Cover of horse and hound???

[SSM]

Only scanned it briefly this morning - but is it normal to wear a flash with a double bridle and still get very highly placed in showing??? Please enlighten me -

 

[sleepingdragon10]

I wondered exactly the same thing SSM

 

[MissRebbekkie]

my bloomin copy still not been delivered yet! is the horse on the front cover a working hunter, in that case its quiteOK for a flash with DB, but that would be a faux par for the flat ridden classes though .

 

[dressagespain]

Did it look like a walking tack shop?? LOL!!!!

 

[Tempi]

i wore a flash with a rugby pelham for jumping in the county workers and didnt get marked down for it.

 

[FMM]

It's fine for workers. The pic is of Louise Bell who won at the RIHS last season. Absolute no no for any other showing except workers!

 

[Heidi1]

It's ok for working hunter..........

 

[SSM]

But did you jump in a top hat?? thought they were for flat?

Not critising at all just did not think it looked right - also breast plate etc - heck of a lot to pull of if you have to strip down!!

 

[Tempi]

not top hat no! Not for jumping, you have to wear a 'proper' hat to jump, then for the flat you wear whatever hat you like.

However you arent allowed to change your tack for the flat, you have to keep it the same, apart from you are allowed to take off the boots the horse jumped in (if it jumped in any) so that will be why shes on the flat wearing a flash.

 

[BBs]

As far as i know its perfectly acceptable for working hunter classes, but not allowed in any other showing class.

 

[JollyPolly]

I think it's actually a type of Pelham rather than a double bridle — the "snaffle ring" is too low down for it to be a double. Showing's not my forte, but I believe Pelhams are ok for workers. It says that the pic is of her and Out of Sight, working hunter champions at the RIHS.

 

[FMM]

It's a pelham I think. As she is wearing a top hat, a navy jacket, stock and a sash, I think we can safely assume that she is doing the championship which means no jumping! However, you have to wear the same tack on the horse throughout the class. When she was jumping she would have been wearing a harnessed hat, shirt, tie and tweed jacket. I would imagine she would also have had a normal jumping whip rather than a hunting one.

 

[JM07]

http://www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/153_166/products_id/317

looks similar to this to me....

perfectly acceptable in "Working Hunter" as is a "topper" at a championship

they look as though they are ready to set off for a good day in the field...

 

[sillygillyhorse]

I also noticed the running martingale on both the snaffle and curb reins!

 

[Clodagh]

This is totally by the by, and I freely admit I don't show, but surely if I can hunt my horse in a snaffle and a cavesson and no martingale then these top horses should be well enough schooled to jump around a course of rustic fences in normal show gear - ie double bridle?? Just my thoughts.

 

[brighteyes]

Looks like a pelham to me?

 

[Hornby]

Haven't seen the pic but if it needed all that to jump the course it should not have been placed so high (IMHO)...maybe everything else demolished the course but flash plus pelham and martingale on curb rein = no control in my book

 

[KatB]

I agree on the martingale, (dislike them anyway!) but why flash and pelham?!