•Polo shirts or shirts with a collar

•Sierra Nevada colors encouraged (i.e. sky blue, tan, white, etc)

•Red and any variation of red is reserved for staff only

•Black ASTM Riding Helmets are encouraged

•Velvet-covered is traditional

•Hairnets or show bows to contain any flyaway hair (ladies or gentlemen)

•Please keep logos or bling on the surface of the helmet to a minimum

•Juniors must wear an approved ASTM riding helmet at all times while mounted

•Tan breeches and denim allowed

•English or Western boots allowed

•Tweed coats in any muted color

•ASTM Riding Helmets encouraged

•Velvet-covered is traditional

•Black is traditional, but hunter green, brown, or navy to match the tweed is fun!

•Hairnets or show bows to contain any flyaway hair (ladies or gentlemen)

•Please keep logos or bling to a minimum

•Juniors must wear an approved ASTM riding helmet at all times while mounted

•Stock ties

•Informal is the time for fun colors!

•Shaped or four-fold cuts

•Stock pin (steel-shanked is better for safety reasons but not required)

•Riding shirts

•white or butter yellow are both traditional

•Vests or waistcoats are traditional (but not required)

•Informal is the time for fun colors!

•Traditional is tattersall (but not required)

•SNH has a fun canvas vest that can be worn under tweeds or when coats are waived (see below)

•Breeches

•Traditional tan or rust

•Boots

•English-style boots

•Traditional is brown field boots with laces (but not required)

*This attire is suitable for any guest, and it is proper even on an Informal day (you will always be proper wearing this attire at any time during the season)

•Ladies and Gentlemen

•Black English show coat

•Either melton or frock cut

•Weight suitable for the weather

•Black ASTM Riding Helmets encouraged

•Velvet-covered is traditional

•Hairnets or show bows to contain any flyaway hair (ladies or gentlemen)

•Please keep logos or bling to a minimum

•Stock ties

•White, with or without muted patterns

•Shaped or four-fold cuts

•Stock pin (steel-shanked is better for safety reasons but not required)

Riding shirts

•white or butter yellow are both traditional

•Vests or waistcoats are traditional (but not required)

•Traditional is canary yellow (but not required)

•Breeches

•Traditional tan

•Boots

•English-style riding boots

•Traditional is black dress boots without laces (but not required)

•Same as above for Ladies or Gentlemen Without Colors except

•ASTM-approved helmet must be worn at all times while mounted

•Those Juniors under the age of 14 who want to follow traditional attire, can see below (but this is not required):

•ASTM-approved helmet must be worn at all times while mounted

*If long hair, plait it into two braids to hang down the back, with bows at the ends

•Tweed coat

•Juniors are always correct in tweed for the whole season no matter the attire for adults

•White Turtleneck shirt (no need for a stock tie or stock pin)

•Canary yellow waistcoat or vest recommended

•Tan breeches with stirrup loops at the bottom

•Leather garter belts under knees

•English-style Paddock boots, black or brown, with breeches over the tops and stirrup loops around the archesItem description

•Colors for adults

•Tan collar with two braids of sky blue (one light and one dark)

•Ladies or Gentlemen with colors

•Black or navy blue English coat

•either melton or frock cut

•Weight suitable for the weather

•With added hunt colors to the collar of the coat

•Gentlemen who are not staff are not allowed to wear scarlet

•ASTM Riding Helmets encouraged

•Black or navy blue to match the coat worn (but not required)

•Velvet-covered is traditional

•Hairnets or show bows to contain any flyaway hair (ladies or gentlemen)

•Please keep logos or bling to a minimum

•Stock ties

•White, with or without muted patterns

•Shaped or four-fold cuts

•Stock pin (steel-shanked is better for safety reasons but not required)

•Riding shirts

•white or butter yellow are both traditional

•Vests or waistcoats are traditional (but not required)

•Traditional is canary yellow (but not required)

•Breeches

•Traditional tan

•Also, white (Gentlemen) or butter yellow (Ladies) are also correct if wearing boots with tops with a navy frock coat

•Boots

•English-style riding boots

•Traditional is black dress boots without laces (but not required)

•Patent leather tops are traditional for ladies (but not required)

•Brown top boots are traditional for gentlemen (but not required)

•Colors for those under the age of 18 are reverse from adult colors

•Sky blue collars and a braid of tan

•Juniors wear the same as Juniors without colors

•Except the Junior colors are sewn on their collars

••Do not sew Junior colors on a tweed coat••

*Once Juniors become 18, then they can switch to adult colors on their collars - And there will be a party to celebrate this!

