HOW TO PUT ON A MARTINGALE (+ Other Tricky Tack!) | Tack Up With Me English | UK Equestrian YouTuber

[@RidingWithRhi]

What other tricky pieces of tack have you been struggling with (or fondly remember struggling with in the past!)?

[@sarahj9900]

I used to always find that I would put my close contact saddle way too far back, so I remember going into the ring and my trainer sliding my saddle up by like 6 inches XD (I was never really taught how to tack up unfortunately, I just kind of had to figure it out on my own)

[@RidingWithRhi]

Oh trust me, it still happens to me occasionally! i managed to twist a bit and have my instructor call that out a few months ago + help me set it right. I had taken it off to add the rubber bit guards and put it back on backwards - it was a new bit i hadn't used before so i got confused! Trainers are the best!

[@rosieferguson75853]

Their is this pony at my stable and she wears like a buckle on her back which attaches to her saddle and then hooks round her tail do you know what it is ??

[@RidingWithRhi]

Rosie Ferguson yes, that’s called a Crupper. It does a similar thing to the 5 point breastplate you see in this video, but instead of stopping the tack from sliding back (which a breastplate does) a crupper stops a saddle from sliding forwards :)

[@rosieferguson75853]

@@RidingWithRhi Thank you !!!

[@lowbagg]

Exactly what I was looking for. We just started using a 5 point breastplate.

[@connievoyce9057]

Thank you so much, I recently got a new loan horse and he's ridden in a breast plate. I had never used one before so I was quite lost when it came to tacking up!!!

[@tinkerspell4850]

I identify with Ted in the background eating while people in the foreground are working

[@RidingWithRhi]

🤣 Ted is literally like “there she goes again...” 😂

[@daiseecrossland7887]

thank you for this! my pony has only ever needed just a saddle and bridle, so i’ve never really put on harder tack!

[@RidingWithRhi]

My pleasure! It takes a moment to get your head around it.

[@Anna-tj9ef]

Thank you soo much I always struggle with the martingale

[@RidingWithRhi]

My pleasure! I used to find it so hard too. Let me know if you have any questions once you've watched.

[@dianemannion5902]

Umm you have the same name as my friend 😂 hi if you are the anna in 8s message me hi on whatsapp im lottie in 8o im on my mums acc didnt know you rode tho 😂

[@Anna-tj9ef]

Diane Mannion oh I’m not that Anna 😂

[@tahiranawaz2987]

Nice demo. Indeed!

[@rubyrattan7065]

Thanks so much for this. It really helped me with my loan pony x

[@RidingWithRhi]

Glad to hear it !

[@caitlinheal3746]

This is SO helpful! I'm about to hopefully start sharing a horse and having these videos are so comforting!

[@RidingWithRhi]

Congrats on hopefully sharing soon! I’m glad they are helpful. If there are things that pop up along the way that you wish you had a video on, please do let me know💫

[@caitlinheal3746]

@@RidingWithRhi I'd love to see what is in your groom box and a refresher on grooming if possible please!! x

[@RidingWithRhi]

Good suggestion! I’ll try to make a video on it ! X

[@welovebeansahhh280]

Thanks so much for this I’m in my second semester of equine uni and all the horses there have a bunch of different tack the 2 horses I normally ride both have grackles and I’ve always just worked with very basic nose bands so this is very helpful! 😊

[@JB-uc5qp]

I do know how to do this however for anyone that doesn't or didn't your vlog is brilliant very informative and done slowly enough to see what to do. Well done.

[@RidingWithRhi]

Thank you JB! I appreciate it ☺️

[@ada_eq1492]

Thank you, this really helped as I am going to start riding a pony that uses a martingale :)

[@Laigaa]

Tysm, I just started getting into horse riding and I’m learning how to take apart and put together bridals and I chose one with a martengail and it was so confusing ❤

[@yahslionessarisingwatchman2381]

well done and clear instruction, Thank you for posting

[@michelleroche4482]

Great video. Really intuitive.

[@RidingWithRhi]

Thanks Michelle - glad it was helpful ☺

[@alcequestrian]

This was SO helpful! I do know how to rack up but no horses at the yard I ride at wear martingale or grackle bridles! There is only one pony who wears but guards and I can never tack him up because of them! Thank you so much for making this video, I have left it feeling so confident! 😊

[@RidingWithRhi]

Thank you Millie! Bit guards can be a bit fiddly but once you get the hang of them you’ll be great.

[@rosieequestrian3049]

Congrats on 300 subs!❤This video has really helped me i can now put on a martingale for my new horse!!

[@RidingWithRhi]

Thanks Rosie! Glad I could help. Let me know if there's anything else you're struggling with. I have a tack cleaning tutorial in the works, too.

