The Bell Busk Saddlery Hawk 5 point V Check Breastplate with Running Martingale attachment is absolutely stunning quality, superbly handmade from the highest quality leather hides, carefully selected English sheepskin and with either solid brass or silver polished fittings. It fully complements both the Arena and Leisure ranges of saddles and bridles and is a real thing of beauty.
The new Hawk model boasts supremely soft and supple leather which is still just as tough and durable as you would expect. It has the highest quality metalwork which is both functional and highly aesthetically pleasing and luxurious sheepskin padding. All this provides an incredibly special product.
This breastplate is widely used by International event riders who need the comfort that their saddle is not going to move under any conditions and who also need to ensure that their horse's comfort (and therefore performance) is not going to be hampered. Whether you are a serious competitor or a happy hacker, this breastplate offers you the security and confidence to tackle any terrain safely.
The Hawk 5 point V Check breastplate offers more security than a conventional breastplate as it has the addition of straps going back to the girth straps, as well as the saddle D rings, effectively giving you the security of a conventional breastplate and breast girth in one beautiful piece. It comprises a softly padded strap across the horse's withers with straps going back to the D rings of the saddle. These clip fasten onto the D rings to reduce bulk and faff and are both full adjustable. The sides of the neck piece which run round the horse's neck are made of extra strong, double thickness elastic for freedom of movement during galloping and jumping, these then fold back at mid pointand are attached to the girth straps via adjustable leather straps for ultimate saddle stability. The fold points are thickly padded with real sheepskin for ultimate comfort to the horse, these sheepskin pads are removable for cleaning. The lower part of the neck straps are leather and are padded in soft leather. The girth strap is padded in leather where it runs along the horse's breast then finishes in more adjustment between the horse's legs. There is a pad backing the buckle so that grease (if you use it) or the horse's sweat do not interfere with the buckle itself.
This breastplate also comes with a detachable clip fastening running martingale (so you can quickly put it on after the dressage), each branch of the martingale is individually adjustable which is brilliant if you have a slightly one-sided horse. And the point that the martingale joins the chest ring is also sheepskin padded. The elastic on this item is black with a fine yellow stripe and the sheepskin is natural, creamy coloured.
The Hawk 5 point V Check Breastplate is available in Black, London or Brown and in Pony, Cob/Full and Extra Full size. The Bell Busk Saddlery 5 Point V Check Breastplate is available with solid brass fittings or highly polished silver finish ones. The black breastplate has black elastic with a fine stripe top and bottom, the brown breastplate has brown elastic with the stripes.
