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| It sounds like it might be what Sharon Camarrilo teaches at her clinics. It's a very useful tool. |
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Location: The South | Was it like this? This is called a "cowboy martingale" on the site I found.
This is is what it said:
Many martingales have rings that slide on the reins. The cowboy martingale attaches through slits in the split reins and runs through the outside rings of a snaffle bit before attaching to the front cinch. The purpose of this device is not to inhibit forward motion, but helps control extraneous motion such as head throwing, pulling the head away from the rider, shying, bolting, running away, turning back, etc. Obviously, there are specific times and places for its use.
http://www.cowboyshowcase.com/cowboy-martingale.html
Edited by LindsayJordan84 2015-01-16 9:00 PM
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Location: USA | spotnapp - 2015-01-16 4:52 PM I am no artist by NO MEANS and I'm not telling my age either lol.......but is this how it looked......with a seperate line running from either side from the cinch d ring, through the bit ring, and ten back between the legs to the cinch ring? The red and blue on the lines is to show a separate line for each side. This is how I'm picturing it?????
It was like this except it didn't hook onto the sides of the horse. It just went from the D ring on the center of the cinch up through the bit rings and tied back to the string that is attached to the D-ring. |
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| Draw reins, can be hooked to the girth between the legs, or,the saddle d rings or,thenbreast strap ds. i have seen straps the go across the head and tie below tye rings on a snaffle and then go between the legs to inhibit a horse from routihg. The german martingale that attaches around thensnaffle. Then you have several different bit setters by different companies. |
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Location: Cedartown, Ga. | Dreamingofcans - 2015-01-16 10:18 PM spotnapp - 2015-01-16 4:52 PM I am no artist by NO MEANS and I'm not telling my age either lol.......but is this how it looked......with a seperate line running from either side from the cinch d ring, through the bit ring, and ten back between the legs to the cinch ring? The red and blue on the lines is to show a separate line for each side. This is how I'm picturing it????? It was like this except it didn't hook onto the sides of the horse. It just went from the D ring on the center of the cinch up through the bit rings and tied back to the string that is attached to the D-ring.
I gotcha now. 
I dont think I recall seeing a set up like this either. Since it only attaches from the girth to the bit, and not through the reins in any way, I can only see it being used as a form of tie-down; but not a very safe one.
As a side note I was only this thinking out loud ( which tends to get me in trouble  ) on my opinion about it being dangerous and unsafe, and wasn't assuming you were going to try to use this set-up yourself. 
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Location: USA | spotnapp - 2015-01-16 10:38 PM Dreamingofcans - 2015-01-16 10:18 PM spotnapp - 2015-01-16 4:52 PM I am no artist by NO MEANS and I'm not telling my age either lol.......but is this how it looked......with a seperate line running from either side from the cinch d ring, through the bit ring, and ten back between the legs to the cinch ring? The red and blue on the lines is to show a separate line for each side. This is how I'm picturing it????? It was like this except it didn't hook onto the sides of the horse. It just went from the D ring on the center of the cinch up through the bit rings and tied back to the string that is attached to the D-ring.
I dont think I recall seeing a set up like this either. Since it only attaches from the girth to the bit, and not through the reins in any way, I can only see it being used as a form of tie-down; but not a very safe one.
As a side note I was only this thinking out loud ( which tends to get me in trouble ) on my opinion about it being dangerous and unsafe, and wasn't assuming you were going to try to use this set-up yourself.
Oh gosh no it's fine! I don't think it's a safe contraption either. Lol. I had an idea on what it was for, but wasn't sure if it was more common in other parts. Thanks for your help! |
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That's just a German martingale with split reins.
I saw some pretty messed up head gear from showing pleasure horses, but whatever this was doesn't sound nice or safe :-/ |
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Location: USA | OhMax - 2015-01-17 10:18 AM
That's just a German martingale with split reins.
I saw some pretty messed up head gear from showing pleasure horses, but whatever this was doesn't sound nice or safe :-/
It's not a German martingale. |
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Location: Cedartown, Ga. | I think she was referring to LindsayJordan84's pic. ;) |
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| Dreamingofcans - 2015-01-17 3:24 PM
OhMax - 2015-01-17 10:18 AM
That's just a German martingale with split reins.
I saw some pretty messed up head gear from showing pleasure horses, but whatever this was doesn't sound nice or safe :-/
It's not a German martingale.
Sorry, I was trying to quote and copy the picture of the steel gray horse that was posted, not answering your question, idk why the other post didn't quote.
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Location: USA | OhMax - 2015-01-17 10:49 PM Dreamingofcans - 2015-01-17 3:24 PM OhMax - 2015-01-17 10:18 AM That's just a German martingale with split reins. I saw some pretty messed up head gear from showing pleasure horses, but whatever this was doesn't sound nice or safe :-/ It's not a German martingale. Sorry, I was trying to quote and copy the picture of the steel gray horse that was posted, not answering your question, idk why the other post didn't quote.
It's ok! =)
I tried quoting and copying a picture the other day and it did the same thing. |
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Location: Da Booshes | I think I know what your talking about, it's usually used for horses that take their nose away from you, nose rooting straight out. Never seen it used in public though more of an old school, at home device. Most of the time it only needs to be used for a couple times just enough to break the habit then you take it off. Used all the time it would be more of a band-aid than a quick bad habit breaker. |
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