Cavalleria Toscana Short Sleeve Show Shirt Polka Dot

We stock this shirt only in size M, given as EU38 and IT42. Italian sizing generally runs narrower than Belgian sizing, so if you are between two sizes, take that into account. With a pattern it pays to wash the shirt inside out: that spares the print or the woven motif. Wash it apart from coloured riding clothes and let it dry flat or on a hanger rather than in the tumble dryer. Treat marks in the collar before they set. For the wash programme, follow the label in the shirt, as Cavalleria Toscana publishes no washing instructions for this item.

Choose this shirt for summer shows and for dressage and eventing classes where the shirt colour need not be strictly white. It is also a pleasant choice as a training shirt that has you looking tidy straight away. If you ride children's or pony classes in showjumping, or scholars' and pony dressage in Belgium, a plain white shirt is the safer choice, for example the Cavalleria Toscana Hunter L/S competition shirt. If you want long sleeves for cooler days or for classes with white cuffs, that model comes into consideration as well. A white tie or stock still belongs with it in most classes.

Tuck the shirt into your breeches and smooth it down at the back before closing your jacket; with a short sleeve the arm stays visible, so watch how the sleeve band falls. Wash the shirt inside out and apart from coloured riding clothes, and let it dry on a hanger rather than in the tumble dryer. Cavalleria Toscana states no washing instructions for this item, so follow the symbols on the label in the shirt.

Is a shirt with dots allowed at a competition?

In dressage the FEI rules say nothing about the shirt. In showjumping a white collar is prescribed and for children and pony riders the whole shirt must be white. Whether a pattern is accepted there differs by federation: check the rules of your own federation.

Are short sleeves a problem?

No. The jumping rules allow short sleeves, including under a jacket, and in eventing dressage they are permitted as well. When riding without a jacket the shirt must have sleeves, and short sleeves fall within that.

Which size is available?

Only M, given as EU38 and IT42. Italian sizing generally runs narrower.

What is the shirt made of?

Cavalleria Toscana states no fibre composition for this item. It is on the label.

How do I keep the pattern looking good?

Wash inside out, avoid the tumble dryer and do not iron directly over the motif. Otherwise follow the washing instructions on the label.

Is this shirt warm enough for autumn?

With short sleeves the arms stay uncovered. For cool days a long-sleeve model is more pleasant.

• White women's competition shirt with polka dot pattern and short sleeve.
• One size: M (EU38 - IT42).
• In FEI dressage there is no shirt rule, only a white or off-white tie.
• In showjumping a white collar applies; for children and pony riders the whole shirt is white.
• Short sleeves fall within the rule for riding without a jacket.
• Cavalleria Toscana states no composition for this item.