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Re: [RC] Breastcollars and other "dangerous" equipment - Lynn KinskyLysaneI've had the horn hit me a couple times in the lower belly when a horse would do a major spook and after the last incident I had bruises on my lower belly about the size and width of the edge of the saddle horn, since I stayed in the saddle the whole time the horse was bucking. Oh sure I got her under control and didn't get thrown, but oh my did that broken arm hurt. Everyone else around me though trail rides in a Western saddle and nothing else. I'll stick to my English style NO HORN saddle any day. :) Just my two cents... You were fortunate. The US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87), Malcolm Baldrige, an avid amateur rodeo competitor, was killed when his horse tripped during a roping run, and as the horse rolled to the side the saddle horn drove Baldridge's rodeo buckle up against his spine. -- Lynn Kinsky Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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