Other Martingales. There are a handful of other martingale types available, although these are not as commonly used as the Market Harborough, Standing or Running Martingales.
The Irish Martingale is used in horse racing and is designed to prevent the reins from sliding over the horse's head should the rider fall. The Irish martingale does nothing to restrict the horse's head movement and offers no control of the horse for the rider. For this reason, the Irish martingale is sometimes referred to as a semi-martingale. It is simply a short strap that connects both reins together in front of the horse's neck.
Shop Irish Martingales here. It is commonly used for race horses and acts to keep the horse's head low while offering the same safety provided by the Irish martingale. Shop Bib Martingales here. The Hunting Breastplate Martingale is a combination of breastplate, which helps to keep the saddle in place, and either Running or Standing martingale.
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Although both devices achieve the goal of limiting head height, they accomplish it in very different ways. The standing martingale is essentially a strap that attaches the noseband to the girth or breastplate.
A standing martingale is particularly useful for a horse that inverts and tosses its head. I had a mare like that once; she must have been part giraffe because she could get her head in my lap so fast that it was frightening.
It also taught her and pretty quickly that if she flung her head up and back she would be brought up short. One of the great advantages of the standing martingale is that is a self-correcting device that is activated by the horse — it is passive. It is more dangerous than a running martingale because in certain situations it is more restrictive — it cannot be easily loosened and if a horse falls or catches a leg it could be very dangerous.
Standing martingales are not allowed to be used during the cross country phase of eventing competitions for this reason. The running martingale is more complex. It attaches from the girth or breastplate to the reins. Unlike the standing martingale, the running adds leverage to the bit. When the rider pulls on the reins the martingale rings pull down. This adds pressure to the bars of the mouth. There are lots of reasons not to use a standing martingale, especially outside of the hunter ring.
Jumpers can only use a standing martingale in classes under 1. A dressage rider might tell you this equipment serves no purpose and restricts the horse. As a prey animal, horses might panic when they feel resistance of the standing martingale. Poorly adjusted standing martingales can make safety issues which is obvious turnoff. What if the horse loses balance? What if the martingale is too loose, and they get tangled in it after a stumble? A little.
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