gunnergundog
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What's the thinking behind:
Unattached neck straps will not be allowed on cross country.
Unattached neck straps will not be allowed on cross country.
Proposed FEI rule changes 2019
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Clodagh
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
I have absolutely no idea. How bizarre, I think they are one of the greatest tack inventions!
ihatework
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God only knows.
I suspect there has been an incident somewhere, where a neckstrap has somehow come over the head in a fall/whoopsie and somehow made the situation worse.
Personally I think there are far more productive things the FEI could spend time debating. Horse welfare for one.
I suspect there has been an incident somewhere, where a neckstrap has somehow come over the head in a fall/whoopsie and somehow made the situation worse.
Personally I think there are far more productive things the FEI could spend time debating. Horse welfare for one.
Fanatical
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It does seem completely ridiculous and OTT I have to say. Although, as ihw says, there must have been an incident somewhere for the rule to be changed.
I do think however that they are easily made attachable so I am not quite sure what all the fuss is about. Unless they then bring in methods of how they can be attached I can't see why you can't just either tape the neck strap to either a breast plate or martingale strap, or if neither of these are worn and/ or if people prefer them more move-able, then surely just a piece of twine attaching it to the D-Ring on the saddle will suffice?
I do think however that they are easily made attachable so I am not quite sure what all the fuss is about. Unless they then bring in methods of how they can be attached I can't see why you can't just either tape the neck strap to either a breast plate or martingale strap, or if neither of these are worn and/ or if people prefer them more move-able, then surely just a piece of twine attaching it to the D-Ring on the saddle will suffice?
EventingMum
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We always secure the neck strap to a D ring or, more often the breastplate (where it passes over the wither), with a flash strap, other people I know use a bootlace. This stops the risk of it travelling up/over the neck and, I suppose, being a trip hazard but also means if you need to reach for it it's easily found.
BunnyDog
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It's funny over here the uproar is over the loss of Hackamores xc as well. And why does a CCI5* need to be limited to 75 entries??? I mean both the English 4*'s are normally above that.
Emily
Emily
Mule
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I wonder why they've banned hackamores. I know mechanical hackamores can be harsh but surely they aren't any worse than some of the harsher bits. The neck strap rule seems very strange.
Goldenstar
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For hunting I attach neck straps with a thin cable tie to the saddle D or to the breastplate If the horse wears one .
The thing I learned from my first riding school that I am most greatful for is that they taught me to use a neckstrap that instinct learnt as a five yo has never left me .
I can not tell you how many times a neckstrap has saved me .
I still teach all my horses to stop when I pull the neck strap .
The thing I learned from my first riding school that I am most greatful for is that they taught me to use a neckstrap that instinct learnt as a five yo has never left me .
I can not tell you how many times a neckstrap has saved me .
I still teach all my horses to stop when I pull the neck strap .
Ahrena
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Im gutted about the hackamore. I mean Im no where near fei competitions but my horse is talented enough to get there and hates jumping in a bit 😔 it just doesnt make any sense! Fair enough restrict the length of the shank but I ride her in a flower hackamore or a dr cooks!
ihatework
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It’s only a proposal at this stage, hopefully there will be some sane advocates of hackamores when it’s being debated.