Nothing beats riding in real leather boots and pants, Your comment reminded me of the day that the stable lads were burning the waste hay and melting their rubber boots trying to stomp it out. Needless to say they were pleased when I went over to help, particularly when I snuffed one lads smouldering jeans out with my tough cowhide pants. My poor boyfriend must have wished that his jeans were alight.
One of the girls at our riding school wore leather pants all the time. I don't think that many of the horses even got out of the stables during her riding lessons. 😊