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You made a good choice.  I've been using them for years on many horses, 
and I swear by them.  And I second Ms Suhr's advice about the string. ( 
I just can't call her Julie... she's an endurance god to me, and I make 
it a habit not to call gods by their first names) I had that happen 
once too... luckily on one of those incredible dead nerve horses, who 
stand patiently and wait for us idiotic humans to fix it.

I tend to keep the chinstrap a bit tighter than most people... I think 
of it as power steering.  I want quick response.  I do loosen it for 
some horses though... the ones that are so easy to rate, you can ride 
them with a halter at the start of the season's first 50. *grin*

I use nothing but biothene for chinstraps.  Unbreakable, easy to clean. 
 Then I slip one of those nifty rubber chain gaurds over it.

One thing I have found.... if you've got a horse with a very fine small 
muzzle, the part where the chinstrap attatches will dig into their 
cheekbones when you pull back.  This pisses them off eventually, as 
well as making them sore.  That is why I keep the chinstrap tighter 
too.

I got smart though... I bought two hackamores in pony size.  What a 
godsend! They fit those tiny muzzles so much better!  The nose band is 
about an inch and a half shorter then the horse size.

Rarely, I have had to wrap a noseband with sheepskin.... usually when 
someone's nose is sunburnt.

Best regards,
Julie


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