They may possibly be one of the most difficult items to select as presents, but nobody can have enough pairs of hunting breeches. Try one of these:Ī stainless steel flask measuring 11 inches tall and perfectly slots into the black leather case which can be attached easily to your saddle.īuy now: Horse Riding Steel Saddle Flask from £99.99Ī tough 3.5mm thick borosilicate glass flask in a leather case to attach to your saddle.īuy now: Horse Riding Saddle Glass Flask from £150 Breeches Some hip flasks simply don’t have sufficient capacity, so a saddle flask might be the only solution. Or perhaps you know somebody who owns a flask where the lid isn’t attached and has a tendency to land on the floor just as hounds start speaking. Ideal for those whose hunt coat pockets are showing signs of wear and tear having suffered for years under the weight of a hip flask. These elegant boots have a leather top and synthetic outer and sole.īuy now: Aigle Jumping Boots from £25.85 Saddle flask They also have spur supports, a synthetic sole and are waterproof.īuy now: HKM Women’s Riding Boots from £26.40 These boots are anatomically designed with elasticated fabric inserts for a good fit. Available with or without leather tops for both ladies and gents, here are a few options. (Yes, I have used a stock and pin as a bandage for both humans and equines.)įor gifts, consider a sandwich case or pair of wire cutters that attach to the saddle, a good riding raincoat if he doesn’t already have one, a wardrobe of gloves, including a white string pair for under the billets in case of rain, silk boot socks, a foxhunting themed belt for his breeches, or a canary vest.Ī hunting crop is a wonderful idea, but he should not have a thing or lash on it until he has his colors or has spent a lot of time in the kennels or walking and roading hounds.These are a must for anybody who has been caught out on gate-shutting duties, when their favourite leather boots with a few cracks in have just not kept out the mud when standing in the boggiest of gateways trying to do up frayed pieces of string. Do consider getting him a bib stock, they can still be used as a bandage, but the bib covers whatever you’re wearing under your coat so can be very useful and cover a multitude of sins. I’ve never seen a decent looking pre-tied one. I used the brass kilt pins, and always bought them in multiples as they tend to go astray.Ī stock tie is just a square knot with the ends turned over and pinned, anyone who can tie a necktie can certainly learn to tie a stock.
In Rita Mae Brown’s Sister Jane Arnold fox hunting series, Sister Jane has a cherished titanium stock pin - I always thought that sounded like a great idea, but I have no idea where you’d get one. Gold is too soft a metal for the job, as it bends and mashes up as you try to push it through layers of cloth. Are there any limitations on what’s acceptable, and can anyone get brass buttons or is that a colors thing? Would a brass fox head be appropriate?ĭo NOT get a gold stock pin, they are worse than useless. I’d like to get him some nicer buttons to sew on his coat, but I don’t know the etiquette for that. My dad really likes the brass buttons on people’s hunt coats. No bling, but I was thinking something like this (in gold) or this with his initials. I can get a plain one, but I know he’d love something a little fancier if it’s allowed. Second question- can he wear a ‘fancy’ stock tie pin, or is plain the only acceptable option? I’d like to get him a nicer pin, as he’s bent the one I lent him into all sorts of weird shapes.
I’m an eventer (where nobody cares if you buy pre-tied), so is a a pre-tied stock tie even appropriate for fox hunting? Any recommendations? He gets the job done, but it looks like a 3 year old did it. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!Īre there any good (AKA fox hunting appropriate) pre tied stock ties? My wonderful, brilliant, talented dad can’t tie a stock tie to save his life. He got a flask for his birth day, and in addition to other gifts, I’m getting some little things for christmas. Hi fox hunters! My dad started hunting this season and is in love with the sport.
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