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Re: [RC] Crupper/standardbred - Jon . LindermanI think one or more of us RC lurkers race or have experience with standardbred racing. We race pacers & I also drive my endurance horse, though not competitively (YET!). Yes, the harness we use for racing or training has a crupper & breast collar. I have never seen anyone train or race without both...........but maybe somewhere someone does. When I drive cross country with my endurance horse I use an old race harness and it has both a crupper & breast collar. I probably could get away w/out a crupper as I've never needed one with my horse for his saddle.........but eh why monkey with it. I LOVE driving my horse. Part of bringing him back from his first 100's this year involved driving. I guage his willingnes to start training again by driving him. If the lines got taut like a 20# striped bass for an hour or more I know hes ready to go back to work........late night driving was a mainstay this year with a new baby in the house too. Jon
Seems like I remember someone on the list knows about Standardbred track racing. Does the harness they use at the track have a crupper? As it begins to rain and the trails get slippery, I thought I'd start to do the preliminaries for driving our Standardbred. I've ground driven him in a training surcingle. That went very well, thought I'd harness him next and ground drive him in a full harness - but I'd just as soon not get any nasty surprises. Nancy Sturm
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