What on earth is this piece of tack?

so it's like a horse bra, but for stallions, and not for boobs? or am i missing the point :p i'm just imagining jumping a course braless and thinking maybe its similar...
 
I was imagining it tucked things away to avoid them clonking a pole if they're hanging a bit low :D Though if you're cutting it that fine perhaps you've got bigger issues...

Doesn't explain the race horses though, so perhaps not!
 
Floxie said:
I was imagining it tucked things away to avoid them clonking a pole if they're hanging a bit low :D Though if you're cutting it that fine perhaps you've got bigger issues...
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Most stallions are capable of doing the tucking-away by themselves, using a muscle called the cremaster, a reflex also deployed when covering mares. However, there may be an issue with some infeasibly large individuals.

Doesn't explain the race horses though, so perhaps not!
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If it's trotters or pacers (as in harness racing, which I twigged what was being referred to) I assume it has something to do with protecting that area against stuff raised from the surface they run on. Maybe someone involved in the sport could clarify the issue?

LadyGascoyne said:
It's a cob-piece! Hehehehe!!!
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lol!! :D Very clever.
 
I've asked my OH who raced a colt and he said the reason he used it was because from watching the horse race (and on replays) he could see that on the bends the horse was slowing down because he was catching himself. However this was only during his 3yo campaign, and as a 2yo he never raced with it. Said horse apparently had 'big baws' (OH is Scottish ;))

Not all colts/stallions race with them, it sounds as though it's the ones whose bits naturally hang that bit lower. Not all stallions that race in the UK go on to have stud careers and they don't always race on hard surfaces, so I would hazard a guess that the main reason is simply for protection in order to keep the horse's mind on the job.

I find that they're not the easiest bit of kit to spot unless you're rather close to the horse (and in some cases, prepared to stick your head underneath for a look - something I must admit to doing...) and wouldn't notice unless I was specifically looking or someone had pointed it out.
 
Crosshill Pacers said:
I've asked my OH who raced a colt and he said the reason he used it was because from watching the horse race (and on replays) he could see that on the bends the horse was slowing down because he was catching himself. However this was only during his 3yo campaign, and as a 2yo he never raced with it. Said horse apparently had 'big baws' (OH is Scottish ;))

Not all colts/stallions race with them, it sounds as though it's the ones whose bits naturally hang that bit lower. Not all stallions that race in the UK go on to have stud careers and they don't always race on hard surfaces, so I would hazard a guess that the main reason is simply for protection in order to keep the horse's mind on the job.

I find that they're not the easiest bit of kit to spot unless you're rather close to the horse (and in some cases, prepared to stick your head underneath for a look - something I must admit to doing...) and wouldn't notice unless I was specifically looking or someone had pointed it out.
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Assume you mean harness racing when you say "racing"? i think this is where the confusion arises - racehorses (ridden ones) don't wear these, and not many people on here are involved in the harness racing world
 
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