Is there an easy way to put a martingale stop on?

[gable]

I'm really struggling to put the rubber stop on my martingale.
Any ideas please?

 

[ElphabaFae]

Soak it in hot water first to make it more flexiable...alternatively curse it as you struggle to stretch the bl00dy thing or find a strong handsome man to do it for you

 

[wowser]

2 people soak stopper in hot water 2 boot laces thread laces through stopper one each side and pull get person no 2 to push martingale through stopper works for bits aswell

 

[sam1am]

2 hoofpicks 2 people pull the stopper and pop the rings through!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

I'm really struggling to put the rubber stop on my martingale.
Any ideas please?

Find someone who can fit bit rubbers & ask them to do it for you....

 

[gable]

Find someone who can fit bit rubbers & ask them to do it for you....

Never used bit rubbers, but I guess they are just as bl00dy awkward!

 

[BlizzardBudd]

i put mine in boiling water for about 5 mins, then it just stretched easily over the rings

 

[Happy Hunter]

agree.
Hot water - 2 Hoofpics - 2 Helpers (even one is a help)
Then streeeetch! (Not too much- I have snapped one before now!)

 

[intouch]

2 pieces of nylon binder twine through the stop - attach one to an unmoveable object and pull gently but firmly on the other and have someone thread the martingale through.

 

[horserugsnot4u]

Can't offer any further advice other than try to buy good quality products. I've split bit rings and martingale ring even after soaking in hot water etc. Bought some from local independent quality tack shop and they didn't split (still a struggle to get on though). I find a wooden spoon handle useful for bit rings to help lever them over and stop them pinging off before you've stretched them wide enough.