Mkw
Well-Known Member
I'm on the hunt for a breastplate for my mare and would appreciate any advice and experience. It's mainly as a safety measure for hacking, as I've previously had the bad luck to have a saddle slip way back when riding in hills etc. - my horse is a TB, so she doesn't have much body to keep the saddle in place.
My experience with the regular 3-point/Y-shaped breastplates is, that should the saddle slip a bit, they push the front of the saddle down, as they are attached so high up, so I've looked at regular 5-point breastplates and also something like this:
http://www.passier.com/zubehoer/vorderzeuge/auriga/
There are different manufacturers of the second type with some variation to the designs, but they are more or less the same.
So what type would you choose and why?
My experience with the regular 3-point/Y-shaped breastplates is, that should the saddle slip a bit, they push the front of the saddle down, as they are attached so high up, so I've looked at regular 5-point breastplates and also something like this:
http://www.passier.com/zubehoer/vorderzeuge/auriga/
There are different manufacturers of the second type with some variation to the designs, but they are more or less the same.
So what type would you choose and why?
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