Re: [RC] biothane breastplates (or collars, or whatever the right term is...) - Jody Rogers-Buttram
Cindy,
We have all kinds of materials in a wide range of breastcollars. If it's been made, I probably own one or two, or three. I have found that the biothane WITHOUT the padding works the best. I have two with padding, and the padding has chaffed the horses before. Not enough to hurt anything or be noticable during the ride, but after, like the next day, there will be little flakes of skin that shed off from the friction. The plain ones (which cost less) work the best. Nylon never has bothered them, but it is a pain to keep from getting stiff, old and crappy. I buy only plain biothane now. Never had a problem with them digging into the horses either.
Hope this helps.
Jody
--- On Thu, 8/13/09, Cindy Stafford <cjstaf@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Cindy Stafford <cjstaf@xxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] biothane breastplates (or collars, or whatever the right term is...) To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 2:24 PM
OK, am shopping for a new breastcollar for pony #2. I know gajillions of endurance riders use biothane, but it looks to me like it would dig into the horses muscles...? Anyone ever have problems with rubs or anything with them?
I have one I use now, but its HUGE and really does nothing more than give a place for the martingale to hang from, so am going to try and get a properly sized one (thought I ordered a cob size, but doesn't appear so...). But am debating do I get a plain biothane one, or do I get one with the padding underneath, or should I just go with one of the neoprene ones. Would like to stick with the biothane if I don't have to worry about it causing problems...
Opinions? And who seems to have the best prices...?
