What colour tack is best suited for a chestnut gelding?

[Jennie951]

I'm wanting to do dressage with him but I'm not quite sure whether to buy black tack or havana and does anyone know of any good online tack shops?

 

[Masmo]

My Chesnut ID x looks best in Havana tack. The black just is a bit too harsh against his gingerness! It probably depends on how ginger he is but having used both my preference is definatly Brown. Numnah wise the best so far has been white, dark green, navy and grey.

 

[Love]

Is there a possibility you'd want to show him? If so go for havana

 

[Pinkvboots]

Brown everytime for me no matter what colour the horse is.

 

[Matt and Jack]

Brown everytime for me no matter what colour the horse is.

^^^^^ this don't really like black and it's not traditional

 

[AmieeT]

Havana is best for showing. There's a chestnut gelding at our yard with dark burgundy tack for leisure- it looks lovely.
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[oldie48]

Yes, I'd agree, don't like black against a chestnut coat and i use white numnah's.

My Chesnut ID x looks best in Havana tack. The black just is a bit too harsh against his gingerness! It probably depends on how ginger he is but having used both my preference is definatly Brown. Numnah wise the best so far has been white, dark green, navy and grey.

 

[Charlie007]

I have a chestnut and my bridle is very very dark brown, with oiling it etc it is virtually black. I love it on my boy. I think you need to be careful as it depends on what shade of chestnut and what colour brown, I know it sounds daft! I was watching olympia and alot of chestnuts had brown tack and it looked awful.

 

[Tronk]

My chestnut boy has Havana coloured tack which I think looks great. Black is a bit harsh against his orangeness! As for numnahs or colours in general I think chocolate/brown with cream piping looks fab in numnahs, rugs, boots etc.

 

[Elsiecat]

Havana!

 

[Bazzel]

another vote for havana!

 

[Goldenstar]

I always do Havana to jump ,black for flat work.