which ones best?

[connemaras]

breast plate or breast girth which one is better out hunting?
also i have a jumping standing martin gale as he snatches alot and i mean alot, he tends to snatch going into a fence too, so would i be allowed to use my jumping standing martingale, or should i go with a running mrtingale, although these dont make much difference????

 

[CrazyMare]

Hunting breastplate I would say, as it gives a strap to grab if needed, don't dismiss it.....one day, its always needed!!!

 

[connemaras]

ok thank-you!!

 

[RunToEarth]

A lot of people frown upon jumping in a standing, but I understand where you are coming from, I know horses that jump in them for a reason, one of only places I have seen a SM used is on the hunt field for jumping, so I think you will be safe.

 

[Clodagh]

In Essex a standing is looked at with horror, but up in KLeicestereshire they seem quite common. Don't know why, but to get over some of the ditches we have a horse must be able to use his head, but I would have thought that applies to uprights, too?

Rosiie, just got Horse mag (friend gives it to me) lovely photos of the man, a really good article.

 

[AlanE]

Normal hunting breastplate would be better. On Exmoor almost everyone uses a standing martingale, but we have little that is jumpable. I used to hunt in a jumping country and always used a running martingale which allows the horse to stretch his head as necessary. Personally, I would be concerned to use a standing if I was going jumping, unless it was really loose, but it wouldn't do much good if it was!!

 

[connemaras]

rosiie your always a big help, thnk-you v.much, im still finding out what he was hunted in before, so if he was hunted in a running, then i will use a running, hopfully i will not be frowned upon if i use my jumping standing! lok forward to my 1st meet!!

 

[CrazyMare]

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In Essex a standing is looked at with horror, but up in KLeicestereshire they seem quite common.

I had never noticed the number of standings here until after you mentioned that and counted 5+ today, and thats definatly Leicestershire hunting with the Quorn

 

[SueAllen]

One of our lot changed her running to a standing, mid hunt, by tying the rings to her horse's noseband! We don't much what goes here in deepest, darkest Norfolk! :grin:

But then we don't jump much.

Also agree that having something to hang on to in difficult situations is a very good thing! I

 

[connemaras]

thank you all for your help, the girl who i ride with used to own him and she said her and the old owners (after my friend and before me) hunted him in a standing, so i know he will be fine in that area, now just a case of staying away from the masta incase he telss me off!! lol im such a wimp!!!