standing martingale?

peachy · 12-20-2004, 09:23 AM

Just wondering how a standing should fit? It should be long enough to reach where the horse's head and neck meet..?

zorse · 12-20-2004, 09:37 AM

Usually you want it to just be able to touch the neck when the horse is standing with it's head at a natural height.

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 12-20-2004, 11:14 AM

i read in a magazine that when u pull it up w/ one finger to their throat latch it should be like an inch or 2 away from it.

BBJ

Blistering Winds · 12-20-2004, 11:20 AM

The way we fit tie downs, if , in relaxed head, you can touch the throatlatch with the strap. No tighter, no looser. It should snug up to it.

In english, I was under the impression it is the same.

SammyDoodle · 12-20-2004, 12:59 PM

The aim is to prevent your horse putting his head above the angle of control - not to strap his head down so when it is fastned to the girth and noseband you should be able to push it up into the gullet.

It must only be attached to a cavesson noseband - or the cavesson part of a flash noseband - if you attach to a drop noseband it affects the breathing.

peachy · 12-20-2004, 01:12 PM

thanks! I usually ride in a running martingale so i just wanted to make sure i fit the standing correctly.

mustang_dodger · 12-21-2004, 07:45 PM

it should be able to touch the horses throat latch, but not to tight or to loose.

Lou3 · 12-22-2004, 09:55 AM

if you go by pony club guidlines when the martingale is attached to the cavasson part of the noseband it should also be able to touch the throatlatch when pushed upwards. however in my experience this does not really prevent the horse putting its head high enough to completely evade the bit or stop it throwing its head high enough to hit you in the face. I usually adjust it so it fits to these guidelines and then tighten it two holes.
Lou

12-20-2004, 09:23 AM	#1
peachy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 10	standing martingale? Just wondering how a standing should fit? It should be long enough to reach where the horse's head and neck meet..?

12-20-2004, 09:37 AM	#2
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,607 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 332	Usually you want it to just be able to touch the neck when the horse is standing with it's head at a natural height. __________________ "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson

12-20-2004, 11:14 AM	#3
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N.Granby, Connecticut Posts: 11,058 Images: 424	i read in a magazine that when u pull it up w/ one finger to their throat latch it should be like an inch or 2 away from it. BBJ __________________ Semper Paratus Fiona's First Class-Oldenburg/Arabian mare Waldemar-Hanoverian gelding Illusive Legacy-Miniature filly

12-20-2004, 11:20 AM	#4
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	The way we fit tie downs, if , in relaxed head, you can touch the throatlatch with the strap. No tighter, no looser. It should snug up to it. In english, I was under the impression it is the same. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

12-21-2004, 07:45 PM	#7
mustang_dodger Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Illinios Posts: 17,293 Images: 469	it should be able to touch the horses throat latch, but not to tight or to loose. __________________ Proud owner of Smart Devil a registered appendix, registered paint mare Eye's White Feather, and a breeding stock paint filly Firefly. I HAVE BEEN SPLATTED TWICE!

12-20-2004, 12:59 PM	#5
SammyDoodle Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,282 Images: 67 Blog Entries: 1	The aim is to prevent your horse putting his head above the angle of control - not to strap his head down so when it is fastned to the girth and noseband you should be able to push it up into the gullet. It must only be attached to a cavesson noseband - or the cavesson part of a flash noseband - if you attach to a drop noseband it affects the breathing.

12-20-2004, 01:12 PM	#6
peachy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 10	thanks! I usually ride in a running martingale so i just wanted to make sure i fit the standing correctly.

12-22-2004, 09:55 AM	#8
Lou3 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 7,530 Images: 32 Blog Entries: 1	if you go by pony club guidlines when the martingale is attached to the cavasson part of the noseband it should also be able to touch the throatlatch when pushed upwards. however in my experience this does not really prevent the horse putting its head high enough to completely evade the bit or stop it throwing its head high enough to hit you in the face. I usually adjust it so it fits to these guidelines and then tighten it two holes. Lou __________________ Save the Earth . . . it's the only planet with chocolate FFFL

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