are sleek with huge pockets, but I wish they were stickier in the saddle. The elastic waist band is a total mess, but I don't care. Even in black, they are cool. Of course the horseflies bite through.

I look forward to seeing Germans riding in spandex now that it has arrived here. Did you know, knee-patch breeches do not exist here? (for adults) Everything is full seat. The only breeches I ever bought here, boot cut, are too stiff to ride in, so I only wear them when not riding a horse.

Re: Horze brand - I have a pair of their paddock boots that are lovely but not made for hiking. Though they look like hiking/riding hybrids.

Love your reviews!

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7/25/2018 02:27:36 pm

Really interesting, Lytha! I am very picky about my riding gear. Like you said, it has to be comfortable first. It's interesting that there are no knee patches there. That seems to be what most non-dressage riders wear here. Do the jumpers in Germany ride in full seats then? Very interesting!


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