•Staff are awarded scarlet by the Masters

•Scarlet frock coats are only to be worn by those who are riding as staff that day

•The colors of the hunt are to be sewn on the collars if awarded

•If a staff member is not riding as staff that day, then they cannot wear scarlet that day

•White breeches

•Brown top dress boots

•The rest of the attire is the same as for members with colors, at the discretion of the Masters

•Guests who do not have their colors with another hunt

•The dress code is the same for members without their colors - see above

•Guests who have their colors with another hunt

•All guests who wish to ride with their colors on their collars must ask for permission – ask the Honorary Secretary first

•Ask before you leave to visit us!

•Guests must be in good standing with their home hunt to be allowed to wear their colors

•In the unlikely event of being denied, be ready to hunt in a plain black coat

•No guests will be allowed to ride in the field while wearing scarlet, as scarlet is reserved for staff only

•If guests do not have a plain black coat to wear, ask the Honorary Secretary to see if one can be borrowed item description

•Cowboy hat

*ASTM approved helmets are recommended but not required

•Blazer

•Button-up, collared shirt

•Neck tie or string tie

•Black or tan pants, pressed (please no denim)

•Western boots

•Brown or black leather tack

•Please keep loud colors and bling to a minimum

•All tack and appointments must be as clean as possible for the start of each hunt

•Bridle

•Black or brown leather tack

•Please no bling

•Flat is traditional but not required

•Use a bit strong enough to help with brakes!

•Breastplate

•Breastplates are strongly encouraged on all horses due to the steep terrain

•Black or brown leather

•Flat is traditional (but not required)

•Saddle

•Black or brown that fits both the horse and rider

•Saddle pads are always white and shaped

•Square saddle pads are only appropriate for hunt-sponsored trail rides

•Horse boots

•Use with caution, as boots trap debris against the skin

•No flashy colors, please

•Sunglasses are highly encouraged!

•No excessive bling, please

•Jewelry

•Don’t wear anything that you are not prepared to lose

•Please keep bling to a minimum

•Gloves are encouraged but not required

•Leather gloves are best in dry weather

•Avoid black leather in rain (or purple hands you will have!)

•String gloves for wet weather

•Radio lanyard

•The SNH lanyards are encouraged

•No excess bling, please

•Buttons on hunt coats

•There is a complicated tradition on the number of buttons on hunt coats that have become outdated in this day of buying coats on consignment

•3 buttons are traditional for hunt members who are not masters, huntsmen, or professional staff, however, this button rule will not be enforced by SNH

•Belt

•Plain leather belts can be used as an emergency stirrup leather or as a sling

•External holders for flasks, radios, wire cutters, and sandwich cases are all allowed on saddles

•Hunt whips with thongs are allowed, but no member is allowed to crack their whips without express wishes of the Huntsman (which is rarely given to non-staff members)

•All horses must be suitable for the skills of the rider

•Horses should be in a reasonable condition or flesh to perform the day’s tasks

•The above is for the safety of all riders

•“Coats Waived” in hot weather

•Be prepared for the hot weather to have Masters waive the wearing of coats for members. 

•Always bring a long-sleeved riding shirt to the meet to change into if coats are waived and you had planned to wear sleeveless / short-sleeved

•Always bring a vest or waistcoat to hide the ends of your stock tie if coats are waived

•Pin the tail ends of your stock tie to your shirt to keep your stock tie from looking untidy and “flappy” if you do not have a vest to wear

•Use the SNH canvas vest when coats are waived

•“Coats Waived” in blizzard weather

•Ski coats can be substituted for hunt coats if the member wishes for a warmer coat

•Please keep bling to a minimum

•Please keep all ski coats to black in color

•No neon colors

•No red

•There are certain hacks that can help your hunt coat to keep you warmer in our high desert winters, just ask your Honorary Secretary for advice!

•This is the time for fun hats!

•And fun tweeds – that stunning, hot pink tweed you were dying to buy would look great at the hunt breakfast!