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Hi
Bonnie,
Thanks for your nice note. I appreciate what you're
talking about with people concerned that they
will look like twins in the show ring. This has
always been an issue of concern for me, but I
have found two things over time:
1. I have never seen the same Hobby Horse fashion
item (say a vest or a jacket) on two people in
the ring at the same time. We have done ten annual
catalogs now, and each one has had about 50 different
garments. We usually make a garment for one season
only, so this means that there are more than 500
different Hobby Horse fashion pieces floating
around out there. We sure don't want to wear the
same dress to the prom, but I still have never
seen it happen with Hobby Horse clothes.
2. On the other hand, people sure seem to want
to look like twins in the show ring! Why else
would they all wear black chaps and a black hat,
so that they are as black and boring as at least
half of the class? The show ring is a place where
tradition can become dull: you will look like
everyone else if you cover half of your body in
black and don't take pains to do something very
exciting between your neck and your navel. Try
something a little different- at least a light
colored hat- and plan a wardrobe instead of buying
an outfit so that you have interesting pieces
to mix and match that create many different looks
for you. And next time you think it's bad to look
like anyone else in the ring, glance at a hunt
seat class- it looks like twin city!
I make lots of different clothes and suggest many
different combinations in our catalogs, but if
you're too afraid to show off, I cannot force
you to look wonderful by making you try something
interesting! Yep, I get frustrated about this
myself, but when I show, I wear all Hobby Horse
clothes, and I don't ever look like anyone else
in the ring because I use accessories to make
any outfit a mirror of my own somewhat flamboyant
personality. Clothes are our second skin, so don't
hide in the corner if you want the judge to think
you're worthy of winning.
Thanks again, and good luck!
Suzi D.
Hobby Horse
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