Heres the deal. I hate pants, really. I have a couple pairs of jeans that I wear when I really need to, but that's it. I don't wear those tight riding jodhpurs, I think they are worse than jeans. When I show I wear the proper stuff that I need to wear but I always hate it. I ride western and I'm just talking about trail riding here. Normally I would just wear soft shorts and ride bareback but it's still too cold here to do that. Any suggestions? I would consider sweats maybe.
OP - if it's just pleasure/trail riding, you can ride in anything that is comfortable and covers your legs sufficiently for your taste. The problem with sweats is their materiel is very prone to being "caught" on things that the heavy/stiffer denim would normally not catch on. An alternative would be yoga type pants/leggings that would be soft but more fitted so as not to hang out there and get caught up like sweats - but then you're pretty close to jods...and they aren't all that heavy duty as to hold up to a lot of riding before you start to wear through them.
I wear all kinds of old stuff on trails: pants, sweat, whatever I have clean at the moment. In fact I use it all in ring too (especially in winter when it's cold). I use breeches mostly when I feel like it (not every ride) and for lessons (and shows of course).
P.S. I don't ride in jeans: they are too restricting.
I ride english and HATE the english pants as well....so I just buy exercise or yoga pants...yoga pants might be good for you because if they are long they will go right over your boots. Very Comfortable and in the summer they are too hot.
Just be careful with the pockets. They're handy to keep stuff in but stuffed pockets can be uncomfortable. I usually keep my pockets empty. I tend to go to Goodwill on Sundays (clothes are 50% off) and buy barn clothes. I can get cargo pants for about $2 each!
I'm not fond of riding in tight pants either. Most of the time I ride in a pair of loose double layered exercise trousers that are great - they are light, mostly windproof, and dry really quickly. They are also thin enough that I can get them into the tops of my riding boots without it feeling too snug or bulky. They are kinda silky but I have never had any issues with sliding around the saddle in them. They are full of holes and covered in paint from when I wore them to paint a fence but I will probably keep riding in them till they fall apart!
I use canterbury pants, not sure if you have them there cause they're kinda made in NZ, but i'm sure you would have something similar... They zip right up to your upper thigh, they're comfortable as I live in mine! But they're also tight enough around my calves that I can put my chaps on over top so nothing gets caught. Otherwise I use normal trackies and do the same thing. Works beautifully, I HATE jodphurs :lol:
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I love wearing lululemon when I ride. I love their sweaters because they aren't restricting and they are tight fitted. The pants are super comfortable to ride in too!
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