R.J.BECHT & SON LADIES HAND TAILORED/CUSTOM MADE SADDLESEAT SUIT COAT

R.J.BECHT & SON RIDING & SPORTS APPAREL CUSTOM MADE/TAILORED SADDLE SEAT SUIT COAT Custom-made Saddleseat Suit Coat. Contoured to the wearer's natural shape. This styling, detail, fullness & amazing drape of this piece are non-existent today unless it is hand-made! A show stopper & conversation starter at any function, formal or not Great all year round Fully lined The Well Dressed Equestrian Fit is, if not everything, the next thing to it. Such was the consensus of the haberdashers and trainers queried about proper attire and accessories for the show ring. Whether theirs was custom riding apparel or stock suits, ensuring a proper fit led the list of essentials. Neatness and cleanliness came close behind. “You can put a rider in a $3,000 suit, but if they play in the dirt before they show,” said Barbe Smith, a former equitation star and today a trainer of top equitation and performance riders as well as being one of the judges for the 2008 World’s Championship Horse Show. “A rider being dirty shows disrespect for what they are doing.” She addressed another question: that of accessories. “Judges are not looking for bling. They’re looking for horsemanship. I like a limited amount of jewelry: small pearl or diamond studs for earrings and no big lapel pins.” The late Helen Crabtree and Lillian Shively helped set the styles in riding apparel, particularly where equitation riders are concerned. Sizing Shoulders 16" Arm Pits 16" Sleeves 25.5" Length 36.5"