Breast plate

saraa · 04-30-2004, 07:59 AM

i know i this might not me a good question but ive been wondering whats a breast plate used for ??¿¿ and what kind of horse would need one

thank-you red_hors

AQHA1972 · 04-30-2004, 08:02 AM

They are used to keep your saddle from slipping back. Mostly used on horses with low withers and flat backs. Sometimes they are used just for looks.

proBarrel racer · 04-30-2004, 08:04 AM

A breast plate is not actually used to keep a saddle from sliding back. Its real purpose is to stop the saddle from rolling under the horse should the girth become too loose, or break. Many people do, however, use them just for looks. wink

Blistering Winds · 04-30-2004, 08:12 AM

Pro...I"ve always been told it is to keep the saddle from sliding back, IF used properly.

Unless you have a back girth attached, the function of it turning doesn't work very well. Our girth broke and my husband landed in FRONT of the horse because of the breast plate. He learned after that to make sure the back girth is attached instead of being lazy and not putting it on.

AQHA1972 · 04-30-2004, 08:15 AM

Breast Plates The breastplate is used to keep your saddle from sliding back. It does this by anchoring around the horses neck and chest.

Australian Breastplates
The stockmans breastplate is an important accessory for your australian saddle. It will help stop your saddle sliding backwards if riding in steep and hilly terain and will also help stop the saddle moving side to side.

Both inserts found on the internet

<small>[ April 30, 2004, 08:16 AM: Message edited by: AQHA1972 ]</small>

sunsetacres · 04-30-2004, 08:23 AM

A lot of people that trail ride use them. It helps to keep everything where it belongs when climbing hills. It is especially useful on racking horses since their natural way of going is somewhat up hill. In western show classes they use them simply as ornimentation (for looks). It used to be required tack(at least in the arab world), along with hobbles and a riatta (ok so I'm dating myself). It is important that when using a breast collar for the purpose it was intended, that it be a good and well made breast collar and that it be fitted properly. If not it could cause problems, rubbing or injury to the horse. Trail riders also use cruppers (the piece that goes from the back of the saddle to under the horses tail, like on a driving harness), this keeps the saddle from ending up on your horses neck when going down hill.

saraa · 04-30-2004, 08:44 AM

ok thatnk-you my horse dont need on i was just wondering how it worked

but i do have one more question if you guys dont mind my horse i ask him to frame and he does it best kind but then sometimes he got it strung right high and theres nothing wrong with his back and i got his teech floated last month would anyone know a surgicle that would get it him out of this horse_on

AQHA1972 · 04-30-2004, 08:46 AM

I don't understand what you're asking.

Blistering Winds · 04-30-2004, 08:49 AM

I don't understand either. Are you talking about the head carriage? He carries his head too high?

proBarrel racer · 04-30-2004, 08:54 AM

Every horsemanship clinic that I have been to stressed the myth of breast collars keeping the saddle from slipping back. They all said that id was used to keep the saddle from going completely under the horse. It saves the saddle, and the horse. If your girth broke, and the saddle ended up in front of the horse, instead of under, then your breast collar did its job! wink

04-30-2004, 07:59 AM	#1
saraa Full Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 146	Breast plate i know i this might not me a good question but ive been wondering whats a breast plate used for ??¿¿ and what kind of horse would need one thank-you red_hors

04-30-2004, 08:12 AM	#4
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,098 Images: 836 Blog Entries: 17	Pro...I"ve always been told it is to keep the saddle from sliding back, IF used properly. Unless you have a back girth attached, the function of it turning doesn't work very well. Our girth broke and my husband landed in FRONT of the horse because of the breast plate. He learned after that to make sure the back girth is attached instead of being lazy and not putting it on. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

04-30-2004, 08:49 AM	#9
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,098 Images: 836 Blog Entries: 17	I don't understand either. Are you talking about the head carriage? He carries his head too high? __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

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04-30-2004, 08:02 AM	#2
AQHA1972 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,599	They are used to keep your saddle from slipping back. Mostly used on horses with low withers and flat backs. Sometimes they are used just for looks.

04-30-2004, 08:04 AM	#3
proBarrel racer Full Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 100	A breast plate is not actually used to keep a saddle from sliding back. Its real purpose is to stop the saddle from rolling under the horse should the girth become too loose, or break. Many people do, however, use them just for looks. wink

04-30-2004, 08:15 AM	#5
AQHA1972 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,599	Breast Plates The breastplate is used to keep your saddle from sliding back. It does this by anchoring around the horses neck and chest. Australian Breastplates The stockmans breastplate is an important accessory for your australian saddle. It will help stop your saddle sliding backwards if riding in steep and hilly terain and will also help stop the saddle moving side to side. Both inserts found on the internet <small>[ April 30, 2004, 08:16 AM: Message edited by: AQHA1972 ]</small>

04-30-2004, 08:23 AM	#6
sunsetacres Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 568 Images: 13	A lot of people that trail ride use them. It helps to keep everything where it belongs when climbing hills. It is especially useful on racking horses since their natural way of going is somewhat up hill. In western show classes they use them simply as ornimentation (for looks). It used to be required tack(at least in the arab world), along with hobbles and a riatta (ok so I'm dating myself). It is important that when using a breast collar for the purpose it was intended, that it be a good and well made breast collar and that it be fitted properly. If not it could cause problems, rubbing or injury to the horse. Trail riders also use cruppers (the piece that goes from the back of the saddle to under the horses tail, like on a driving harness), this keeps the saddle from ending up on your horses neck when going down hill.

04-30-2004, 08:44 AM	#7
saraa Full Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 146	ok thatnk-you my horse dont need on i was just wondering how it worked but i do have one more question if you guys dont mind my horse i ask him to frame and he does it best kind but then sometimes he got it strung right high and theres nothing wrong with his back and i got his teech floated last month would anyone know a surgicle that would get it him out of this horse_on

04-30-2004, 08:46 AM	#8
AQHA1972 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,599	I don't understand what you're asking.

04-30-2004, 08:54 AM	#10
proBarrel racer Full Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 100	Every horsemanship clinic that I have been to stressed the myth of breast collars keeping the saddle from slipping back. They all said that id was used to keep the saddle from going completely under the horse. It saves the saddle, and the horse. If your girth broke, and the saddle ended up in front of the horse, instead of under, then your breast collar did its job! wink