I did one earlier post about breastplates, but recently I've been oggling breastplates again since I'm stuck inside with the rain and I've been (somewhat) diligently doing homework. I want one. The problem is that there are
so many! I thought I knew which one I wanted (an Antares one) but then researching further, I found a
ton of neat breastplates!
Personally, I love weird/different looking breasplates. Here's an accumulation of all of the ones that I like.
First, the basic 3-point breastplates. My personal requirements are that they have a wither strap, elastic inserts and clips to attach to d-rings.
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| Antares Leather Breastplate |
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| Vespucci Jumper Breastplate |
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| Passier Marcus Ehning Breasplate |
Then there's the 5-point Breastplates. Personally, I don't like fleece.
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| Passier Auriga Breastplate |
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| Voltaire Convertible Breastplate |
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| Passier Corvus Breastplate |
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| Five Star Tack Five Point Breastplate. |
What do you think? If you could choose one of these breastplates, which one would you choose? Do you have one of these and how do you like it?
I like a breastplate and use one. The one I use is a simple - I started to say hunter style - I guess jumper style. No sheepskin or fancy shapes. I attach a running martingale to it. If I was running upper levels of eventing I would look at the 5 point style, I think they look more secure under stress.
ReplyDeleteOne of my personal pet peeves is lower level horses going around decked out like they are doing Advanced. I think the equipment needs to be functional, which is different for the different levels.
But I like to look too. :-)
Lol, I'm with Barbara. I like having good, functional tack, but I try not to dress above my level. Yes, a 5 point breastplate is cool on an upper level horse, but do I need it to do intro on my saddle that really doesn't move? No...
ReplyDeleteHope you find what you're looking for.
I adore my Voltaire. Plus, it can look and behave like a "normal" 3-point breastplate with a few adjustments.
ReplyDeleteBut at what point are you "allowed" to wear a 5-point breastplate? I hope to work my way up to Prelim and eventually Training. I don't want to buy a breastplate now and then later wish I had gotten a 5-point. Plus, a breastplate that attaches to the girth holds the saddle in place much better than a 3-point, irregardless of if the jumps are "small" (and no matter how well the saddle fits). Just my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteSuzie - I looove the Voltaire one. I've been drooling over it ever since I saw it on your blog :) I hope they have a sale at the end of the year, that way I could buy it as an x-mas present to myself!