Top winter wear

I ride fairly hot, but in the winter, I still need coverage. If it's below 50 I wear long sleeve technical shirts. My favorite is the Under Armour coldwear compression because it's a little fuzzy inside for warmth but it has all the technical properties of wicking away sweat, etc. In my collection, I also have Nike and Rebook's versions due to good deals, but mostly for more color choices. I also have the striped Ariat, a Kerrits and random ski brands.

I like options.

I also wear a vest over these shirts because no one wants to see me wearing one tucked into my breeches by themselves. :) Haha, actually, I found it helps to keep my core warm with the vest but let my arms get a bit more air rather then wearing a jacket. It's a perfect balance. My daily vests aren't particularly thick, but have a little quilting. A lot of equestrian brands are very thick/puffy and I don't need that protection except sub 30 degrees which is only a few weeks worth each winter.

My all time favorite vest are the Thinsulate Fitness vest by LL Bean (and they stopped making them last year!) which are the four on the left and the single black on the right. The other vests are by  Ariat, Kerrits and Arista.

So when it is sub 30, I break out the 'these don't normally go to the barn' thicker vests that are part of my normal daily clothes. They are either too nice, too puffy or too expensive to regularly go to the barn. But almost all of the are equestrian brands. ;) 

Sometimes I need a little more warmth

In the mix are three Land's End vests far left, two Goode Rider vests with fuzzy hoods in the center, a lone HorseWare vest on the right and the rest are Ariats. The four far right go to the barn most often as needed. But I still don't ride with a jacket on once I get warmed up.