terryn wrote:
Hunter Princess wrote:
And helmets, but more because there are so few decent looking knock off GPAs/COs than anything else.

There are enough decent looking and cheaper options now that I think the dominance of GPA and CO are on the decline unless they come out with something super-fantastic in the next six to eight months. GPA's Speed Air is the only helmet out there uglier than a Troxel Sport, even if you get the black-on-black. It doesn't flatter anyone. The trendy and cash-laden crowd are going after the also-ugly Antares helmet (for the brand name factor) and the folks who have crashed a $400 helmet are dialing it back to more "reasonably priced" helmets like the IRH Elite Extreme (I bought one, haha). The non-black show helmet fad seems to be on the decline too. People that already have them still use them, but the tack-stores around here don't seem to be carrying as many of the off-colors.
LOL, I almost mentioned the Antares, but they haven't caught on around here yet. The GR8 still dominates the hunter side, and the ugly as sin GPA Speed Air dominates the jumpers. You do see a few CO Hamptons (especially in the pony ring, for some reason) and GPAs in the hunters as well, but mostly the GR8. I DO like the IRH helmets, they're the only knock off brand that doesn't look crappy. I used to have the one that looked like a GPA, but I got a real GPA and retired the IRH.

As for off colors, I kinda like the brown CO Hampton, but you have to have the right horse shade and the right outfit to pull it off. Most of the other weird colors annoy me.


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