Dressage People... BD and brown tack...

[Passage...]

I know it's not the norm and I have ALWAYS had black tack- I cannot find my 2012 rule book but what is the rule for brown tack and is it frowned upon at competitions? Horse is at elementary level, and Been offered a nearly new brown saddle. It is not tan, it's dark brown... Any pics welcome of your dressage horses /ponies in brown tack x

 

[Roody2]

Brown tack is fine!! Gosh that would be worse than the white glove debacle if they said you couldn't use brown tack!!!

 

[jenz87]

Of course you can use brown tack!! We have a horse at elementary in a brown saddle and a black bridle - oooohhh nooooo!!!! Hahah.

 

[jess_asterix]

I use a black saddle and brown bridle! Definitely a crime haha

Brown tack is fine!

 

[trendybraincell]

My tack is all brown

My trainer/best friend gave me a double bridle for christmas and complained about hard it had been to find one in brown

 

[Jo C]

My tack is all brown for dressage, I had to order the brown dressage saddle specially as it's so unusual apparently!

 

[MrsMozart]

Mine will be brown (Havana) . And, just to top it all off, I will have brown long boots

As we're still at Intro we're hardly on BD's radar though

 

[horseywelsh]

Yes another here, started doing some BD with my ginger mare this year (well 2011) and she has all brown tack.

 

[Thistle]

Another all brown here

 

[Polotash]

Brown is fine, see BD rule extract:

Saddles must be worn and be of English or Continental style and must be brown, black, grey or navy.

 

[Twiglet]

Damn, I'll have to change my grey western saddle before I affiliate then....

 

[ironhorse]

Damn, I'll have to change my grey western saddle before I affiliate then....

Yeah sadly...was wondering if I could do a walk-trot test HC in my western saddle on my youngster, but obviously not! Will have to get brave and put the English saddle on him!
The colours are interesting... I recall that the Navy came in because of those coloured wintecs, but GREY tack...that's just weird

 

[GCC]

Yeah sadly...was wondering if I could do a walk-trot test HC in my western saddle on my youngster, but obviously not! Will have to get brave and put the English saddle on him!
The colours are interesting... I recall that the Navy came in because of those coloured wintecs, but GREY tack...that's just weird

the navy and grey probably refer to the selection of Fylde saddles which offer navy and grey suede . I've dressage'd at elementary level in black and brown tack and not had a problem! just brown is more unusual

 

[happy_talk]

I use brown tack for BD. I much prefer it on most horse colours- the only disadvantage is when you want to change your saddle! Finding brown dressage saddles is very hard - it can be very easy to sell (as hard to find) or very hard! The more you look, the more you will see an increasing number of people using brown saddles. I prefer dark brown, so without really looking it appears black anyway.

 

[Passage...]

Thanks guys! Reason I asked is I actually know of someone who had a comment on your sheet for having tan tack. Those with brown out of interest what colour are your horses x

 

[Dotilas]

I remember someone posting GP dressage piccies a while back and could have sworn one of the GP horses had a brown saddle on!
But yes brown tack is fine.

 

[onemoretime]

My horse wears brown tack and is competing at elementary and has also done medium in brown tack. My horse is light bay. She wears a white saddle cloth with a Bates Caprilli dressage saddle. Incidentially, she doesn't wear a flash nose band either just a lined and swelled cavesson.

 

[PucciNPoni]

Bay horse, brown saddle and bridle! Never ever had anyone comment.

 

[Goldenstar]

I think some horses suit black some brown some both I use whatever I fancy.
I have a roan Clydesdale / welsh section D cross he is is very strikingly coloured and looks really silly in black.

 

[happy_talk]

(bright) bay horse (brown tack)

 

[Passage...]

Thanks everyone, I think I will switch! re the post above aswell I mean their sheet lol

 

[Jo C]

Grey horse brown tack

 

[MissSBird]

dapple grey with brown tack (as I can only have one saddle/bridle and it's got to multi-task between the show ring and the dressage arena), and I've never had a comment on it. Then again, I'm only doing prelim and I think the judge is probably more concerned with the bucks/refusing to move/falling in that's going on than my saddle colour!

 

[luckyhorseshoe]

Both my previous horses that (had on full loan) came with brown dressage saddles