Animo Boom Women's Polo Competition

Look first at the classes you ride. If your federation asks for a white shirt, take the white version; keep the black one for training and for classes where only the collar has to be white. Animo works in Italian sizes: L is IT 44 and EU 40, XL is IT 46 and EU 42. A size guide for this model is missing, so take your chest measurement or compare with Animo garments you already own. Wash according to the care label, because Animo publishes no washing instructions. Black technical fabric keeps its colour deepest for longest on a cold programme without fabric softener and dried on a hanger.

Choose the Boom if you want both a white competition polo and a dark training polo within a single model, and if L or XL is your size. For official starts in Belgian dressage, take the white version. If you are looking for more sizes or a third colour, the Animo Blur women's competition shirt is broader within our Animo range; if you want white only in size L, the Animo Belair and the Animo Bonita sit alongside this model. If you need certainty about the composition and the fastening, for instance because you are competing at a championship, the Kingsland Classic competition shirts suit better.

Wear the polo under your show jacket, with a white tie or stock in the classes that ask for one. Animo publishes no washing instructions, so follow the care label in the garment. A cold delicate programme, inside out and without fabric softener, is the most careful choice for technical fabrics and keeps a black fabric deeper in colour. Dry the polo on a hanger rather than in the tumble dryer.

Which fibres is the Animo Boom made from?

Animo states no fibre composition for this model. The care label in the polo does mention it.

Which colours and sizes are there?

Black in size L, and white in L and XL. The black version therefore comes in a single size.

May I compete in dressage in the black version?

In Belgium a white shirt is prescribed, so not there. For those classes, take the white version and check your own federation's rules.

And in showjumping?

FEI Jumping Rules article 207.2.3 asks for a white collar, white cuffs with long sleeves and a white tie, stock or choker. The body of the shirt is free for adults; for children and pony riders the shirt must be fully white.

Does this polo have short or long sleeves?

Animo does not document the sleeve length. Check this for a class with a requirement about sleeves or cuffs.

May I ride without a jacket when it is hot?

The ground jury can allow this in very warm weather. In showjumping the shirt must then have sleeves, short or long. The rules name no threshold value.

How do I keep the black version looking good?

Wash it inside out on a cold delicate programme without fabric softener and dry the polo on a hanger. For the rest, follow the care label in the garment.

• Competition polo for women from the Italian brand Animo.
• Black in L, white in L and XL.
• Polo collar, wearable under a show jacket.
• Animo states no composition, sleeve length or washing instructions.
• The white version suits classes that call for a white shirt.
• The black version does not: that one stays for training and open classes.
• Italian sizing: L is IT 44, XL is IT 46.