The path to Royal Horsemen
Hey, glad you found your way here! :-)
We are Robin, Marina and Heike (from left), the founders of Royal Horsemen. On August 17, 2018, we founded our company with the dream of making the equestrian world a little more sustainable with our input.
The idea of our own equestrian clothing brand had actually been buzzing around in our heads for a while, but it's best to start from scratch!
In summer 2016, we (Marina and Robin) launched the YouTube and Instagram channel "Marina und die Ponys". Here we post videos and pictures of Marina's everyday horse life. Whether it's competitions, riding, training or lots of pony love - there's lots of different horse stuff to see here. We have also had a Facebook page and a homepage for some time now. Surprisingly, Marina's videos and pictures have been really well received by people, so we've been able to build up a great and loyal community over time.
Living more sustainably
Towards the end of 2016, the girls were looking for new riding clothes and at the same time we were replacing a few other things around the house to be a little more environmentally conscious. Marina and Julia thought to themselves that they could also try out some sustainable riding clothing, maybe it would be good and we could make a direct contribution to sustainability. After a long search, however, we realized that there was absolutely no supplier in this area. The first idea for our own sustainable riding clothing brand was therefore born in November 2016.
Over time, I (Robin) read up on the subject and drew up an initial business plan in parallel with my training and later my studies. Together with the whole family, we continued to improve and develop it. Once the concept was ready, the next step was to find a competent producer who could realize the idea of sustainability.
The first steps
At the beginning of 2018, we finally found someone who was willing and able to realize our project according to our ideas.
We worked with the whole family on the cut, design and fabrics of our riding clothing. Marina and Julia tried on and tested several prototypes. Man man man, making your own textile items is much more strenuous and takes much longer than you imagine. After many ups and downs, we were able to hold our first good pair of riding socks and the first great riding leggings in our hands. Wow! Finally done! Once the final samples had been approved, our first own items of riding clothing went into series production and shortly afterwards we were able to start official sales in December 2018.
Now it's time for us to constantly improve the existing riding articles and add new items to the range. In order to offer you the best possible customer service, we are available almost 24/7 on all channels. We also take sales and shipping completely into our own hands to be able to offer you the best and fastest service here too.
