As December draws to a close and the New Year starts afresh, 

we bid farewell to this years festivities and share with you our final Christmas tune of 2018!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Everywhere you go.

Take a look at my Derriere, breeches fitting with form and flair.

No seam-lines, that I know.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Decked in my Sportief Bra.

But the prettiest sight of course, me riding in comfort upon my horse.

Shoulders back, I’ll go far!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Soon the unwrapping will commence.

And the thing that will give me glee, Padded Panties under my tree.

I’ll be comfortably clearing that fence!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Derriere’s are my gifts this year.

Now in comfort, I’m right on course; take sitting trot again with my horse.

No more chaffing upon my rear!

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Fairytale of New Pants (To the tune of Fairytale of New York)

Fairytale of New Pants 

(To the tune of Fairytale of New York)

It was Christmas Eve babe.

At the stable yard.

My husband looked at me. 

Pulling uncomfy undies from my rear.

And then he winked at me.

Said: ‘Performance Panties under the tree!’

I turned my face to him;

And dreamed about them.

I’ll be lucky this year.

With Derrieres on my rear.

I’m excited…

There’s a pair beneath my tree.

So Happy Christmas,

I love you baby,

If you’ve bought me Derrieres,

My dreams will come true.

When you’re up at the yard,

Wear great undies I’m told.

As the wind goes right through you,

It's no place for the old.

Performance Panty’s ideal,

For a cold Christmas Eve.

They promise, no seam-lines,

Are waiting for me.

They’re so handsome!

So pretty.

From stable to city.

Performance Panties

Mean riding is comfort once more!

Through my half pass I’m swinging,

In my travers, I’m singing,

I can halt at the corner

Leg yield to the right.

The yard girls, tanked up on snowballs with gin,

are singing ‘Galway Bay’,

And in lovely Derrieres, I’ll stay.

No sore bum! No sore junk. That high jump, I’ll slam-dunk.With the Padded Support System, I’m feeling fine.Padded Panty, no banter, As I go for a canter.Say goodbye, old grey undies, Pray god it's our last. Yard manager, serenading with Prosecco and Pimms, now singing ‘Galway Bay’. And the bells are ringing out For Christmas day!

Derriere Christmas Tunes Continue Until 31st December! Daisy the dressage rider

Derriere Christmas Tunes Continue Until 31st December! 

Keep them coming .......

Daisy the dressage rider 

(To the tune of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer)

Daisy the dressage rider.

Had some very rosy cheeks.

And if you ever saw them,

You would wonder what she seeks.

All of the other riders,

Wondered why she often blushed.

Through her dressage tests and practice,

Daisy cut it short and rushed.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,

Santa came to say:

"Daisy, with your cheeks so bright,

Try Derriere’s Sportief Bra tonight.”

Then her boobs they stopped jiggling;

And she shouted out with glee:

"No bouncing with my Sportief Bra;

It’ll go down in history!"

All I want for Christmas; pants from Derriere!

All I want for Christmas; pants from Derriere!

(To the tune of All I want for Christmas)

As a man, don’t crave at Christmas,

There is just one thing I need.

Derriere Performance Shorty,

Underneath the Christmas tree.

I don't need to hang my stocking

There upon the fireplace.

Derrieres would make me happy,

Comfort in my posterior place!

I just want them for my own.

More than you could ever know

Showing that you care…

All I want for Christmas,

Pants from Derriere!

I won't ask for much this Christmas

Horses are a drag in snow.

But riding in the Performance Shorty,

Up the centre line I’d go.

For a gift I’d love to send it,

To Saint Nick on Christmas Day.

Sure he’d love the Padded Shorties,

Sitting in comfort on his sleigh.

'Cause I just want them here tonight.

Holding my derriere, so right.

No seams are seen there,

All I want for Christmas,

Pants from Derriere!

Ode to jiggly boobs (To the tune of Jingle Bells)

Ode to jiggly boobs (To the tune of Jingle Bells)

Jiggly boobs, jiggly boobs,

Jiggle all the way.

Wish it were more fun to ride,

But my boobs get in the way.

Jiggly boobs, jiggly boobs,

Jiggly all the way.

I could hold my shoulders high,

Sportief bra on Christmas Day!

Dashing to the yard.

I’m up there every day.

Through the fields we trudge,

Not laughing all the way.

But there’s my lovely horse.

Making spirits bright.

Although I love to ride him,

My bra straps flop to the right.

Jiggly boobs, jiggly boobs,

Jiggle all the way.

Derriere Sportief Bra please,

So my boobs in place will stay.

Jiggly boobs, jiggly boobs,

Jiggle all the way.

Oh what fun it’d be to ride,

With my boobs snug every day.

Strolling to the ring.

Sportief Bra on today.

From A to C we glide,

Shoulders back today!

Encapsulation means

My spirits are now bright.

Now I love to ride my horse,

‘Cause my bra feels oh just right.

