How come some people use breastgirths when going cross country and others do not? What does it do? Does it prevent the saddle from slipping, does it slow down the horse? Just wondering why some riders use them and some do not. I also apologize for my very many posts lately...I have not been around since like last year and I'm glad to be back
Oh an breast collar, I kind of assumed you meant that. But they keep your saddle from slipping back, and that's about it. Only some horses use them because only some horses need them.
I don't use one because they can choke a horse if the horse's movement is wrong and/or the tack is ajusted wrong. You can't get a breastplate that wrong. And the 5-points kinda do the job of both a breastplate and a breastgirth.
I've never heard that BreastGirths can choke a horse. That rumour must belong in the same category as SMB's offer too much support and your horse becomes dependant on them - load of nonsence.
Exactly, MIE. The only *plausible* way I can see that happening is if you have a non-elastic breast collar attached to the saddle dees, not the billets, very tightly and the horse is trying to graze.
Yep, so can an incorrectly adjusted flash, figure 8, cavesson, breast plate - anything can harm your horse if put on incorrectly or used incorrectly. Even saddles.
I'm pretty sure a breastgirth, like a croop or things of that manner, are there to act as "Plan B" for a slippery saddle, so I would think they should be adjusted tight enough to just reinforce a saddle if it slipped, not HOLD the saddle while it's already steadied with a girth. You'd think if your breastplate was pushing into your horse's chest you'd notice something was wrong...
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