Some Advice For The Gentleman Rider ..

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From the Horse and Hound, issue 19th October 2006:

"RAF pilot Paul Cawthorne, 40, is new to the sport and cannot find the right undies to wear, especially when the going gets bumpy while mastering rising trot" :blink:

"We advise never attempting to ride in loose fitting cotton boxer shorts unless you have no wish to have children. Boxers ride up and offer no support whatsoever. Traditional Y-fronts are a total non-starter, due to escape issues " :o

"Cotton boxer shorts, jersey or micronised cotton are deemed the best option to stabilise proceedings." :confused: "Designer makes are the most popular" B) "among the male riding set, but cheaper options with this mix of material will do just as well. There are various specially made equestrian pants" :what: :what: :what: "for gentlemen, both in boxer and jockey types, that have the added advantage of a seamless, non-chaffing rear end .." :ph34r: ".. these are also made in material that holds everything together" :unsure:

"Sadly, many of the seam-free but padded pants for riding are just not attractive" :lol: . "Cyclists get away with cotton/lycra shorts but cyclists have thighs of iron, which helps...." :P

There's more, if the discerning gentleman rider wishes to purchase the latest edition ..
 
Will this do?


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Am I the only person who is perplexed as to why this is seen as funny/amusing/stupid/incredible [delete as applicable]? I fail to see what is so side-splittingly funny about it - is it really unbelievable that someone would consider the underwear they wear whilst participating in a sport?! :confused: Would it be just as entertaing were the article to be a discussion about sports bras for example?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not intending to be straight laced, boring, or shirty about it - I just genuinely can't understand what makes this article so side-splittingly funny - or even worthy of opening a thread on! It's a practical consideration surely - one akin to wearing a sports bra when riding, or competing in active sports - or not wearing a thong bikini when competing in a swimming event?

It pretty much seems reminiscent of giggling behind the bike sheds to me....
 
Gay cowboys dont drink coffee, they have enough things keeping them awake at night...
 
.....or come to think of it, what about the [other] complete non-event of a thread that could ask why women choose not to ride in thongs? [snigger, snigger - someone mentioned thongs!!] Again, it is a necessity for practical and comfort reasons - but hysterically funny and worthy of a thread peppered with emoticons? Is it really?!
 
Just for the record Shadow Leader, I have this copy of the Horse and Hound and the whole of the underwear section is done in a tactful but light hearted way. It was my idea that it could be posted on here.

So knickers to you! :o
 
I don't doubt for a second that an article was posted in the Donkey & Dog - I'm just genuinely confused as to why it's seen by some as being so hysterically funny! If it adds to the hilarity I do indeed have specific "riding" underwear - consisting of shock absorbing sports bras and M&S/Next/La Senza/Calvin Klein "briefs"!!! [as opposed to thongs....] :P
 
SL, as far as I'm concerned, it isn't the subject matter that's funny - I am, after all, a great one for dressing for comfort - it's the article itself. If it wasn't written tongue-in-cheek, I'll eat my hat. I hardly think that someone who didn't themselves find humour in the subject would go into such depth about the potential effects of wearing the wrong underwear! Oh, and as far as I'm concerned, thongs are horrible things at the best of times ..
 
I fail to see what is so side-splittingly funny about it
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I just genuinely can't understand what makes this article so side-splittingly funny
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but hysterically funny
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I'm just genuinely confused as to why it's seen by some as being so hysterically funny!
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Who or where does the opening post or title refer to all this humour? Light hearted topic yes, rollingaroundonthefloorwettingmyself no!
Just another topic, just another day. Just like the rest of the forum really.
 
I can't remember any of the male riders I knew complaining about their underwear playing up, including my Dad, who I taught to ride. I'm sure that at some point my Mother would have regaled me with any moans about it. I think his traditional Y-fronts pretty much held up under pressure, as it were.

Gee, Shadz, have you got it in for poor Muttley tonight? I thought the references about not wishing to have children and 'escape issues' were rather amusing, and if we're told often enough on television about NH jockeys garbing themselves in women's tights and are supposed to find that amusing, then surely an innocent bit of fun can be had with this?

But thanks for sharing descriptions of your own under-trappings with us...
 
I ready the article last night Muttley, and it made me smile. Probably the same as it did you when you read it.

I was wondering why they don't bring out man size Pampers. That might be slightly more comfortable, especially for those men that have not mastered the art of the rising trot! . B)

I wil always remember when I took my OH horse riding in Portugal - on his Birthday - and he really enjoyed it, right up until the horse started to trot. It was not his lack of comfortable underwear he was concerned about, just worried about the intense pain! :unsure:

Underwear is not something many men consider when going horseriding for the first time. He's never been again since!
 
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