Eureka Stockmans Breastplate

Eureka Stockmans Breastplate

Stockmans Breastplate

A classic breastplate for English riding campdrafting or stockwork the stockmans or hunting breastplate is the most common type.

It consists of a yoke with a neck and wither strap a breast strap at the bottom of the yoke which runs through the horses front legs and attaches to the girth and two straps at the top of the yoke which attach to the D-rings of a saddle. There are buckles for adjusting the size of the yoke as well as the length of the straps which attach to the saddle and girth. The hunting breastplate not only helps to prevent the saddle from slipping but also may be used to attach a Market Harborough or standing and running martingales which are clipped or buckled onto a ring at the chest.