RIDING WITH MEMORIES

Personalized Show Ring Fashions

By Robyn Duplisea

Style is so much more that fabric and stitches. Often it is tied to the emotion and heart behind the look. In the horse show world it is no different. Horse show fashions may seem similar from across the pen, but it is all in the details.

My personal show outfit was designed to be an abstract dragonfly in memory of my dad, and it features a special piece of dragonfly jewelry that was gifted to me. To most looking at the outfit those details would not have stood out, but to me they were everything. An opportunity to have my dad ride with me every time I entered the pen.

I wanted to dig deeper in to the heart on the sleeves of many of the stunning show outfits that grace the pages of our magazine. What I found was some incredible stories and outfits that may just inspire your next look.

Natalie Zyana Wedding Dress To Hms

“Fawn Williams brought my vision to life! I created the image and she did the whole thing. Dying it, cutting the pattern and all!”

Cynthia Raysser Ties That Bind

“I made this simple rail shirt for my granddaughter using one of her grandpa’s ties for the trim and piping. She will have a little bit of him with her when she shows. We lost him almost 3 years ago. I have many of his ties to use for shirts and ratcatchers.”