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Developed and handmade in the UK
This breastplate is based on scientific research and is designed to:
  • Prevent the saddle slipping back when needed
  • Work without restricting the horse’s breathing
  • Allow the horse to maintain his natural jumping action or shape over a fence
  • One size fits all horses
The Peformance Breastplate was developed using Pliance Pressure mapping and Centaur Biomechanics gait analysis.
Our testing into breastplate designs showed that using a breastplate has a significant negative effect on the horse’s action as he jumps.

When a breastplate is attached to a saddle and then the girth, it forms, in effect, a ‘cage’ around the horse’s shoulder apparatus that restricts his movement over a jump.

The highest pressures were consistently seen at the moment when the horse is at the peak of take-off and its shoulder is in its most forward position. However, biomechanical analysis showed that the whole jump is adversely affected by the breastplate from this point onwards:
  • The shape of the jump from take-off to landing (the trajectory) is shortened (see Testing & Design)
  • the horse’s landing is steeper
  • the horse’s hind legs are “cramped” in the landing phase, with the joints flexing more in an attempt to clear the fence
Furthermore, both over-flexing and landing more steeply cause increased wear and tear on the horse’s limbs and joints.
Scientific trials have shown that the Fairfax Performance Breastplate does not interfere with the horse’s natural jumping action or shape over the fence.

Expert's view

International Event Rider Emily Baldwin Reviews the Fairfax Breastplate: 

"My Advanced event horse Rinwood Cooley is a super jumper and I was worried that he was being restricted with the breastplate I'd been using. Since wearing the Fairfax breastplate he has been really able to use his shoulders and neck without being restricted. He jumped clear in his first 1m35 class last week, so I really think it's helping"

Charlie Fuller
Marketing & Business Development Manager
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Fairfax Martingale
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Fairfax Martingale

Handmade in the UK

This martingale is designed to be effective without interfering with a breastplate. The neck strap is stitched at the junction with the chest strap, eliminating the need for a bulky rubber ring

The fit can be precisely tuned using the buckle adjustments near the rings, and at the loop for the girth.

This martingale functions seamlessly with the Fairfax Performance Breastplate and, in order to make sure they work independently and don't interfere with each other, it should always be fitted over the breastplate -never underneath.


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