Roeckl Gloves Wismar Windstopper

Measure your hand and work back with the pouce rule: circumference in centimetres divided by 2.7 gives your size. If you fall between two sizes, choose the one closest to your measurement: Roeckl says a riding glove should fit like a second skin, and this range includes the half sizes.

If you event, this black pair can come with you into the dressage test, the showjumping phase and the cross-country. If you compete in dressage, pack a white or buff pair in your bag as well.

If the label allows machine washing and your pair has a hook-and-loop fastening, close it neatly first, and do not turn the gloves inside out. Let them dry flat at room temperature and put them on a few times while they dry: that way they keep the shape of your hand.

When do you wear them? In the cold season: early training sessions, hacks and the round at the yard. How warm the glove is cannot be backed up with manufacturer data — Roeckl gives no lining, insulation or membrane for this item. The label inside the glove is the source for that.

Can you wear them in the dressage arena? Only if your jacket is black. Gloves are compulsory in dressage: internationally in white, off-white or the colour of the jacket, and under Paardensport Vlaanderen in white, buff or the colour of the jacket. A black winter glove falls outside that as soon as the jacket colour does not match.

Where is black fine? In the eventing dressage test, black is explicitly permitted, so the colour is no obstacle there. In the showjumping phase and the cross-country, gloves are not compulsory and there is no colour requirement, and the same goes for showjumping as a discipline in its own right. In driving they are compulsory for the driver and for the groom. Under the LRV they are optional, with a preference for white in dressage.

Who are they for? For anyone who rides through the winter and needs a size between 6 and 11 — including riders who fall just outside the usual 7 to 9 range.

When is another Roeckl model a better fit? If you compete in dressage in a different jacket colour, choose a white or buff model. If you want certainty about lining and insulation, choose a winter model that Roeckl still documents. Rules differ by federation, discipline, level and country and change regularly: check the current rules of your own federation before you enter.

A winter glove that comes back wet from the yard does not go into the cupboard wet. Hang it up or lay it flat at room temperature, away from the heating, and let it dry completely before you put it on again.

When it comes to washing, the label inside the glove decides: Roeckl publishes no model-specific instructions and its machine washing guidance only applies to gloves with the label “machine washable”. In that case, if your pair has a hook-and-loop fastening, close it neatly first, and do not turn the glove inside out. Choose a delicate cycle or 30 °C, leave out the fabric softener and use a laundry bag.

After washing, press the water out from the fingertips towards the wrist and put the gloves on a few times while they dry: that way they take on the shape of your hand again. Not in the tumble dryer, not on the radiator and not with a hairdryer. If a glove is lined, Roeckl repeats the rule against turning it inside out explicitly.

Is this glove windproof?

Windstopper is part of the model name, not a stated property. Roeckl documents no membrane and no windproofing for this item; the label inside the glove is the source.

How warm is it?

Roeckl gives no lining and no insulation for this item, so nothing is established on that point. If you want certainty about a winter lining, choose a model for which the manufacturer does document it.

Can I wear it in the dressage arena?

Only if your jacket is black. Internationally the rule is white, off-white or the colour of the jacket; Paardensport Vlaanderen specifies white, buff or the colour of the jacket. In the eventing dressage test, black is explicitly permitted. Rules differ by federation, discipline, level and country and change regularly: check the current rules of your own federation.

Which sizes does Maddelin carry in this model?

From 6 to 11, all half sizes included, all in black.

My hand circumference is 23 cm — what size is that?

Divide by 2.7: that comes out at size 8.5. That size is part of Maddelin's range.

Can it go on the radiator after a wet hack?

No. Roeckl advises drying flat or hanging at room temperature, without a tumble dryer, radiator or hairdryer.

Can it go in the washing machine?

The label inside the glove decides: Roeckl's brand-wide machine washing guidance only applies to gloves with the label “machine washable”. If that label is there, close any hook-and-loop fastening neatly first, do not turn the glove inside out, use a delicate cycle or 30 °C and no fabric softener.

What is it made of?

Roeckl no longer documents this model and gives no material per zone and no fibre percentages. The composition is on the label inside the glove.

Is this model still available from Roeckl?

No, it is no longer in Roeckl's catalogue.

Are gloves compulsory in winter?

That depends on the discipline, not the season: in dressage and driving they are compulsory, in showjumping and cross-country they are not. Under the LRV they are optional.

• Winter glove from Roeckl in black, in the full range from size 6 to 11 with half sizes.
• Discontinued from Roeckl's catalogue; lining, insulation and membrane are not documented.
• Windstopper is part of the model name and not a stated property of this item.
• Black is only acceptable in the dressage arena with a black jacket and is explicitly permitted in the eventing dressage test.
• Compulsory for driver and groom in driving; not compulsory in showjumping and cross-country.
• Working out your size: hand circumference around the knuckles divided by 2.7.
• Dry at room temperature, never on the radiator or in the tumble dryer.