Riding Helmet: MIPS, Size and Safety — How to Choose and Fit It Properly
MIPS, EPS, head circumference, and fit: our guide to understanding anti-rotation technologies and finding the right size riding helmet, with a selection of models available at Sellerie Bucéphale.
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Choosing Your Saddle Pad: Cut, Shape, and Size
Dressage or mixed cut, straight or anatomical shape, material, padding, and size: our guidelines to help you choose the right saddle pad. Important reminder: a pad does not fix a poorly fitted saddle.
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Choosing Your Spurs: Types, Length, and Use
Ball tip, rounded or flat, roller wheel, shank length, swan neck: our guide to choosing spurs suited to your level, your horse, and your discipline, while respecting well-being and regulations.
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Monitoring Foaling: How to Choose the Right Foaling Alarm
How does a birth alarm work, which system to choose according to your breeding, and how to properly monitor foaling. The alarm assists monitoring without replacing it.
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Safety Stirrups: How to Choose the Right Ones?
Two distinct concepts to consider: release mechanisms (flexible branch, elastic system) that provide a true escape for the foot, and placement/comfort aids (inclined or wide footbed) with limited safety effect. Footbed sizing, edge/stop, stirrup leather compatibility, and weight marking: our guide to choosing stirrups that reduce the risk of getting stuck without eliminating it.
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Choosing Your Riding Breeches: Suede, Grip, and Comfort
Leather half chaps, silicone grip or without lining? Waist height, stretch materials, breathability, and care: our guide to choosing the riding breeches suited to your practice, body shape, and budget.
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How to Choose Your Bit? The Complete Guide
Bit, olive, needles, single or double joint, material, thickness, size: our method for choosing a bit suited to your horse’s mouth — and our cautious guidelines regarding regulations.
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Choosing Your Riding Gloves: Season, Material, and Size
Breathable for summer, warm for winter, or for competitions: how to choose your riding gloves based on the season, material, grip on the reins, and size. Our tips and a selection of models.
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Horse blankets: drying, waterproof, or stable blankets, how to choose?
Drying sheet, waterproof turnout or stable blanket: our guide to choosing the right blanket for your horse based on use, weight, and size, with a selection of available models.
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Choosing the Right Bridle: Noseband, Anatomy, and Size
French nosebands, combined or crossed, anatomical bridles, pony/cob/full sizes and adjustments: our complete guide to choosing the bridle suited to your horse and your discipline.
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Leg wraps and protective gear: the right choice by discipline
Gaiters, fetlock protectors, or bell boots? Our guide to choosing the right leg protection for your discipline (dressage, jumping, cross-country, work) and how to fit them properly.
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Choosing the Right Girth: Shape, Size, and Material
Short or long girth, straight or anatomical shape, leather, synthetic, or Mattès sheepskin: our guide to choosing the right girth for your horse and saddle, and finding the correct size.
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