Matchy-matchy: have you got serious outfit envy?

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Will we ever grow out of the satisfaction of having matching kit (and not just for cross-country)? These riders show us how it's done — numnahs, boots, hat silks... and even a lorry to match. One of the riders below even admits having a whopping 54 matching sets all together. Let us know which is your favourite...

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Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.