Birch & Bridle began with a simple idea: creating a space to curate brands with products that felt different, interesting, and thoughtfully designed.
The Fall Riding Edit: Plaid, Olive & Equestrian Knits
There’s something about fall that feels especially at home in the equestrian world.
Cool mornings at the barn, layers pulled back into rotation, and a return to the rich colours and heritage details that seem made for the season. This year, our fall edit is taking shape around three things we’re particularly drawn to: timeless plaid, deep olive green, and equestrian-inspired knitwear.
Here are three pieces setting the tone for fall at Birch & Bridle:
Heritage Plaid, Back at the Barn
Few patterns feel as naturally equestrian as plaid, and the Sixteen Cypress Field Plaid Saddle Pads have become a standout in our fall assortment, available in Jumper, Close Contact, and Dressage styles.
The classic pattern adds interest without feeling overly seasonal, pairing easily with navy, black, brown and the deeper greens that come back into rotation this time of year.
It’s the kind of saddle pad that makes even an everyday schooling ride feel a special, while still being practical enough to earn a regular place in the tack room.
The Colour of the Season: Olive
Olive has always had its place in the equestrian colour palette, which might be why it never really feels like a trend.
The TKEQ Mock Neck in Olive brings the shade into a clean, technical riding layer. Lightweight enough to wear on its own through the early weeks of fall, it also works easily beneath vests and jackets once cooler weather settles in.
Paired with breeches at the barn or denim afterwards, it’s exactly the kind of piece we look for when building the Birch & Bridle assortment: functional for riding, but not limited to it.
A New Take on Equestrian Knitwear
And then there are the layers we look forward to wearing as soon as the temperature drops. The On the Hunt Fox Trot Knit Vest takes a familiar (and best-selling) equestrian motif and gives it a fresh place in the fall wardrobe. Layer it over a fitted mock neck or crisp button-down for the barn, then keep it on for everything that comes after.
It’s a little nostalgic, a little playful, and unmistakably equestrian, without feeling like something that can only be worn ringside.
Dressing for Fall, the Equestrian Way
The best fall pieces don’t require an entirely new wardrobe.
They layer into what you already wear. They work at the barn and beyond it. And they bring just enough texture, colour, or pattern to make getting dressed for the season feel exciting again.
For us, that means heritage plaid, olive green, and a really good knit.
