The Kinds Types Of Horse Martingales ? Sports and Recreation

A standing martingale is mostly attached to the girth?s middle, passing up between the front legs of the pony and attaching to the lower part of the noseband. Among martingales, this version is the most restricting. A pony using a standing martingale is more likely to fall, if it unexpectedly loses its balance, because its freedom of movement is significantly limited. But this version of martingale, which applies pressure to the nose, gives the rider a superior means of control. Flat competitions do not allow martingales, though you can use them in jumping competitions and while playing polo.

Running martingale do not give the rider as much control as the standing versions, but because they are not fixed, they are less restrictive. The rider can use them as a safer aid. The running martingale is fixed to the bottom of the girth and rises between the horses front legs, it splits into two straps with each rein passing through an end ring fixed to each of these straps.

The rider can control the limit of downward pressure he or she applies to the mouth thru the reins and the bit. The pony doesn?t feel any pressure when it holds its head right. ?rein stops? are used to prevent the running martingale?s rings from snagging on the horse?s bit.

All martingales must be handled with uttermost care, particularly when first introduced to a horse. You should keep in mind that horses have instincts which make them resist pressure and anything strange on their heads. They may even panic and violently throw their heads backwards against the pressure source; this can result in them falling over backwards.

The German martingale, also called Market Harborough, works much the same as a running martingale, but is generally not held to be legal, and so is used in coaching only. It originates at the girth, goes up between the horse?s front legs and forks into two. These two straps go through the bit rings before they are attached to other rings on reins that are specially suited. The German martingale allows greater range compared to the running and the standing martingales.

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