[drivingpairs] Russet Or Black



Color of harness becomes a consideration when you will
be judged on appearance and the Traditional rules for
turnouts in Pleasure Driving shows.  Hardware of
harness should match hardware of carriage, though ALL
harness should have steel tongues, never brass.  Bits
should be steel or silver looking metal.  Brass bits
are not strong or safe.

Russet harness would be most correct with a natural
wood colored vehicle that is trimmed in brown leather,
brown metal points (hubs, iron around seat, etc). 
Black leather could be correct on a natural carriage
with black points.  Do check the rules, I know there
were some tiny wording detail changes to allow russet
leather on black trimmed, natural carriages.  Used to
be all brown or all black trim.

  Leather would be preferred and normally chosen over
synthetic harness, because leather is a TRADITIONAL
harness material in Pleasure Driving turnouts. 
Leather is just 'more' correct, they took the effort
to have leather.  Leather or synthetic would be equal
in a performance class, where you would be graded on
time and getting thru obstacles, not looks and
Tradition.

ADT is much less traditional, totally new activity!  I
am drawing a mental blank on rules regarding
Presentation and if they have it??  I think they do,
which would require harness to be well fitted, clean
and neat.  Shiny metal.  Should be equal acceptance on
leather or synthetic harness, both fine.  Not graded
on Pleasure/Tradition kind of thinking, more on safety
and good fit of harness.  Since most folks use a
painted, Marathon type of modern vehicle, black
harness is most often seen.  I don't think you would
be graded down for russet, but not commonly seen with
painted vehicles.  

Russet does stand out on all but some Chestnut horses,
so you need everything just right in fit, all
adjustments.  Very clean, dirt shows on Russet.  You
do want to appear all the same color Russet on a
synthetic.  Leather russets will have natural
variations, but blend harmoniously. 

I think color choice would depend on your most
preferred use of harness, and vehicle you will use
most often.  You will be counted down for synthetic in
Pleasure turnout score if that is your favorite class.

Black is never bad!

Kathy Robertson


<From: "SLittle">
Subject: [drivingpairs] Russet Harness Input
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:48:16 -0500


I know the question of leather vs. synthetic has been
discussed on the 
list
many times.  BUT I would like to reopen the talk
regarding RUSSET 
harness.
I am looking for a russet pairs harness for pleasure
shows and low 
level
ADT.<




 
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