Raised Running Martingale
Ok I still dont understand- martingale help !?
Ok , show hunter/ jumper but mainly hunter. I always see alot of people in my over fence classes wearing a martingale, and I want to get one BUT idk what kind to get. Standing or Running? Flat or Raised? What even IS the difference. All I know is that someone said that one of them is really dangerous- and obivously dont want that one. Also- if you know of the good brands and kind that works for all you hunter/jumpers I would love to know =]. ALSO how do you put them on? Like where does it attatch?
please note: I was told it makes your horse look more "put together" and I am going to buy one. Please just answer my question if you know.
OK OK OK. Not buying one. Now everyone can stop aruguing against each other on "whose right and whose wrong" Apparently you all have different thoughts on martingales and what they are and where they are used. My horse already does well- like I said I only wanted one to LOOK PRETTY, if it didnt cost him pain or disability.
A) Why are you buying a martingale? Does your horse need one, or are you buying it because a lot of othe rpeople have it? It is GOOD if your horse doens't need a martingale!
B) What is your horses natural headset? I rode a TB that wouldn't bend his neck for anything, he looked like a WP horse, but the hunter judges at A and AA shows liked it.
C) Running martingales are only used in jumper classes to prevent the horse's head from getting too high. The good thing about these is that the rider essentially controls thow tight they are by how tight his reins are, so when he releases over the jumps, the horse is free to use his head.
Standing martingales are used in hunter classes, and are always the same tightness. Though they are permissable, if it came down to you and another girl to win the class and it was very close, they judge might pick the other girl if she wasn't using a martingale. They should, at no times, be used in flat classes.
D) As for flat vs. raised, I prefer raised. It's all decorational. However, rasied are a bit more traditional for the hunter ring.
E) Martingales consist of a ring that goes around the horse's neck and rest above the withers. This is used so that when the horse lowers his head, he doesn't trip over the rest. There is another strap that runs through the ring, with two ends. One end connects to the girth. You slide it so that it is in the middle of the girth, and then you buckle the girth. It should rest in the middle of the horse's belly, and come up between the two front legs. (For standing continue on, for running, skip the next paragraph)
From there, STANDING martingale run up and connect to the bottom of the nose band. Basically, there is a leather strap running from the belly to the bottom of the nose.
http://www.brighteyesandbobtails.co.uk/acatalog/444G_Standing_martingale.JPG
From there, RUNNING martingales split into two straps (it looks like a Y). Each strap is run through a rein. With running martingales, you should use stoppers to prevent the two straps to run up to the bit.
http://www.uksaddlery.com/usrimage/4120.jpg (This is a good running martingale with stoppers, the next pictures has no stoppers, which once again, I don't reccomend, but it show the martingale better.) https://ssl5.lon.gb.securedata.net/toptack.co.uk/merchantmanager/images/uploads/JW8-MARTINGALE_lrg.jpg
F) Putting on a standing martingale. Put the loop around the horses neck, with the ennd of the strap with the biggest loop closest to the horse's belly. Next put on the saddle so that the girth is connected to the saddle on one side, but not the other. Run the big end of the strap through the girth, and then buckle the girth as usual. Next, put on the bridle. Take the other end of the strap, put it through the bottom of the nose band, and buckle the nose band. Tah-dah.
For a running martingale, first you have to unhook the reins from each other. Run one end of each of the short "Y" straps through one rein each. Then connect the reins. Hold the bridle and the martingale together. Put the martingale and reins over the horses neck AT THE SAME TIME, then give the horse the bit and go one with bridling him. Next put on his saddle, and attch the other end of the strap to the girth in the same way as with the standing martingale.
G) Fitting the martingale: The only way that I have ever heard is with standing. Once the martingale is attached, and the horse tacked up, use your hand and pull the strap of the martingale up so the it touches the horse's neck. If it is the correct length, it should run along the neck from the chin to the chest with no tightness or looseness. I don't know how to fit running martingales, and you should always have a professional check to make sure it fits correctly.
H) If it were me, if my horse's headset was already pretty good, I would just use a martingale to school in. There is also a bungee, which is similar to a standing martingale, but not really. It isn't allowed in the show ring, but in my opinion, it is a great schooling accessory. It strengthens neck muscles and promotes good headset.
If you have more questions, feel free to email me!!
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