DERRIERE EQUESTRIAN READY FOR SPOGA HORSE 2016

Empowering Riders To Feel More Confident, Comfortable, Healthy And Stylish In Their Sporting Underwear.

Team Derriere Equestrian Ready To Set Sail To SPOGA Horse 2016

As we enter our 3rd year of trading as the Worlds Leading Equestrian Underwear Brand, we are delighted to be packed and prepared for our 4th SPOGA Horse Exhibition at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. The team set sail next Wednesday and will be travelling through The Netherlands and Germany meeting with our Retailers on route to SPOGA.

Since the launch of our Equestrian Underwear and subsequent WIN of the Silver International Innovations Award, Derriere Equestrian has grown from strength to strength and seen further developments and additional products added to the range. 

We have been keen to integrate and listen to all of our customers feedback, which has resulted in growth of the products seeing:

NEW Size Sets & Size Charts
NEW Softer Stretchy Comfort "Jacquard"
 The Derriere G
4x Colors: White, Nude, Black & Purple
NEW The DE Sportief BRA  
NEW Interactive International Website
150+ Retailers in 26 Countries Internationally Outstanding Quality
Excellent Customer Care
Leading Product Ambassadors
SPOGA Horse Innovations Award 2014
BETA Innovations Award Entrant 2015
BETA International Business Award Finalist 2016
FEDEx Small Business Of The Year Award 2016
SPOGA Horse Innovations Award Entrant 2016
Exceptionally Happy Customers!!! 

As the end of the month approaches, now is as good a time as ever to treat yourself to a NEW pair of Derrieres! To read what other buyers said about their Derrieres, see our testimonials and feedback page:

http://www.derriereequestrian.com/Testimonials.html

Everyone LOVES their Derrieres!

If you have not yet been lucky enough to ride in our AMAZING designs ......
 

What are you waiting for!!

http://www.derriereequestrian.com

The DE Sportief Bra is set for launch to the Equestrian Trade 1st September 2016 and will be on exhibition at SPOGA Horse 2016 at Koelnmesse at Cologne in Germany 4th - 6th September.

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Tel: +44 1386 853039

Call to speak with the team:

Claire Galer
Lottie Keble-Wyatt
Annie Brough
Tim Galer 

 

Empowering Riders To Feel More Confident, Comfortable, Healthy And Stylish In Their Sporting Underwear.

  Designed by riders for riders

READY FOR ENDURANCE

By Derriere Equestrian Sponsored Endurance Rider Katie Bedwin

Endurance riding is fun, thrilling and addictive. But for some people it can cause some physical discomfort while they are getting used to the longer distances and the adaptions they may need to make to their conventional riding position. This also applies to pleasure rides. Common issues for those new to longer distance rides are tension and pain in the lower back, and fatigue in the knee joints.

There’s an excellent article by American endurance rider Priscilla Lindsey called ‘Equitation for Distance Riders’, whereby Priscilla states that riding in harmony with the endurance horse's movement is achieved by riding in balance ALL of the time. “When the rider is not in balance, excessive muscle tension (grip) is used. This results in rider fatigue, and consequently ‘pounding’ the horse's back. Riding in balance requires only good muscle tone, rather than tension, to keep the rider light in the saddle.” Priscilla explains that the faster trot, gallop and up-hill rides require the rider's centre of gravity to be over the heel, with the rider’s shoulder AHEAD of the vertical line (the one that is drummed into us as beginners as being ‘ear/shoulder/hip/heel’. The endurance rider’s hip, when taking the ideal, forward, lighter seat, is behind the vertical line, counterbalancing the rider’s shoulder. The successful endurance rider’s pelvis in a true vertical position, neither tipped forward (e.g. where the rider has a hollow back) nor tipped backward (e.g. where the rider has a rounded back). If you can easily feel your seat bones, rock back and forth on them in the saddle until it feels like they are pointing straight down at the ground beneath your horse's belly, advises Priscilla in her article.

Once you have honed this adaptability with your riding, you will hopefully find that any lower back pain or discomfort in the knees that you were experiencing over longer distances is reduced as you begin to use your body differently.

Other areas that affect rider comfort when tackling endurance or pleasure riders is tack and clothing. Gel, foam or sheepskin saddle covers or ‘seat savers’ are very useful, and the saddle itself makes a difference - if you’re not investing in an endurance saddle, a GP should suffice; choose wide stirrup irons to spread the weight distribution across the ball of your foot. Consider investing in padded riding underwear like the Derriere range, as when the rider is comfortable within the saddle, there is less likelihood of compensatory misalignment of the spine and pelvis. Breeches-wise, look for garments without excessive seams. The Derriere Equestrian Treviso Training breeches work in harmony with the Derriere undergarments, ensuring all fabric surfaces come together in a symbiosis that completely eliminates chaffing, abrasions and discomfort in the saddle.

