From Yvette:
Tips for Eventers Living in Itty-Bitty Apartments in the City: The Personal Style Edition
Trying out my new “fashion statement” at Breckenridge…I’ll be honest – visibility is a challenge, but people do take notice!
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Hey there, Eventing Nation! Since I’m still on my whirlwind tour of Colorado – first stop being the United States Pony Clubs’ Annual Meeting and Equine Symposium in the Denver suburb of Westminster, and currently hanging slope-side at the Breckenridge ski resort – my column would probably be more appropriately referred to as “Tips for eventers sharing itty-bitty hotel rooms.” Although the packing, schlepping, repacking, and schlepping has been a bit tiring, it has been awesome to see so many friends, experience some phenomenal weather while my home city was freezing it’s booty off, and revisit skiing – a hobby I haven’t been able to fit into my budget since I returned to riding and competing – and yet another great use of my helmet cam!
Anyway…my first day back on the slopes had me considering some of the similarities and differences between skiing and eventing. For instance, the majority of skiers and snowboarders seem to recognize the risks of their sport and are now wearing helmets (I’m still waiting for the medical armbands to take off, though). And like eventers on cross country day, skiers definitely like to display personal style through colorful attire and wicked awesome designs on skis and snowboards. Just as a rainbow-striped mohawk knit hat can make a skier stand out on the slopes, an eventer’s colors can make them instantly recognizable…which kind of leads me to this week’s tip…
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Tip for Eventers Living in Itty-Bitty Apartments in the City #26:
Some eventers (myself included) get really into their colors. I mean, if you’re going to go out and gallop around your medical information strapped to your arm, you might as well LOOK good! Anyway, depending on the location of your itty-bitty apartment within the city, you might want to show some restraint in wearing your colors when unmounted, as you might be mistaken as a gang member. And we all know that only Thoroughbreds look good with lip tattoos…
