Many riders ride with spurs. Spurs are actually an extension of your heel with which you can communicate the aids to your horse in a refined way. Spurs come in different materials, models and lengths. Every rider has a different preference, so for every rider there is a different spur.
Horse riding is mainly done on your seat. But your reins and legs are also very important. The further you get in equestrian sports, the more different exercises you will encounter. A spur can help to pass on these aids in a refined way, so that it is invisible to the spectators at the edge of the arena that you are asking something of your horse.
Competition advice:
At the bottom of this page you will find the current harness guide and all the rules regarding competitions with spurs.
Button tracks
These are the most commonly used spurs. Button spurs have a ball at the end. The button spur is rounded and therefore works a bit softer.
Blunt track
Another often used track is the blunt track. A straight track where the ends are not rounded. These are straight and therefore a bit sharper, so that your horse feels the aid faster.
Wheel track
This is one of the friendliest of all and comes in different varieties. The spurs can have a smooth or toothed wheel, or a rotating ball. Although the wheel spur often looks a bit clumsy, it is friendlier than the above spurs. When you put your leg on, the spur does not prick the skin, but rolls over the skin.
Fair Rider Traces
These spurs are very comfortable for the horse. The spurs do not have a bar, but are literally an extension of your heel. The spurs are ideal for sensitive horses or for horses that still have to get used to spurs. They are made of aluminum, combined with a plastic neck. The spurs are also softer for the skin than a spur with a bar, because they reach a larger surface.
Track protectors
Spur protectors have many advantages. They protect your boot from wear, they are much more comfortable and the spur stays in place better. Spur protectors fit all spurs that they are not already on.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tracks
Are there measurements in the tracks?
Mondoni has different sizes of spurs. Children, women and men. The other spurs are universal.
Are there measurements in the track tapes?
No, all track tapes in our range are universal.
Can my riding boots or jodhpurs get damaged from the spur straps?
Unfortunately, this is possible. That is why we always recommend track protectors!
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Competition rules
General
- Wearing spurs is permitted in all classes but not obligatory.
- Spurs are metal. A round tooth/knob/rotating ball made of hard plastic is permitted.
- The tooth should be pointed straight or curved backward from the center of the spur. If equipped with a wheel, it should rotate freely and should not be sharp.
- The branches of the track should be smooth.
- Spurs without teeth (dummy spurs) are allowed.
Jump and GP
- Only tracks made of metal may be used.
- Tracks with serrated wheels and sharp tracks such as chisel tracks, tracks with stuck wheels or with wheels of a coarse diameter and/or serration (so-called cowboy tracks) are prohibited.
- The maximum length of the spur, measured from the boot to the end of the spur is 4 cm.
- The following applies to pony participants:
o that only spurs that are blunt, i.e. without
sharp edges.
o A button track, button track directed upwards, track with straight tooth
downward-facing, hammer-tooth track and swan-neck track are
allowed with the ponies.
o A spur equipped with a wheel is not permitted for pony riders.
So-called dummy tracks are allowed. - Allowed tracks:
- knob spur
- knob spur directed upwards
- hammer-tooth track
- tracks with a light tooth directed downwards
- blunt track straight-oriented
- track with rotating ball
- track with rotating wheel (not sharp), possibly in gooseneck version
- smart clix tracks
Eventing cross country phase
- Only tracks made of metal may be used.
- Tracks with serrated wheels and sharp tracks such as chisel tracks, tracks with stuck wheels or with wheels of a coarse diameter and/or serration (so-called cowboy tracks) are prohibited.
- The maximum length of the spur, measured from the boot to the end of the spur is 4 cm.
- The following applies to pony participants:
o that only spurs that are blunt, i.e. without
sharp edges.
o A button track, button track directed upwards, track with straight tooth
downward-facing, hammer-tooth track and swan-neck track are
allowed with the ponies.
o A spur equipped with a wheel is not permitted for pony riders.
So-called dummy tracks are allowed. - Allowed tracks:
- knob spur
- knob spur directed upwards
- hammer-tooth track
- tracks with a light tooth directed downwards
- blunt track straight-oriented
- track with rotating ball
- track with rotating wheel (not sharp), possibly in gooseneck version
- smart clix tracks
Dressage
- If, for protection purposes, branches and stems are wrapped with a protection, this is also permitted (the latter not on international
competitions). - For ponies only blunt spurs, knob spurs – possibly in
Gooseneck design – and spurs with a rotating ball are permitted, with a spur having a maximum length of 3.5 cm measured from the boot (gooseneck spur measured horizontally) and a minimum diameter of 0,5 cm. - Allowed tracks:
- knob spur
- knob spur directed upwards
- hammer-tooth track
- tracks with a light tooth directed downwards
- blunt track straight-oriented
- track with rotating ball
- track with rotating wheel (not fine, not sharp), possibly in gooseneck version
- smart clix tracks