Re: Breeching

["Sarah McIntosh" <smcintos@rapidnet.net>]

Finally, something I can contribute.  If you take a look at this link:
http://www.horsecouncilbc.com/trailheadsupplies/mvc-086f.jpg

This is a Canadian supplier, but they have good stuff.  This link shows a
breast collar and breeching set, but they do sell them seperately.  I bought
the nylon/biothane breeching about 3 years ago.  Still looks like new and
doesn't rub the horse.  I do ride endurance, but picked up the breeching
trick from Back Country Horsemen.  If you have a BCH chapter nearby, they
could probably point you to a local supplier.

The bum strap is about 2 1/2 biothane, but I haven't measured it to be sure.
My breeching has only one strap up to the girth ring, instead of two straps
for a pack saddle.  Reverse the straps that attach to the britching so on
each girth ring, the strap hangs permanenly from there.  Then you just add a
flat snap clip right at the flank, so that you don't have any clips
underneath your leg.  Kinda hard to explain.

My horse has a very sensitive tail from a bad infection when she lost a few
inches of her tailbone, so I switched her back to britching and No Problems
thereafter.  I ride steep mountins, and it works great.  Just be sure to
acclimatize the horse to the breeching before you ride, and preferably in a
round pen.  Start with the butt strap a bit loose, but also practice with it
tightened up, or else the first time you head down a hill, you could have a
disaster on your hands!!

Regards,

Sarah McIntosh & Saffy
Abbotsford, BC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 7:19 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Breeching


> Me too. I'm going to have to order some wide biothane (2") for something
> else. Will that be wide enough for breeching?
> Nancy Mitts
>
>
> >From: "Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>
> >To: "Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>,        "Mike and
> >Kathy Kelly" <reallykk@infomagic.com>,        "Ridecamp"
> ><ridecamp@endurance.net>
> >Subject: RC:  Re: Re: Breeching
> >Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 21:45:34 -0400
> >
> >Anyone have a photo or design they could provide me of a breeching that
> >would attach to a saddle?   I would be interested in trying a breeching
as
> >opposed to a crupper and we make our own biothane tack.   Our Amish
harness
> >maker could help us modify a breeching for use with a saddle but I would
> >appreciate any info, ideas, suggestions, etc. for doing so.
> >Maggie
>
>