What is a german olympic martingale?

Question

and what is its purpose? plz explain i need to know pretty quick, thanx

Answer 1

a martingale helps to keep the horse from putting his head too far down or up! idk what the german olympic part is

Answer 2

It works the same as draw reins; except the matingale allows you to only worry about one rein instead of two and prevents you from riding off the draw rein.

The martingale goes up through the bit and snaps to the reins with the rings. This creates a head set and causes the horse to flex his neck.  When you pull back on the rein the horse fells a downward pressure as well as backward pressure. How much of each depends on which ring you attach the martingale to. The further back you attach the martingale the more downward pressure he will feel.

Answer 3

Think of a "German Martingale" as a cross between a running martingale and draw reins.

Your reins have small dee rings on them, that the V part of the martingale attachs to the girthat the bottom of the "V", then up through the rings of the bit, then to the dee rings on the reins.  The farther back toward the rider's hands that you snap the V to, the more severe the pressure it applies to bring the horse's head down and IN toward it's chest.

Answer 4

Its a type of Running Martingale - The top piece goes around the neck to prevent the horses head from dropping to low - the leathers with rings keep the head from going up - by applying pressure to the reins which in turn apply's pressure to the bit.

It provides rider with unusual control with minimal pressure. Martingale ends pass through rings of bit and snap onto dees on reins.

Here is a link so you can see how its different then other martingales! http://www.chicksaddlery.com/Merchant2/m...