Derriere Equestrian Announce News of Sponsorship to Show Jumper Bex Mason

Derriere Equestrian Announce News of Sponsorship to 

Show Jumping Rider Bex Mason

Team Derriere Equestrian are delighted to announce sponsorship to Show Jumper "Bex Mason" for the season 2016 / 17. 

Following on from a well put together application to Derriere Equestrian to ride as a sponsored rider and to promote the brand, the team were delighted to take discussions further. Bex is a keen Show Jumper, rides 7 - 12 horses per day and is out competing on the Show Jumping circuit twice a week. 


Bex is a true brand ambassador, she truly loves the Derriere Equestrian Underwear. 

Finding the products comfortable, stylish and having made a huge difference to her riding and day to day life. 

An Introduction to Bex Mason

- Exceptionally talented Show-jumper

- Professional Trainer

- Combines her will to win with genuine talent and a natural flair with horses

- Over 50 first placings last season alone

Top of the British Show Jumping Silver League

Taking  a leap to reach her goals

- Continue to receive the best training from world class riders

- Compete in European and Worldwide competitions

- Become an internationally renowned rider

- Be selected for GB and Olympic Teams

A famous quote that caught our eye in Bex's personal promotion portfolio was one of Antole France, a wonderful mantra for success........

"To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe"

Antole France, 1844 - 194, French Novelist

Bex has written for us her first Blog as one of our Sponsored Riders Team and we are delighted to release this. Showing why Bex contacted Team DE and why she truly LOVES our products :-) 

I am absolutely ecstatic and proud to announce that I will now be sponsored by the fabulous Derriere equestrian!!  I’m so incredibly excited to have this innovative, stylish company support me on my Journey up the ranks of the show jumping world!

Derriere Equestrian have already hugely improved the comfort of my day to day riding, they have directly improved my performance in the ring allowing me to forget about the baby powder I’ll have to apply after my possible 14th round of the day, and focus on bringing home the red rosettes!

Since discovering Derriere Equestrian, weather its height of summer or wash out, I now focus on the 10 beautiful horses to ride rather than my sore chaffed backside.  I can enjoy and focus on our progress and let the comfort of my seat improve my seat! 

Can’t wait to see what the future holds for me, my horses and DE

Incredible design of stylish, riding underwear like no other. DE boasts elegance, sassiness, style and most of all are totally effective to the riders comfort and partnership with their horse, they have become a necessity in my life and now I am truly honored to be part of their team. Really looking forward to spreading the word and seeing how their amazing products develop in the future as well as having DE support me on my journey! 

Yes lets get prepared to dare your derriere!! #DareYourDerriere 

www.derriereequestrian.com

Sports Bra's For Horse Riders ~ Stop the jiggle!

Derriere Equestrian empowering riders to feel confident, comfortable, healthy and stylish in their sporting underwear.

The DE Sportief Bra 

Equestrianism isn’t just about sitting comfortably - but also about riding comfortably. And for women, that means a comfortable bust. Let’s remember that horse riding is a high impact sport that (whatever your bust size) involves extensive vertical chest movement - and potentially lots of bouncing! To avoid damage to the breast tissue, it is therefore important to wear a good quality, well engineered sports bra to support the breasts.

Derriere Equestrian are proud to announce the launch of the “DE Sportief Bra” After two years of development, we  will be bringing to the market a revolutionary, innovative, sports bra designed specifically for the horse rider. A hybrid bra, delivering a fusion of sporting excellence with the design style of luxury lingerie. Designed to provide additional support during physical exercise, minimise breast movement, alleviate discomfort, and reduce potential damage caused to chest ligaments.

Why do we wear a sports bra, as opposed to a ‘normal’ bra, for riding?

Breast tissue, which is made from both fat and glandular (milk-producing) tissue, can become damaged and stretched when undertaking high impact exercise. Our beautiful boobs are suspended by fibrous tissue called Cooper’s ligaments (Fibrocollagenous Septa), but are still very vulnerable to motion. In fact, studies have found that a good, supportive bra can prevent damage to the breast tissues by 74 per cent, as opposed to an ‘everyday’ bra, which compensates by around 38 per cent. It is important to wear a sports bra when riding that provides full support to the Cooper's ligaments.

