Out of fashion tack.

exracehorse said:
Hair nets. My riding instructor made me wear one or no lesson.
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I wear one to compete but otherwise I just tie my hair in a little bun at the base of my neck. I absolutely cannot stand long pony tails swinging around. Even worse, I detest it when women with long hair don't tie it up and just put their hat over the top. It looks horrendous and really uncomfortable :/
 
Darremi said:
You are not actually allowed to use fulmer loops in affiliated (and possibly some unaffiliated) dressage competitions
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We always do and never been told otherwise ( In unaffiliated classes)......it's the correct way to use the bit!

Ii wouldn't be using a full cheeked bit on a horse that was ready to affiliate anyway ;)
 
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flojo said:
We always do and never been told otherwise ( In unaffiliated classes)......it's the correct way to use the bit!

Ii wouldn't be using a full cheeked bit on a horse that was ready to affiliate anyway ;)
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I rode a mare for a friend once who was throwing her head around all over the place until I got off and took off the fulmer loops. I figured it must change the action and I've never used them since, but likewise, I wouldn't compete anything but a total baby in full cheeks.

I still buy Stylos off eBay, pines of Rome! Aigle still sell them at around £100 a pair !!!
 
why ? :confused: you see plenty of top level horses competing in full cheeks. Personally Ive used them with and without the loops; the correct way being to use them with, however Ive had a horse who goes better without them. Ive never been picked up at RC level for having them.
 
1986



Stylo boots
Hair net
White reins
Kimblewick
Over girth
Grackle noseband
Clencher brownband
Knitted gloves
Leather back boots
Brown tack
Spot inducing chin cup on skull cap
Knitted XC jumper and silk (borrowed from jockey friend)

Full house!
 
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cptrayes said:
I've just seen the thread where someone has seen an overgirth on a horse and wondered what it was. It used to be the norm to use an overgirth for British Eventing cross country but I haven't seen one in years that wasn't on a racehorse.



What other bits of tack have gone completely out of fashion for no obvious reason?
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I have one, never use it - jute rugs and blankets never see although i have all my blankets i did use still

i have a jute roller and i do use that when leading out or riding lead, i use it on the lead horse to keep rug on

string girths, send to Gambia now
string fly fringes made from balilng twine
haynets made from balling twine
polywarm rugs hardly see those now although i have one
 
flojo said:
Ii wouldn't be using a full cheeked bit on a horse that was ready to affiliate anyway ;)
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Why not if the horse likes it? Seems a bit daft to change the bit if the work is of sufficient quality.

PS - Ryan's Son wore one for the whole of his SJ career
 
catkin said:
Why not if the horse likes it? Seems a bit daft to change the bit if the work is of sufficient quality.

PS - Ryan's Son wore one for the whole of his SJ career
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I use a full cheek with a Waterford mouthpiece for jumping - no loops. My boy goes great in it - but hated the loops. The loops must change the bit action and introduce some mild nose or poll pressure as my boy reacts majorly to a bit acting anywhere except on his mouth and reacted the same to the loops on the full cheek.
 
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diamonddogs said:
Always worthy of repetition!

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It is indeed.
I lived a short bus ride from Jacatex and loved going there. I had a "Pat" hat. I also had some of their new-fangled 4 way stretch jodhpurs - such innovation!!. My first hacking jacket came from there. I had their strap and buckle jod boots with mega slippery soles. In fact, for years all my Christmas and birthday presents came from there. I coveted their riding mac but never got one.
Such a shame when they closed down �.😢
 
cptrayes said:
Didn't they make a noise? You didn't need the whistles on a cross country course when the horse was wearing a pair of those, you could hear it a mile away.
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And it was super cool to have your XC colours in alternating petals of the boots. I remember unthreading my ones to do just that ;)

I still use a string girth but only bought it a couple of years ago (Stubben), its brilliant, love it!
 
alainax said:
Oh I remember one! Remember the "clencher" brass browbands? I never had one myself but every other horse at the yard I worked at wore one!

Havent seen one in years!

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I've got a few of these..sadly they don't match anything though.
 
Stylo rubber boots! They used to rot away inside after a few months and were hideously uncomfortable to wear in hot weather. I lump them along with canvas NZ rugs and string gloves as gone, but not lamented, items.

Just trying to see if I can add my brass clincher brow bands to any of my current bridles...
 
pootler said:
1986



Stylo boots
Hair net
White reins
Kimblewick
Over girth
Grackle noseband
Clencher brownband
Knitted gloves
Leather back boots
Brown tack
Spot inducing chin cup on skull cap
Knitted XC jumper and silk (borrowed from jockey friend)

Full house!
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Bingo....you got the lot.
I have a photo some where....I am sporting elastic chin strapped hat, Barbour waxed jacket, Stylo boots and dodgy perm.
Horse has hunter noseband, plain eggbutt Mullen mouth snaffle with bit guards (just....why??!) and orange rubber reins.
 
pootler said:
1986



Stylo boots
Hair net
White reins
Kimblewick
Over girth
Grackle noseband
Clencher brownband
Knitted gloves
Leather back boots
Brown tack
Spot inducing chin cup on skull cap
Knitted XC jumper and silk (borrowed from jockey friend)

Full house!
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Fab pic, love old ones! Is that an arab/part arab? a rare sight on a XC course now too..

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1993

PBA
Jod boots WITHOUT half chaps or gaiters
Hairnet
White reins (we used to call them the go-faster stripes)
Overgirth
White padded noseband/browband
I removed my spot inducing chin cup, so fail there
Knitted jumper
AND....Clacky over-reach boots!!

How did I do??
 
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Love this thread! I have always yearned for a pair of clacky westropp overreach boots since my days at riding school. I would definitely have some now (much to my yo's horror) but I'm not sure they'd be required or 'clack' on my fell with massive feathers! We are a bit old school though as we've just purchased a kimblewick.
 
Only a couple of years ago so not that old fashioned.

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Kimblewick - best bit for Mr Tank-off.


Knee boots because of this

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which wouldn't have happened had I always used knee boots!
 
Yes Marmalade76 he was an anglo arab, had all the hot of arab and TB mixed in to one and pulled like a train - hence my hands halfway up his neck to keep hold of him!
 
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