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We were invited behind the scenes at Charles Owen HQ to find out more about riding hats and safety standards.

Sandie Robertson shares her Top 5 Tips for boosting your confidence in the saddle.

The benefits of Cold Therapy in the rehabilitation of tendon and ligament injuries is well documented. But what if we could help reduce the likelihood of such injuries occurring? Icing equine legs has been proven to reduce the inflammatory response caused by exercise and therefore promote recovery post exercise. Cyrochaps achieve faster cooling rates than other commercially available cooling product are easy apply, non slip and quickly cool surface leg temperatures to under 10 degrees and therefore are a worthwhile investment for any horse owner.

Ariat's new season collection for winter 2020 raises the bar yet again for rider comfort and style, included within this collection are updates upon favourites from last year whilst a few totally new styles that are sure to become favourites!!

If you’re a regular Ayr Equestrian customer, you may have noticed a few significant changes on our website in recent weeks. We’ve made some significant updates to our online store’s appearance, as well as vastly upgrading our technical system behind the scenes. Our new website offers you all the fantastic items, newest additions, latest offers you’ve become familiar with, but now presented in a clean and simple view.

Breeches have traditionally been equestrians most popular choice of legwear dating back many centuries. It would be fair to say that aside from wearing perhaps a pair of skinny jeans, breeches and jodhpurs were the only choices available for horse riders up until a few years ago.  Over the years, fashion has evolved, and so has equestrian legwear.   Different fabrics that lend themselves to more fitting styles and a range of colour options to suit both every day and competition riding.  More recently we have seen the introduction of Riding Tights or Leggings from many leading retailers including Just Togs, which since being launched, have taken the equestrian world by storm. 

Just Togs the ever-evolving sister brand to GFS established in 1994 are well known for producing a quality range of jodhpurs and jodhpurs boots. As the years have rolled on Just Togs, have extended their range to provide quality show and fashion wear for horse riders. They aim to provide quality garments at affordable prices with something in their brand for every type of equestrian person, and the NEW Country Boots released in Spring 2020 are no different. With three new country boot styles, there's something for everyone, and each of the different designs is stylish, affordable and functional in a variety of situations.

So what style of Country Boot suits you best?