Supported boobs, feeling great,

Comfort all the way!

Derriere Sportief Bra on,

Thoracic support today.

Hey! Lift my boobs, encapsulate,

No jiggling now, today.

Riding with my head held high

A Sportief on Christmas Day.

The hips don’t lie

The hips don’t lie

We asked British Equestrian Federation Elite recreational coach and consultant, Andrew Stennett, BHSM Cert Ed FE UKCC Level 4, to mull over the importance of a horse rider’s hips

Ah, the horse rider’s hips; one of the most important areas of the human body, for improving feel with the horse, and creating stability and strength in our lower body. Strong, mobile hips help us increase our flexibility, potentially reducing lower back pain and helping us gain control of our seat, and in turn, our aids. Believe it or not, our hips even influence our upper back and torso, in terms of how well we can extend the lumbar spine, ‘carry’ the shoulders, and maintain rein contact.

When we are riding our horse or pony, our mid-section, while strong, ideally ‘softens’ and follows the motion of the horse - as the horse’s body rises and falls and swings laterally, our hips rise and rotate with its motion. In turn, our legs should automatically adjust and absorb the movement as the hip and pelvic area ‘softens’, while staying strong. As the horse's hip lowers, our corresponding hip also lowers, and as the horse's hip raises, our same hip also raises. What we’re aiming for as riders, on the flat at least, is to rotate the pelvis downwards, so we’re extending the lumbar spine. This all sounds great in practice - but in reality, many horse riders have quite tight hip flexors, the muscles around the top of the thighs that connect the upper leg to the hip, allowing us to bend at the waist, and raise our legs. (Remember the riding school exercises - ‘knees up, out, back and down’? It’s the hip flexors that this excellent exercise aims to improve and mobilise.)

Hippy, hippy shake

It would be easy to assume that elite horse riders, notably those undertaking lots of flatwork and dressage, have strong and mobile hip flexors - but that’s not strictly true. Those with strong and mobile hips are very likely to undertake specific mobilising and stretching exercises regularly - as horse riding alone may not be enough. “It is no secret that a rider like Charlotte Dujardin works hard to ensure she has a strong yet supple body, which allows her to relax in the saddle while maintaining the correct position. She can balance while remaining relaxed, thanks to strong core muscles and flexible hip joints, which in turn allow her to follow her horse’s movements,” explains the Equicise team at Wimbledon Village Stables.

So, what can we do to improve hip flexibility and mobility? There are some key Pilates-based exercises and stretches that may help, based on the Equipilates™ method. (Click HERE for info). There are also many class-based exercises we can do, such as Yoga and Pilates, and all-manner of strengthening exercises that improve core strength and pelvic/hip mobility; these will all benefit the body’s ability to increase flexibility. In fact, any regular exercise like walking, swimming and cycling will help our riding fitness. Remember to equip yourself with some comfy, supportive riding underwear - the Derriere Equestrian range, featuring the DE Performance Padded Shorty and the Performance Seamless Shorty, is designed for both men and women.

Andrew Stennett is a registered instructor, NVQ/UKCC Assessor & Verifier, and BEF Elite Recreational Coach. Andrew runs riding clinics from his base at Grove House Stables. You can find Andrew on Facebook.

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Technical excellence with Derriere Equestrian

Technical excellence

Anyone that has ridden in Derriere riding underwear knows that the garments are comfortable, practical and good looking - so much so that we forget we are wearing such advanced pieces of engineered apparel!

Based in north east Italy, our padding manufacturers, pioneers of technical excellence, are regarded as the world-wide leader in designing and developing insert pads for cycling shorts, and have demonstrated reduced compression in the gluteal, perineal and genital-urinary area zone - that’s our ‘Nethers’, to you and me - when such protective garments are worn. We have embraced this expertise in our horse riding underwear range.

Let’s be honest - who wants compromised blood flow, restricted movement, compression sores, bacterial challenges and uncomfy pants with itchy seams? No one - as horse riders, we want to be focussed on our riding and training, giving little thought to our clothing. 

We tend to only notice our riding wear when it is not fulfilling a need - such as breathability or un-restriction - and with Derriere riding underwear, our customers simply do not notice the excellent job that the under-garments are doing, because these technologically-advanced support-systems are doing all the work for us!

Advanced materials

We thought you may be interested to know that our DerriereEquestrian riding underwear is made from a breathable, micro-fibre fabric made from a Polyamide and Elasthanne blend with multi-directional stretch. Special, high density foam inserts are placed at key pressure points to provide maximum comfort and performance, while the outside edge of the inner pads have extra soft fabric, to eliminate any chaffing.

We are talking bonded, seamless technology with no abrasive edges and reduced stitched seam-lines, for supreme comfort when riding your horse or pony. Our manufacturing experts utilise single jersey electronic circular knitting machines, and when you unwrap your perfect pants, you can be safe in the knowledge that a talented band of textile engineers, chemists, technicians, designers and fabric selection experts have paved the way for your perineal perfection.

