SGC International was founded in the early months of 2020 by Daphne Leers, the driving force behind SGC International.
Because some of her friends and acquaintances who were involved in Endurance were still searching for the perfect Endurance riding pants, Daphne decided to take matters into her own hands and, in addition to designing her sportswear line SGC Athletics, also started designing riding pants that contained all the features her friends and acquaintances were still missing.
Eventually, the first SGC International product, the Opulent Riding Pants, was born.
After a successful launch in late 2020, the first 100 pairs of pants were sold within six weeks. This set the tone for SGC International, a brand that stands for products made by and for riders.
The reception of her first pants inspired Daphne to continue and expand to other kinds of clothing, like sweaters, shirts and other accessories.
SGC international is a company created by and for riders. Inspired by those around us and the phenomenal results they achieve with their horses, which they always put in the first place, we want to make their ride a little easier too.
Riders know, that spending hours in the saddle can hurt the riders legs. Their skin gets irritated because of the constant rubbing against the horses saddle.
We solved this problem for you. But we would like to solve many more problems to come, to increase your comfort whether you are in a saddle or not.
To increase the riders comfort even more, we started designing a new type of riding pants: a two layered construction, minimizing the friction between skin and saddle. A tight layer underneath and a layer made out of a looser fabric on top.
But we were not finished there. There are many things that could help improve the riders experience. The pants needed more conveniences to make them even more desirable. So we kept on adding features.
The top layer, loose pants have a drawstring in the waistband, so the pants will not slip down. This layer also has gripping dots on the inside of the ankle, which don’t touch the skin but instead grip onto the tight layer of pants underneath. Both layers are secured with a Velcro strap around the ankle. This makes sure they will not slide up. Last but not least: we removed the seam that normally runs down your leg.
Besides two pockets (with zippers) on your leg, you will also find a phone pocket on the back of the pants.
