browbands ?????????

[jemma]

sorry to be so boring guys but i have some questions about browbands.

well basically i want to buy one for the forth coming shows and want to know how much i should be paying for one ( want a really blinging fancy one !)

also how many inches is full size ?? and also any colour sugestions to make my dark bay (but getting lighter ) handsome 16.2 tb geding look even more attractive ?

thanks all x

[jemma]

anybody ??????

[Daffy Dilly]

Depends how blingy you want really. I wouldn't go over the top though, he's a horse not a show pony, and I assume you'll be doing riding horse classes so it needs to be tasteful. For a good but not OTT one, in the region of £30 I imagine.

A lot of people go for reds and blues and golds on bays, or I quite like yellows and navys, email Pretty Ponies or similar with a picture and see what they suggest. Full size is 16", but measure your existing one to be sure, as some browbands come as 15.5"

[ponylover88]

Originally Posted by Daffy Dilly

Full size is 16", but measure your existing one to be sure, as some browbands come as 15.5"

And ive had one at 18"!!
Ive just ordered a nice browband from my tack shop - black leather (dont know what make) with 2 lines of bright pink diamontes in for my grey mare. Its well nice. Saw it in the shop before she was mine (wasnt going to tempt fate) but as soon as we had bought her, i went down to buy it and they had sold it that day!
The woman who i know very well who works in there (keep our horses practically together) sold it and said she was sorry!

Luckily for me, shes the same sized stuff as my old horse, except in rugs.

What sort of shows are you planning on doing? Actual showing or dressage/show jumping etc?

I like burgundy on bays, and chestnuts too as Snip kindly pointed out for over a year!

[jemma]

Thanks for the replies i will measure it tonight and let everyone no if my jack has a big head !!

Originally Posted by ponylover88

What sort of shows are you planning on doing? Actual showing or dressage/show jumping etc?

were just doing a few local things as i havent had jack long and i got him in quite a neglected state - i didnt even want to post pics of him

i walked him up around are nearest show last week (2mins away ) and he was fine so going to take him in some ridden classes and mabe jumping i will post a pic on here tonight as i have had a few people say to put him in hunter but i think he is to light boned

thanks guys

[Showing Mad]

If it is a show hunter class, you will fine most of the ponies/horse in the calsses are fine boned. Where as if the class is hunter type this is when the horse with more bone will enter.

If you are entering hunter classes you should have a plain browband not a coloured one, if its showhunter classes then you are allowed coloured ones but these are mostly seen on ponies.

Good luck with you showing. Look forward to seeing the pictures of him.

SM xxx

[Daffy Dilly]

If it's a show hunter class it's exactly the same as a hunter class. The difference is between the weights and heights (ie ponies, intermediates, smalls and then light, medium, heavy) and then the working hunter.

If it has hunter in the title it means plain workmanlike tack. Ridden horse classes you can wear show browbands, show browbands are correct attire for RIDING Horse classes, and riding horse is a type slightly lighter than a hunter.

You can probably enter both unless he's really light, most people do at local level, and it's just a case of changing browband.

[jemma]

ok then this is jack

he isnt really really light but is a quite fine horse. he still needs some building up of muscles in his back end and top line but was hoping he would be basically there in a month as i have only had him 3 months and he has improved loads - ive had people tasking me if i had got a new horse who had saw jack 3 months ago !!

ill post a piccy tonight

[jemma]

also has anybody got any good ideas for show names ??? i think id quite like to in corperate (sp) hs really nam jack - but not to bothered

decided just to add it on here rather than starting up a whole new thread