The range of Derriere Equestrian products go through more than 50 controls during their transformation in production, so you can be sure of a high-quality piece of sporting apparel that has breathable, bacteriostatic fabric (that prevents bacteria from reproducing). Our under-garments are ideal for flatwork training, horse riding holidays, leisure riding and hacking, and all competition riding, even under tight, light-coloured breeches, when your own derriere will be shrouded in a masterpiece of underwear engineering!

Key words

Riding underwear,horse, pony, flatwork training, riding holidays, leisure riding, hacking,competition riding, breeches, horse riding, riding wear

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Ready for endurance with Derriere Equestrian

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.

Key words

Horse riding,endurance, trot, gallop, endurance rider, seat bones, breeches, padded ridingunderwear, seat bones

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Material Facts For Equestrians

Material facts

No one can have failed to notice that equestrian riding wear is now classed as athletic clothing. Few of us favour the uncomfy pants, floppy fleeces and shapeless jodhpurs of yesteryear, when there are form-fitting breeches and padded riding undergarments to be savoured!

Here are a few of the materials that you may see in your riding-wear labels - cotton and merino wool are natural fibres. The rest are synthetic fibres, which are more commonly used in active-wear. They are generally based on blends, and sweat is evaporated outside the garment:

Cotton

Ah, beautiful, natural cotton. What’s not to like? Well, we believe it isn’t the best material for active wear when used on its own. Cotton holds up to 25 times its weight in water, so isn’t ideal for sweating, and takes ages to dry. However, it smells less than polyester, so is OK for low-sweat activities like hacking. Look out for blends with Elastane and Microfibre in active riding wear and breeches. 

With underwear being the first layer next to the skin, it is essential fabric selection at this level is carefully selected. Avoid cotton in your underwear and seek fabric blends such as those used is the Derriere Equestrian range, these are all designed to be wicking and have featured fabrics with bacteriostatic properties.

Elastane (Spandex / Lycra)

Elastane fibres are usually branded as Lycra or Spandex - as an extremely stretchy material, it is often blended alongside other fibres for support. Elastane can expand to nearly 600 per cent of its size, and we are big fans!

Gore-Tex

You may spot this material in yard boots and jackets, as it is waterproof and windproof, yet allows the skin to breathe.

Merino wool

This is a nice choice of material as winter approaches - it’s warm, breathable, wicking, and antimicrobial. Perfect as a base layer beneath a heavier jacket or sweatshirt.

Microfibre

This is an all-encompassing name for synthetic fibres blended from polyester materials. Tough and durable, you will see this used in good quality breeches and Derriere Equestrian Underwear.

Nylon

This branded, synthetic fabric dries quickly and is breathable. Often seen in low-cost breeches.

Polyamide

We love Polyamide! A polymer blend akin to natural wool and silk - the brand Nylon is a polyamide. Polyamide materials are light-weight, yet strong. They’re also fairly dirt resistant. Found in good quality riding underwear and breeches. A feature found in the lead products of the Derriere Equestrian range.

Polypropylene

Like polyester, this material is made from plastic; you may see it in base layer ‘long johns’ or thermal ‘under breeches’.

Polyester

The workhorse of active-wear fabrics, it’s durable, lightweight, breathable, and non-absorbent. Keep it washed regularly however, to avoid odours. Often seen in show jackets.

Supplex

Supplex fabrics are breathable and fast-drying - they take the form of a stretch jersey, or thin woven material. They’re actually more commonly seen in stretchy horse hoods, but may be used in items like wrist warmers for riders.

Tactel

Tactel fabrics are fast drying, strong and lightweight. Usually made as a stretch jersey, and often seen in riding socks.

Derriere Equestrian’s choices

Derriere Equestrian riding underwear is made from a breathable, micro-fibre fabric made from a Polyamide and Elastane blend with multi-directional stretch. Special, high density foam inserts are placed at key pressure points in the riding underwear garments to provide maximum comfort and performance, while the outside edge of the inner pads have extra soft fabric, to eliminate any chaffing.

We offer bonded, seamless technology with no abrasive edges and reduced stitched seam-lines, for supreme comfort when riding your horse or pony. Our manufacturing experts utilise state of the art, single jersey electronic circular knitting machines.

The range of Derriere Equestrian products go through more than 50controls during their transformation in production, so when purchasing, you can be sure of a high-quality piece of sporting apparel that has breathable, bacteriostatic fabric (that prevents bacteria from reproducing).

Our under-garments are ideal for flatwork training, horse riding holidays,leisure riding and hacking, and all competition riding, even under tight,light-coloured breeches! Browse our catalogue today.

Key words

Equestrian riding wear, athleticclothing, jodhpurs, Cotton, Elastane, Polyamide, Derriere Equestrian, sportingapparel, breathable, bacteriostatic, under-garments, breeches, riding underwear

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