breastplates question

[outandabout]

This may sound like a completely dense question, but I'm looking into buying a new combined breastplate martingale for the ned and most of the ones I like seem to have a clip attachment for the girth - is it possible to remove the clip/have it removed and use them in the usual way? Thanks

 

[JenTaz]

i dont think so no sound like my one sort of, if its one that clips onto the girth rather than goes round it as you get some like that

 

[MrsMozart]

Am confuddled... 'A clip attachment for the girth'?

Mine is a Jeffries five-point competition breastplate, the only thing that could clip off is the martingale attachement; the piece that goes to the girth attaches at the top end to a ring, which the straps that lead to the saddle also attach to.

 

[Bowen4Horses]

i know what you mean, instead of a loop for the girth to go through, it has a clip to clip to a ring on the outside of the girth...

whilst i know what you mean... i don't know if it's removable... soz...

 

[MrsMozart]

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i know what you mean, instead of a loop for the girth to go through, it has a clip to clip to a ring on the outside of the girth...

whilst i know what you mean... i don't know if it's removable... soz...

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Ah, I am no longer confuddled

.

 

[outandabout]

JenTaz & clipcloppop, that's exactly what I mean!

MrsMozart, the clip attachment I mean is to attach to the girth like this:

http://www.horseware.com/ss10%20site/forhorse/leather/amigo/breastplate.asp

instead of the loop for the girth to go through like this:

http://www.horseware.com/ss10%20site/forhorse/leather/amigo/martingale.asp

I'm just a bit reluctant to spring for a load of new girths when I have plenty of serviceable ones without clip attachment things!

 

[MrsMozart]

Ah, I'm with you now

(in my defence I'm still blaming the head cold lol).

Could you not get a friendly saddler to sew rings to your girths? Or, make a strap that goes round your girth and the breastplate can then attach to?

 

[outandabout]

Totally understandable - it is a weird thing to describe! I could...but them I'd be getting into territory where I start thinking 'Oohh.. I could just buy a new girth or two' and we all know where that ends up

 

[EnduroRider]

You can get 'girth loops' for using a clip breastplate/martignale on girths without dee rings

http://www.performance-equestrian.com/cat/cat020200x-item_4.html

I only have biothane tack so only know of biothane girth loops but some one must do them in leather

 

[outandabout]

Thanks - I'll investigate that as it looks promising!

 

[SupertrampIII]

i have one with a clip from equiport and there is a metal loop on the breastplate you can clip the clip onto and then put your girth through like normal... does that make sense?