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Re: [RC] using breast collars, etc. - Jim HollandHeh, Heh! Now THERE'S a voice in the wilderness! Duh! Wear a breast collar or crupper because you need them in a given situation. I always wear a breast collar because I got "stuff" hanging on it...and if it's tight, you ain't got it adjusted properly. It behooves everyone to spend some time "training" their horse to handle situations like a loose saddle. I use an old saddle with the stirrups off, clorox jugs with rocks in them, a large plastic bag of crushed aluminum cans...and let them drag anything I can find, especially if it makes noise! <grin> Can't do too much "sacking out". It's also important to teach "head down" with pressure from the reins....prevents a lot of broken reins, spooks, and if your horse steps on his lead rope of reins, he will stop! IMHO, insufficient basic training is the major cause of wrecks and injuries to the horse...AND the rider. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic (who just HATES those cans...but has learned to deal with it!) Ed Kilpatrick wrote: the original post on this talked about the wreck that happened when the saddle slipped under the horse's belly. i have seen some horses really freak out when this happens. my thinking is that you should sack your horse out like that, in the round pen or arena, enough that they know not to panic and run crazy if it happens. thats what i do. after training a horse for a guy who got the saddle on, but didnt tighten it properly, causing the horse to run crazy in the round pen for about an hour, bucking and fighting with the saddle under her belly, i learned quickly that you can teach a horse to tolerate such things. takes a little time and patience, but it sure is worth it! a friend of mine was riding one of my horses in a ctr, she didnt check her girth to see if it was tight. first turn on the trail, the saddle slipped under the horse's belly, she fell off, and the horse just stood there looking at her, like what the heck are you doing down there? ed -- Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, GA 30513 (706) 258-2830 FAX (706) 632-1271 AR KI4BEN =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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