help with breastplate!!!

[[katie]]

hi, im quite new here and I need a bit of help please!!
im buying my horse an elasticated breastplate but am not sure what size she will need! shes a 15.2hh id x tb, and im not sure whether she will need cob size or full size.

this is like tho one im going to get...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BNWT-F-S-ELASTIC-EVENT-BREASTPLATE-MARTINGALE-BLACK_W0QQitemZ290214689792QQihZ019QQcategoryZ47296QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

has anyone got any experience of these, whether they are any good or how the sizing comes up please!!

any help is appreciated thanks!!

[charlotte+jill!]

gives measurements so mearure your horse :D all makes r diff!

ive brought breastplates before .... cob didnt fit my 15hh in one make but my kate negus full one is tiny bit big on my 16.2hh!...... all differs

[Daffy Dilly]

Probably cob, but I would measure to be on the safe side.

[[katie]]

thanks 4 your replies!

the thing is im not buying that one off ebay, that was just to show the style and the one iv seen doesnt give measurements:rolleyes:

anyone got any good ones they can recommend too?

[Iron Maiden]

In a moment of madness I bought a Jeffries Competition Breastplate for Mrs P, it's one of those superduper eventing ones that's sort of half breastplate & half breast girth. It's absolutely lush! Unfortunately it isn't overly big despite being full size & doesn't fit her very well at all - she's 16.2 so no elephant. I've got a new saddle that is very forward cut and I've ordered an anatomical girth that sits further forward too, so it may fit better with that gear. Fingers crossed :rolleyes: But if you're tempted to get one of them (for £:eek:) I'd deffo go for a full size.

Here she is wearing it :):) Any excuse to post one of my fave pics ;)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o233/rancidprong/xc.jpg

[coyote]

i know a slightly smaller cob that it might fit IM, if it ever needs a new home.;):D

[Iron Maiden]

Oooh now I'll bear Nelly in mind ;) It would look fab on him :) Hoping to sort it though :cool:

[Daffy Dilly]

Daffy has a full size Sabre breastplate, but he has a bigger front than a lot of horses I know ;)

[coyote]

Nelly has an english leather hunter breast plate,its lovely,however he is only 15hh and his is full size.:o
dunno if this helps.:D

[[katie]]

thanks everyone!
iron maiden, that is lovely, if only i wasnt on a budget!!
i think im going to go for full size just incase and hopefully can punch a few extra holes in if its too big! :D

[eventerbabe]

my 15.2hh cob needs a full sized breastplate. He's big around the shoulders and the chest, but then i find the straps that attach to the D-rings are too short :rolleyes: but easy enough to punch a few holes in it. I've the barnsby FTS breastplate, the eventing model. Can't recomend it highly enough, but it's a hefty price tag. I won might for nowt coz i named the breastplate :D

http://www.barnsby.com/bridlery/fts_freeflow_breastplate/?RangeID=5