I have received four pairs of these to date. Half have arrived with no buttons. Frankly I prefer this; the buttons on the fly should be replaced with rivets anyway; and you should try the breeches for a while before deciding whether you need any suspender attachments. Otherwise these are excellent riding pants, by which I mean that they are the best jodphurs available, without question.

Seidel - US

I used to work with this old timer that was in the 4th Cavalry down on the border in the 1920s. He said that when they were transitioning to straight legged trousers the sarge warned the new horse troopers to forget about them, and stick with the breeches. Sure enough, after about 20 miles the complaints that "my leg hurts" started up. After 40 miles it was "sarge, my ass really hurts"! after the 60 mile round trip the veternarian got his empty whiskey bottle out and started heating up the hot water to draw boils. The troopers in the breeches got a big laugh out of hearing the screams of the new guys, as they were being held down to lance them boils!

Speer - US

Man, did I feel like a real horse soldier when I wore these out to the desert, in 100 degree weather. Never mind that I was in a jeep, rather than on a stallion. I wore them with the leather putees and the M1917 marching shoes. I put on my M1911 Montana peaked cap and the M1916 O.D. wool shirt. I completed the ensemble with my M1901 Colt .38LC on my side and 1910 Mills Garrison Belt. Whoever I ran into was just blown away. Their comments ranged from "You look ready for anything out here" to "Where do you get those kind of clothes?"

Speer - US