Re: RC: saftey cages

[Linda Flemmer <bluewolfranch@yahoo.com>]

Cheryl,

The actual hooded cavalry stirrups are heavier than I
like for endurance.  The added weight seems to make my
knees sore.  (That's in addition to the arthritis and
torn cartilage.  :-0  )  

We've found some hooded packer stirrups that use light
weight nylon instead of ash wood for the strrups.  It
seems to cut down on the wieght quite a bit.

Someone else asked if anuone had ever been skwered by
branches etc in the cages.  I saw a woman catch her
cage on a branch and the saddle was literally yanked
off the horse.  The girth broke!  It does happen, but
I think it's pretty rare.

Linda Flemmer
Blue Wolf Ranch
Bruceton Mills, WV
--- shelton <dshelton@cyberhighway.net> wrote:
> 
> > All my stirrups are fitted with regulation Cavalry
> hoods
> > which are solid leather.  
> 
> I'm thinking this may be much safer.
> 
> Cheryl
> 
> 
> 
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