Thursday, February 6, 2014

Feel Like Royalty With ZP176 Clothing

By Jerri Perry


Horse-riding usually conjures up different images for different people. Some may think of cowboys out on the range, wearing leather chaps and Western boots. Others think of jockeys in sweaters of many colors. The most elegant type of rider though seems to be the one in jodhpurs, riding boots, cap and fitted jacket. These riders often move in the type of circles that can afford horses bred from champion bloodlines. With ZP176 equestrian clothing, you can feel like an aristocrat too.

No family is so immediately associated with horses as the British monarchy. Queen Elizabeth used to love being in the saddle and even now that her age prevents her from riding too much, she is still the owner of champion racehorses. Prince Phillip helped to popularize carriage riding as a competitive sport and many a young girl today swoon over pictures of Prince Harry in his polo outfit, just like their mothers used to swoon over Prince Charles on the polo field.

The Queen's daughter Princess Anne was a riding champion when she was younger and she was the first member of her family to compete in the Olympic Games. She met her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, in equestrian circles. He was a champion rider too and had won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1972.

It was almost a given that the princess' and her husband's children would grow up in the saddle. Their daughter Zara followed in their footsteps and from 2006 to 2010 she was the world champion in eventing. In 2012 she won a silver medal at the Olympics in London and press photographers were delighted as a proud Princess Anne presented her daughter with the medal.

Zara is more than just a rider who calls the Queen 'granny'. In school she excelled both on the sports field and behind the books. After school she left for university where she qualified as a physiotherapist for equines. In 2014, she and her husband, England rugby player Mike Tindall, became the parents of a daughter and it would be very surprising if this little girl didn't become a rider too.

Like many celebrities before her, Zara designed her own line of clothing. Naturally her line is specifically for equestrians. It includes items like caps, headbands, socks, jackets and riding tops that are both functional and fashionable.

Zara's line is available through Musto Outdoor Clothing. They have stores in the UK. However, if you live anywhere in Europe, you can order items designed by the young woman who is fifteenth in the line of succession to the British throne and they will deliver to you.

British lovers of the outdoor lifestyle know and respect Musto's merchandise, which also includes ranges for activities like sailing. If you want a little aristocratic style, however, you can't go wrong with the ZP176 range that Zara Phillips has designed. Maybe these stylish items will even inspire you to become a great rider.




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