Neck straps

i never used to but my new horse is a confirmed rearer so i have a breastplate and a neckstrap lol, not had to use it yet but its good to know its there if i need it
 
Yes, on young/naughties and often for jumping anything that doesn't have a breastplate or martingale. Use an odd stirrup leather but would like a proper, thinner one.
ETA: 'If it's good enough for William Fox-Pitt, it's good enough for you'. Useful retort to cheeky pony-clubbers who think they are for wibbly wobblies!
 
I used to use a breast plate and used it as a neckstrap but I guess its not exactly the same as a freely moving neckstrap

I've also rigged up a spare rein as a neat neckstrap before
 
Yes, every horse at work (RS) also has to be ridden with a neck strap. I use the neck strap part of an old martingale but a stirrup strap works just as well.
My instructor really recommends having a neck strap on any horse, especially young, new or fresh horses.
 
Will be with when I come to break in mine, with just an old leather.

Am going to try the rs-tor too as I tend to forget about the neck strap
 
We use them at work for the racehorses, mine has definately saved my life more than once when riding those buggers! I also have one on my horse as she wears a martingale, I always slip a finger into it if I feel she is going to be naughty or if we're jumping. I have a nasty habit of getting left behind and socking her in the mouth when we jump so I'd rather pull on the neck strap than her mouth and will do so until she learns to jump properly with a rider aboad and I get comfortable with jumping her :)
 
Yes, on my youngster who, in all his loveliness can be a t*t ;)

Good if there's something around that he might get his knickers in a knot over, I can hook a thumb in it and absolutely guarantee that I can't catch his mouth and he can't splat me :p

It doesn't hurt to have it, so why not?

J&C
 
I ride 95% of the time with a neck strap or hunting breastplate. The only time I don't have one is when i'm at a dressage competition on one of the sane, sensible, been there, got the t-shirt beasties!
 
Oh and I use the neck loop part of a standing martingale, with the martingale attachments an girth loop taken off, so it's thinner than a stirrup and not too bulky in my hand :)

J&C
 
I have an 'oh **** strap' its a large flash strap attached to the Drings

This way if the horse bucks/or stops so you go forward you have an anchor, with a neck strap if you go forward it does too
 
Yep, would usually have a neck strap when riding horses. Its an extra piece of tack that isn't often needed but when you do you are glad you have it!

if WFP can have one, so can I :)
 
I've started putting one on my boy as he is very fresh following box rest and still not being allowed any unconstructed time!

Will continue to do so from now on too as it has been a lifesaver! and yes it's an old stirrup leather.
 
If you don't want to admit you use a neckstrap ....... then no problem, call it a martingale and be damned!!! :)

OR you can use a leather "grab handle" thingey which attaches to the D's of the saddle; what I do is use it to clip on a parelli training rope or leadrope - very useful for if you ride anywhere with sheep coz they quite often get stuck on their backs and if you've got a rope to tie up Dobbin with (rather than reins), its very useful coz you can then hare across the field and sort the sheep out. Also if you've got a nappy horse and/or need to dismount and lead.
 
I use one most the time, simpy out of habit from riding youngsters. It certainly saved my butt this morning! I also like to use them one little fizzy youngsters with a fizzy trot, just to help balance without pulling on their mouths :) Very handy pieces of equipment!
 
I don't use one. If I were to lose my sanity and decide to jump I would use one.

We have them available for students to use if they wish and we put them on horses in novice lessons.
 
I always have my hunting breastplate on so that I have one. I don't much like a neck strap just on it's own because it isn't anchored and when I go over the head it comes too! Breastplate is better :)

When I exercised race horses we all used one. I used to tuck my little finger under it to remind me not to let my hands creep up!
 
I have a Hail Mary strap between the D rings on my current breaker. I find it more useful than a neck strap as you can keep your hands in the normal position and still hook your thumb through it and as someone else said, if you get pitched forwards it doesn't move. I think they're a great invention.
 
I should add though that when I did fall off a couple of weeks ago it didn't save me.

I remember thinking 'hey, look, for once I've actually managed to grab my neck strap' as I was bounced about and then I fell of anyway :p :o
 
As someone else has already said- the only time i ever ride without one is in a dressage test. The last twice i've come off has been riding someone elses horse at the last minute and not having one- was bucked off both times! Grrrrr and yes, another user of an old stirrup leather :)
 
I use a hunting breast plate on my boy, handy for grabbing on occasions however for teaching to hack by himself (he excels at spinning when hacking alone) i added a stirrup leather as a second higher up strap as a extra handle. Any one who commented was asked if they wanted to try - there were no takers.
 
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