Equestro Competition Shirt Ladies

Use this shirt for classes where a white shirt or a white collar is asked for, and pair it with a white tie or stock if your rulebook calls for one. The long sleeve gives a finished cuff line under a jacket; because the cuff fastens with a button, you can adjust the width to your glove. Equestro does give the washing instructions in full: machine wash at 30 °C, do not bleach, not in the tumble dryer, iron inside out at under 150 °C and do not dry clean. Above all do not iron over the perforated panels or the metal buttons. Hang the shirt up to dry after riding.

Choose this shirt if you want the look of a classic white blouse, with a button fastening and cotton collar, but in a technical fabric that stretches and dries quickly. If you would rather have a zip than a row of buttons, the Equestro long-sleeve women's competition shirt is the version for that, although Maddelin carries that model in a different colour. If you ride on hot days or in classes where short sleeves are permitted, a short sleeve is more pleasant, for instance the Trolle Half Placket women's show shirt. And if you want a shirt with a stock tie for dressage, look at a bib model from Cavalleria Toscana.

Button the shirt up at the front, close the cuffs with the button and straighten the cotton collar; under a jacket the front then lies flat. Equestro gives the full washing instructions: machine wash at 30 °C, do not bleach, not in the tumble dryer, iron inside out under 150 °C, do not dry clean and do not treat with chlorine. Do not iron over the perforated panels or the metal buttons.

What is this shirt made of?

Equestro states 73% polyamide and 27% elastane. The collar and the front are cotton according to the manufacturer, but Equestro gives no separate composition for those parts.

Does this shirt have short or long sleeves?

Long sleeves, with structured cuffs that fasten with a button. Equestro expressly describes the model as a long-sleeve shirt.

How should I wash this shirt?

According to Equestro: machine wash at 30 °C, do not bleach, not in the tumble dryer, iron under 150 °C and inside out, do not dry clean and do not treat with chlorine.

How does the size run?

Equestro cuts the shirt as a slim fit, so narrow. The model in the manufacturer's photo is 169 cm and wears size S. At Maddelin, XS, S, M and L are available, with the EU and IT equivalent alongside each size.

What are the perforated panels for?

They sit along the button fastening, where the fabric lies double, and let air through there.

Is this shirt suitable for warm days?

It is a light technical fabric with perforated panels, but the sleeve is long. On really hot days a short-sleeve model is more pleasant.

May I wear this shirt when riding without a jacket is allowed?

In very warm weather the ground jury may allow it. In showjumping the shirt must then have sleeves; sleeveless is ruled out, and a long sleeve meets that. The white collar, the white cuffs with long sleeves and the white tie still apply. Check with your own federation.

• Technical women's competition shirt from Equestro, article code ETW00306
• Long sleeves with structured cuffs with a button fastening
• 73% polyamide and 27% elastane
• Full button fastening at the front, cotton collar with two small logoed metal buttons
• Perforated panels along the button fastening, tone-on-tone embroidered logo
• Slim fit; machine wash at 30 °C, not in the tumble dryer
• At Maddelin in white, in XS, S, M and L