We are therefore pleased to announce our new Derriere Sportief Bra - a sports bra which utilises high-tech fabrics, coupled with brilliant design-features. We have developed a bra that boasts a fusion of the two ‘styles’ of sports bra - encapsulation and compression. The Sportief combines the perfect balance of breast compression and bust support, delivering a blend of sporting excellence with lingerie design style. It is designed to provide additional support during physical exercise, minimise breast movement, alleviate discomfort, and reduce potential damage caused to the chest ligaments. We truly believe it empowers lady riders to feel confident, comfortable, healthy and stylish in their sporting underwear!

If you are not a fan of under-wiring, you will be pleased to know that our carefully developed Derriere cupping system seam is designed to lift, separate, shape, and support the rider’s breasts, removing the necessity for underwire, and providing a higher grade of health benefits and safety benefits for any high impact sport. Breast pain has been reportedly experienced by over 70% of women during exercise - unsurprising given that more than half of the ‘bounce’ experienced is from vertical forces [Gehlsen & Albohm; Scurr, White & Hedger] - and we are delighted to help eradicate these problems for sporting women. Underwired bras have been linked to health conditions including breast pain, injury, rubbing, chaffing, mastitis, and allergies. 

Hence, it has been important to our team to design a sports bra with the encapsulation benefits of underwiring, without using actual underwire, ensuring an effective and safe garment for riders and all female sporting athletes.

The Sportief Bra has been two years in development, and is made from high-tech, breathable, temperature-regulating fabric. It boasts comfortable, robust straps to help alleviate neck strain, and the fabric wicks away moisture, to evaporate; a clever, two tier fabric system breaks the surface tension of sweat, and propels it through the hydrophobic layer into a secondary, natural wicking outer layer.

Like our other undergarments, the racer-back-style Derriere Sportief Bra with padded straps features completely seamless areas, to minimise rubbing - the cup areas are therefore super-comfortable and soft to the touch. It offers full zipped entry for easy access - so no more getting ‘stuck’ when you try to remove your sports bra after a hot training session! As you’d expect from Derriere, we have created a fashion-focussed product in a stunning colourway that you will be proud to show off at your exercise class or gym - the Sportief is no shrinking violet! Remember too that if you do choose to ride in a ‘normal’ bra that the standard strap formation can be extremely inconvenient and annoying, if the straps fall down beneath a show shirt, stock and jacket! So our racer-style is practical too.

Because a good sports bra like the revolutionary, innovative Sportief bra from Derriere allows the rider to actually sit up, open the chest area and hold the shoulders back comfortably, wearers are able to use the postural muscles of the back to stay vertical, in an optimised riding position. Whether we realise it or not, sometimes female riders hunch forward or close the shoulders to compensate for the bouncing movements. This potentially tips the head forward and the lower back backwards; you may also end up drawing up the knees or tipping forward onto your pelvic bone, causing the heels to come up; all of this results in imbalance and a compromised connection with the horse.  A good bra like the Sportief will offer full support to the thoracic and lumbar spine, and aid the rider’s core stability, control and strength. We also took care to offer padded support across the rider’s trapezius muscles, which extend over the back of the neck and move the shoulder blades, helping to prevent neck and shoulder pain, numbness and headaches.

Therefore to conclude, we do recommend that all horse riders, no matter what their cup size, invest in at least a couple of sports bras (so you always have one to hand while the other is being washed), to help keep those boobies perky - after all, when we are horse riding, breast discomfort is the last thing we want to be focussed on!

The DE Sportief Bra is set for launch to the Equestrian Trade 1st September 2016 and will be on exhibition at SPOGA Horse 2016 at Koelnmesse at Cologne in Germany 4th - 6th September.

DIARY OF A DERRIERE

#dareyourderrieres

Our girl has arrived with her Derriere's ready for the Mongol Derby.

"Its like having a permanent saddle pad stuck to your seat, dreamy."

We have arrived in Ulaanbaatar! The weather is hot, people extremely friendly and riders are all full of excitement. I am counting down the days half wanting to crack on with it but the other half of me knows we are in for a very rough ride! 

There has been SO MUCH discussion between everyone about kit, what they have/haven't got and what we really need. The reality is...no one actually knows. The last few days at home before we flew I went on some longer rides with the Derrières strapped firmly to my bum. They really are fantastic, not just if you are wanting to do some distance rides but also for the comfort of someone who only really wants to do minimal riding. It's like having a permanent saddle pad stuck to your seat, dreamy. They are also great at wicking away any moisture which will be super important as the day of the race start (Thursday) is forecast to be 32 degrees!!! This is also extremely handy as we have a luggage allowance of just 5kg which means there will not be an awful lot of space for spare clothes...hence some things may have more than a couple of wears, and potentially no washes!

I'll let you know how they hold up next time as we travel to the Steppe first thing in the morning. Will make sure to say my prayers each night.