Put the Horse Before the Horse Cart
…horse is longeing well with the breast collar and surcingle in place, you can move onto long-lining and ground driving him in his new outfit. Use this time to confirm…
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Put An End To Saddle Slip
…best efforts. We focused this article specifically on saddles that slip forward. Saddles that slip backward are easier to identify and to remedy, whether with a breastplate, tighter girth, bump…
Will A Slant-Load Fit Your Needs’
…over the trailer breast bar. In a slant-load, the entire horse must fit inside the stall. Some people adjust for this by allowing their horse’s head to hang out the…
10 Saddle Fit Tips To Enhance Your And Your Horse’s Comfort
…feel. Check for any rubbing.) 5. Consider a breast collar and crupper. These saddle add-ons provide security ? and will help reduce saddle-sore risk ? especially on hills. A breastcollar…
Tack Repair: Make Your Leather Love You
…can mean the same malfunctions that you’d encounter with screws. Perform regular checkups and cleaning for these straps, too, to avoid these problems. Breastcollars used both during training and in…
Cure the Cinchy Set Back
…The ascending pectoral muscle (see diagram on page 58) goes inside the front leg on each side of the breastbone to the inside top of the shoulder blade. It is…
Balding Style: Fewer Cinch Galls
…the shoulder motion as the horse is led forward can help in comfortable placement. If the saddle tends to move laterally, a breast collar (like an English breastplate) can be…
All Head Injuries Aren’t Equal
…profile with a carbon-fiber-look finish. A portion of pink helmet sales through October 31, 2013, will be donated to breast-cancer research. Ventilation: Top and rear vents Retention: Four-point harness Colors…
Many Miles Make a Rider
…breast collar, bridle, and reins. Beverly Cananvan lent me her helmet. Three people lent me half chaps; Clarissa Hale’s fit best, and she let me keep them after the ride….
Sons of the West
…fight diabetes similar to the ?Tough Enough To Wear Pink? initiative for breast-cancer awareness. Diabetes afflicts Native Americans at nearly three times the rate of other ethnicities. Several world champions…