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My 5yo isn't ready to compete just yet but I want to be prepared - I have a chestnut mare and not sure what our colour should be for showjumping. I was thinking a white saddle cloth with either a black jacket/black stirrups or a royal blue jacket/blue stirrups. Also are there still...

ah sorry I misread it :)

To stop them getting over the breast bar you could have it converted so that the jockey area is completely blocked off like this: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?560888-Designing-the-perfect-3-5-ton-Horsebox! (scroll down and there are some photos of someone's 3.5...

I may do in a couple of weeks, it depends if she starts going worse! thank you x

Thank you everyone for your advice btw and thank you everyone who has wished me luck! :)

please do :D

UPDATE I rode her in a snaffle again today, she was a bit more forward because she was in overnight, but she was really good again.

I'm in the midlands

I don't think she really needs it anymore, if she goes everyday how she did today. Maybe for jumping when she gets excited and more forward.

We did take her back to the beginning, this was three months ago. She's progressed since then, got stronger and we're doing more with her.

I think because they're not connected to your hands and they don't force the head down, they just encourage the horse. They're made out of elastic so they're kinder.

How many horses does she have?:rolleyes:

this is exactly what happened to mine, according to the vet. at the vetting he said she looked like she had been ridden round with her head in the air. I already have the bungee training reins but they weren't much help :(

UPDATE I'm on my phone so it's a pain to quote everyting I want to reply to but: She was unfit when I got her and used to be exhausted after 15 minutes but her fitness is so much better now. I just rode her in a snaffle and took the martingale off (because the loop that goes around the...

I understand what you mean but she isn't a dealer, she keeps them for a long time before she sells them and she doesn't have ten horses at once. She doesn't just break them, school them for two weeks, then sell them.