Proper Hunt Coat fit?

[MySanity]

Where should a coat stop? At the hip, below the hip, ect?

Also, what is the proper tightness or looseness of a coat?

Thank you!

[Jumper_Sassy]

this is hard to explain for me but my hunt coat stopped at my hip, but thats when i was in the saddle. and i also hate it when they are tight. i like the losseness of it. so you can bend and acutally ride.

[Fortune]

I'd take a peak at tack catalogs to look at where the coat should stop length wise. i think the "style" is for coats to be slightly fitted through the waist. The important thing is that is doesn't pull when you are riding. A lot of the times when you try one on they have you reach straight out w/ your arms. If your not sure you could go to a tack shop and have them help you pick out a size.

[jumper_268]

ur hunt jacket should never stop above the hips. It should just rest on ur hips or go longer....most hunt jackets go down past the hips. and u dont want your jacket to be too small that u cant move but u want it so that it fits u and looks kinda tight... u dont want them to look baggy

[gloryrider]

They should be fitted, but not overly tight. The arms should be long enough to cover your wrists while your arms are hanging straight down. The jacket should go to a little below your hips.

Look at this picture:
http://doversaddlery.com/images/200/40357.jpg

[Equestriana]

I was always told that your coat should come about half way down your butt, be fitted a touch loosely for movement around your waist/stomach

[Pinnacle]

I just went and got my sleeves shortened on my new jacket... the had some sort of way to measure it. It was a certain number of inches from the tip of your thumb. hehe.. too bad I don't know the measurement.

[tmanross]

hip bone :)