breat collars

Love2TrailRide · 02-13-2005, 04:29 PM

Can any horse use a breat collar? I got a breat collar with my saddle (it was like a saddle set) and didn't know if i could use it or not. Does it do any harm? Whats the purpose exactly?

SunBun · 02-13-2005, 04:34 PM

They're usually used to keep the saddle from slipping back, or if you use a tie down or something like that, they hold the strap close to the horse's chest so he won't trip on it.

You can use it, I think they look good on horses!!

Apryle & Rayne · 02-13-2005, 04:36 PM

just like sunbun said
but make sure u dont tie it too high to impare the horses breathing and dont tie it to tight either cuz it rubs there shoulders.

Lavender444 · 02-13-2005, 04:37 PM

The only time it can do harm is if it is not sized correctly to the horse. If it is not positioned well it will interfer with shoulder movement. I don't know if you ride English or Western, but either way breast collars belong on the D rings, not connected to the ring your chinch is on (for a western saddle)

I personally like how breast collars look.

Love2TrailRide · 02-13-2005, 04:51 PM

i like how they look too. I would have my trainer look at it first as I dont want her to get sores from it rubbing or anything. I may put it on to see how it looks, but thats about it. Thanks guys!

Super Step · 02-13-2005, 09:57 PM

I use them. I feel like they give me more security. Timed event riders and ropers use them all the time.

Their original purpose was to keep the saddle from flipping over if the front cinch broke. They were designed to be used in conjunction with a back cinch. If the front girth/cinch broke and the rear one held, the saddle will not come off.

KellyJean · 02-14-2005, 06:03 AM

Is breast a star-ed out word? We know that they're breast-collars, and not breat collars, right?

I use one with my mare, as my saddle tends to slip back. I made sure that I had help adjusting it (and asked more than one person until I felt like I had enough knowledge about it). I like how it fits my mare, and I like how I feel more secure with it, knowing that my saddle isn't going to slip around a lot.

However, I don't like to use them just for the sake of using them. That's just more equipment to deal with when you're tacking up and untacking. It's just money that you spend that you don't need to. It's just time that you waste when you don't need to. But, I'm a minimalist when it comes to equipment for my horses. If I need it, I get it, but if I don't need it, then I don't spend money on it. Otherwise, I'd be thousands in debt

Kelly

equineluver14 · 02-14-2005, 07:47 AM

I don't ride western too often, but when I do I like to use a breast collar especially if i'm doing some REALLY heavy duty trail riding especially when I'm riding up and down very steep hills.

SunBun · 02-14-2005, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Step

Their original purpose was to keep the saddle from flipping over if the front cinch broke. They were designed to be used in conjunction with a back cinch. If the front girth/cinch broke and the rear one held, the saddle will not come off.

Wow, I never knew that. I always thought they were just to keep the saddle from slipping back. Learn something new everyday!!

02-13-2005, 04:29 PM	#1
Love2TrailRide Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,703 Images: 116	breat collars Can any horse use a breat collar? I got a breat collar with my saddle (it was like a saddle set) and didn't know if i could use it or not. Does it do any harm? Whats the purpose exactly?

02-13-2005, 09:57 PM	#6
Super Step Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,787 Images: 226 Blog Entries: 50	I use them. I feel like they give me more security. Timed event riders and ropers use them all the time. Their original purpose was to keep the saddle from flipping over if the front cinch broke. They were designed to be used in conjunction with a back cinch. If the front girth/cinch broke and the rear one held, the saddle will not come off. __________________ I have never had a horse lie to me. Dodging Snowballs I have been NOEL’ed. Blessed Is His Name

02-14-2005, 07:47 AM	#8
equineluver14 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The United States of America! Posts: 783 Images: 5 Blog Entries: 2	I don't ride western too often, but when I do I like to use a breast collar especially if i'm doing some REALLY heavy duty trail riding especially when I'm riding up and down very steep hills. __________________ Some people think you don't have to be an athlete in order to be a rider . . .we know better HORSES: proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!

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02-13-2005, 04:36 PM	#3
Apryle & Rayne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern Ontario Posts: 932 Images: 103	just like sunbun said but make sure u dont tie it too high to impare the horses breathing and dont tie it to tight either cuz it rubs there shoulders.

02-13-2005, 04:37 PM	#4
Lavender444 Full Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 142	The only time it can do harm is if it is not sized correctly to the horse. If it is not positioned well it will interfer with shoulder movement. I don't know if you ride English or Western, but either way breast collars belong on the D rings, not connected to the ring your chinch is on (for a western saddle) I personally like how breast collars look.

02-13-2005, 04:51 PM	#5
Love2TrailRide Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,703 Images: 116	i like how they look too. I would have my trainer look at it first as I dont want her to get sores from it rubbing or anything. I may put it on to see how it looks, but thats about it. Thanks guys!

02-14-2005, 06:03 AM	#7
KellyJean Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Marshfield, Wisconsin Posts: 375	Is breast a star-ed out word? We know that they're breast-collars, and not breat collars, right? I use one with my mare, as my saddle tends to slip back. I made sure that I had help adjusting it (and asked more than one person until I felt like I had enough knowledge about it). I like how it fits my mare, and I like how I feel more secure with it, knowing that my saddle isn't going to slip around a lot. However, I don't like to use them just for the sake of using them. That's just more equipment to deal with when you're tacking up and untacking. It's just money that you spend that you don't need to. It's just time that you waste when you don't need to. But, I'm a minimalist when it comes to equipment for my horses. If I need it, I get it, but if I don't need it, then I don't spend money on it. Otherwise, I'd be thousands in debt Kelly