[@rosieequestrian3049]

@@RidingWithRhi ooo okay cant wait!!

[@RidingWithRhi]

As promised! Tack cleaning tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqnFYnx_r56gj8k

[@eq.angelkisses5966]

Love the video 🥰 also I love your horse idk how you keep him so clean 😂

[@RidingWithRhi]

Thank you ❤️ Ohh I don’t ! You should have seen him in the winter 🤣

[@je8655]

Do you have any advice for what boots to wear for riding or stable jobs? Love your videos!

[@RidingWithRhi]

I'm a big fan of muckboots? Equus also have a bunch of different options and I have a 10% off code you can use on top, 'BARD10' - www.equus.co.uk/collections/womens-equestrian-yard-boots

[@nataliazielinska1812]

Thank you so much for this video, it's really helpful x

[@RidingWithRhi]

Natalia Zielinska my pleasure! If there’s anything else you’re struggling with please let me know

[@equestriansquad163]

Can you show us where u buy your tack

[@amy-ds7ms]

really helpful!! :)

[@annaryeng6616]

Hello! This is a bit random, but do you mind me asking what you use to edit your videos? I'm struggling to find a good editor. Thanks~

[@rosieequestrian3049]

Amazing thankyou this has helped so much❤

[@RidingWithRhi]

My pleasure ! You’ll have it in no time. Let me know how you get on !

[@rosieferguson75853]

yay thank you !!! xx

[@RidingWithRhi]

My pleasure! Shout with any questions

[@roxywattier6015]

Here my dumb butt was near tears in the tack shed because I got my first 5 point and I couldn’t figure out how the heck to get it through the dee ring on the girth. I feel dumb but relieved that it’s the same as my initial martingale.

[@RidingWithRhi]

Yes! It looks like quite a contraption when you first see it doesn’t it! You’re right - Very similar for a martingale, just the extra straps around the top of the saddle and the sides of the girth ☺️

[@lottiebarker4012]

New sub ❤ also do you live in West Yorkshire ? ❤

[@RidingWithRhi]

Welcome! And I don’t, I’m south east

[@lottiebarker4012]

@@RidingWithRhi oh ok 👍 I just though I had seen you on a hack ❤️ also you are a great rider ❤️🥰

[@whinnie216]

I know this is an older video but I have a question for anyone that can answer!!! I just got a standing martingale and I thought I heard that you cannot use it with a figure 8 bridle, which is what I have. I don’t understand why? I was hoping you were going to go into that in the video! Please help!!! Tia!!!

[@RidingWithRhi]

You shouldn’t attach a standing martingale to a grackle (figure 8 bridle) because, unlike a running martingale which attaches to the reins, a standing martingale sits on the back of the noseband. The grackle is what’s known as a “dropped” noseband which sits on a different part of the nose to a “standard” noseband (a cavesson). Therefore, attaching a standing martingale to it puts undue pressure and risk of injury on the nose and jaw of the horse because of where the grackle sits on the face. Standing martingales should only ever be used with cavesson nosebands for this reason.

[@whinnie216]

@@RidingWithRhi I’ve been researching and came to the same conclusion. Thank you so much for the quick reply!!!

[@TildaMaeFrancis]

Your videos are amazing but all I could think of when you were saying top to bottom is my Chinese teacher trying to teach us how to write using characters 😂

[@RidingWithRhi]

Haha. Well that’s one way to remember !

[@equikenzoyt3124]

what is the thing called to the d ring called?

[@RidingWithRhi]

Attached to the d ring? The breastplate?

[@equikenzoyt3124]

Riding With Rhi like the strap that’s attached to the bridge and d ring?

[@RidingWithRhi]

That’s part of the 5 point breastplate. It’s designed to stop the saddle slipping back

[@Connie_498]

today i almost died my friend fell off and i galloped in the main road with the horse behind without a rider we were jumping up and down stairs and worst part was i fell off bc a scooter on the road hit my horse and I WAS lost i went straight into the wall. IM LITTERLY DIEING INSIDE. IM NEVER GOING ON A HACK NOW

[@ellamclauchlan8282]

Everyone reading this comment please subscribe to this channel everything I need to know she has a video on it which shows this channel is amazing 😂

[@RidingWithRhi]

Hahah this comment made me laugh! Thank you very much. Let me know if you need a video on anything else - i love to hear what everyone is struggling with.

[@ellamclauchlan8282]

Riding With Rhi u don’t have to do a vid on it but iv been riding for a year and only know basic terms and some others but I’m trying to learn them so if it’s a vid ur interested in doing then u can but u don’t have to if it’s boring coz I can use google 😂

[@RidingWithRhi]

Haha! I’ll add it to my list of potentials and see what I can come up with!

[@faithnuttall6806]

How does he stay so white lol cx