ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Cruppers

Re: Cruppers

Bonnie Snodgrass (snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil)
Thu, 10 Jul 97 07:09:46 EST

Been there! Experimented around and found that for my horse the real
problem was where the cinch rigging was attached on the saddle. On my
saddle the rigging is basicly center fire (centered midway on the side
of the saddle). Because his barrel is extremely round and bigger in
diameter than the heart girth area (directly behind the shoulder and
front leg) the cinch would work forward to the smaller diameter area
and pull the saddle behind it. I did find that as he gets fitter and
leaner the saddle moved less because his belly draws up some. I tried
various saddles whose rigging or billet straps were further forward
and found they stayed in place better. I have switched for now to an
older dressage saddle that fits my horse and stays in place.

Another possible cause for a saddle slipping forward is when it is too
wide for the horse. It won't stop at the shoulders but rides right on
over them, especially if the horse's conformation is downhill. I found
I only irritated the hell out of my horse trying to hold the saddle in
place with a crupper. It jerked on him with every step if it was snug
enough to hold the saddle back.

Bonnie Snodgrass

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Subject: Cruppers
Author: ridecamp@endurance.net at smtp
Date: 7/9/97 7:51 PM

If you have a saddle that slides forward on the flat, would a crupper be
a good solution or would it just be a constant pull on her tail? What
else could be
done to stop a saddle from sliding forward? No, I can't get a new one.
Been there,
tried that.

Kris

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