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Most of us are at panic stations at this point in the year, frantically trying to find those last few Christmas presents for those people who seem to have everything. Our last minute gift guide will point you in the right direction, with 12 handpicked, practical and beautiful pieces for the discerning equestrienne in your life. Everything in this list can be found online. Depending where in the world you are, not everything will be able to make it in time for Christmas day, but you can always blame the postal system, safe in the knowledge that lovely things are on the way.
1. The Modern Loafer by Everlane – $165
Get them here: https://www.everlane.com/collections/womens-shoes/products/womens-modern-loafer-navy
The most elegant loafer gracing modern feet right now, from ethically admirable online store Everlane.
2. Horse Pillow by Thomas Paul – $60
Get it here: http://www.shopthomaspaul.com/product_p/ct-0468-jav.htm
A slightly haughty looking horse adorns this luxurious 600 thread count, down-filled pillow from the kitsch Victoriana realm of Thomas Paul.
3. Opinel pocket knife – €9
Get it here: https://www.makersandbrothers.com/shop/pocket-knife#.VJcRnsgEA
A must have for any regular opener of hay bales, changer of bits, and hacker of bramble crowded laneways. A steal at €9 from Irish curators of charm, Makers & Brothers.
4. Aesop Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm (from £19) & Resurrection Rinse-Free Hand Wash (£9)
Get them here: http://www.aesop.com/usa/body-care/hands.html
From cult Australian skincare brand Aesop, no-water hand wash for when the water in the yard is too freezing to use, and deeply nourishing hand balm for hard working horse riders hands.
5. Mighty Purse – $99
Get it here: http://www.handbag-butler.com/en_us/mighty-purse.html
A Gaitpost favourite, if there’s a serious smartphone user in your life, they need the Mighty Purse in theirs. Untimely battery death is the bane of many an Instagramming rider, so keep your phone photo ready at all times with this purse with in-built charger.
6. Izola ‘Three Sheets to the Wind’ 5 oz hip flask – $27
Get it here: http://www.izola.com/products/three-sheets-to-the-wind-5-oz-flask
If you know someone in need of a warming tipple out hunting or on a particularly long hack, these Izola hip flasks are perfectly pocket-sized and also come blank for engraving with your own message.
7. Hermes Rocabar blanket – £345
Hermes suggest putting this on your horse…but seriously, it would look equally lovely as a throw on a bed or chair. In a subtle Newmarket stripe for traditionalists and in Hermes red and Prussian blue for a dash of colour.
8. Oughton Limited Course Tote – $195
Get it here: http://www.oughtonlimited.com/shop/course-tote
An everything bag that will work for weekends away, carrying changes of clothes at competition or as an everyday tote, this is a super-chic racing inspired piece from the excellent Oughton Limited.
9. Equestrian Pouch by Thomas Paul – $24
Get it here: http://www.shopthomaspaul.com/Corduroy_Pouch_by_SHOP_Thomaspaul_p/ac686.htm
Another from Thomas Paul, this handmade and silk screened corduroy zippered pouch is perfect for someone who can never find anything in their handbag. Tuck all those odds and ends like lip balm, travel cards, and pens inside for instant handbag zen.
10. Roji Design A3 Horse Print – €35
Get it here: http://irishdesignshop.com/collections/living/products/horse-print
This wild Co. Kerry pony is part of a series of prints from a collection taken by photographer Steven McNamara of animals that live in Ireland. A lovely alternative to the usual equestrian prints. Fox and donkey versions are also available from the Irish Design Shop online store.
11. MacWet Aquatec Non-Slip Grip Riding Gloves – £25.90
Get them here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Macwet-Aquatec-Horse-Riding-Gloves/dp/B00LURW2ZI
The superlative riding glove for wet weather, these MacWet Aquatec gloves now come with pads on the fingertips allowing you to use a touch screen while wearing them. An essential for any smartphone using, wet weather riders.
12. A trio of books: Turkestan Solo by Ella Maillart (from £10); West with the Night by Beryl Markham (from £.2.92); Horse Stories – Everyman’s Pocket Classics (from £5.30)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/West-Night-Beryl-Markham/dp/1578989531
In Turkestan Solo, Ella Maillart – one of the twentieth century’s most intrepid travellers – brings us on her journey by horseback through central Asia in the 1930s. West with the Night is the autobiography of Beryl Markham – bush pilot, pioneering transatlantic aviator, racehorse trainer and contemporary of Karen Blixen and Denys Finch-Hatton. The Everyman’s Pocket Classic Horse Stories is an anthology of two centuries of fiction about our favourite animal. A trio of books telling tales of horses real and imagined, for whiling away Christmas holidays by the fire.
Alex was formerly social media and press manager for one of the world’s biggest equestrian brands, she now works in the design sector in Dublin, blogging at Dublin Street Style and A Long Summers Day when she remembers, and striving to one day finish on her dressage score at an intermediate event with her opinionated horse Ben. Alex also contributes to Le Cool Dublin and Starveling, Snout & Snug.
To find her go to one of the following:
Blog: Dublin Street Style
Twitter: @dubstreetstyle
Instagram: @alpacajamboree
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