Re: Fw: was CTR: slipping saddle now muscle loss

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

Tamara, I know you're "playing" with this dressage thing for a while, and I
just wanted to point out another use for these breastplates.  If you slip
your little finger into the rings either side of the horse's wither, it will
teach you to keep your hands still when trotting.


Sounds silly, but you'll be amazed how well it works, and your horse's way
of going improves as a result.


And for my next trick : using my flash noseband as a dog collar!  My horse
prefers that one, too.


Tracey


-----Original Message-----
From: tblazer@clipclop.com <tblazer@clipclop.com>
To: twoodcock@lendleaserei.com <twoodcock@lendleaserei.com>;
ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: 02 August 2000 07:41
Subject: RC: Fw: was CTR: slipping saddle now muscle loss


>
>> Personally, I ALWAYS use a breastcollar (the "hunt" type that attaches
the
>> arms(?) together over the withers) for one single reason:  If by some
freak
>> accident, both my girth and surcingle should break, the breastcollar
should keep
>> the saddle from twisting all the way under the horse's belly.
>Tamara Woodcock
>
>Good safety tip! A riding buddy of mine just had a girth break on him while
going up a
>steep bank. He and the saddle came off the back end of the horse and he
suffered  a badly
>bruised spleen and fractured ribs. Luckily he was riding with someone,
although they
>eventually had to airlift him out of the canyon he was in. You can't always
be certain of
>what stressed tack will do. But now I always check my girth several times
when out riding.
>
>Bonnie in AZ
>
>
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