| Stock ties are a pain in the neck Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:56 AM PDT Stock ties are a part of the trappings of dressage that needs to go. - They bind your neck.
- They're not even real anymore--like a tacky clip-on tie.
- You must wear them with a jacket, you can't wear them if jackets are waived.
The stock tie shouts, "Hey, this isn't a sport, this is dressup!" What sport wears pearls? What sport wears satin? Take the ties to the upper left and right.They are aesthetically lovely, but I don't see them as something you'd wear on a horse. And even the most beatifully designed of them makes the wearer look old and stuffy. I think of Bertie in the P.G. Wodehouse books -- Bertie in a smoking jacket. But right now we kind of have to wear them, don't we? My suggestion? Take advantage of the growing variety of stock ties available from Dressage Connection, Dover, Equilogic, Shoclothes, Dressage Diva, Equestrian Collections, and Dressage Extensions. There are stock ties now with a sleeker design, in addition to the varieties outlined by equestrianetc.com: - Traditional
- European ruffles
- Tuxedo
- Pretied
- Bib
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