This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone riding in hilly country use a breast collar and ?. I
find them necessary to keep my saddle from going up Tank's neck or
down his tail.
I used a breast collar and crupper on my mare, Nansy, with her
Circle-Y Arab-tree saddle. That kept it from rolling all the way over
when I mounted (a sign of poor saddle fit, BTW).
I currently use a crupper on my gelding, Sleepy, with his OrthoFlex
Express (western-like tree, no horn, english-like flaps and stirrup
rigging, lots of Ds for hanging equipment). It keeps his saddle from
creeping up into his shoulders on downhills (after which it would try
to dive into his loins on the next uphill).
My husband, Lynn, used a crupper on his gelding, Rom, with his
OrthoFlex Traditional (custom-fit western tree, no horn, western
stirrup rigging), for a while. However, after he managed to poke Rom
under the tail with the buckle once, they both decided they did just
fine without it. The McClellan-like girth arrangement on that saddle
tends to keep it from moving around, much.
Winter Coats - I don't think you can forecast your winter weather
based on your Fjord's coats. Tank starts getting his winter coat in
August. It is already longer than most local horses have all winter.
Mine all have different coats right this instant. The 29-year-old
mare has been shedding continuously since last December, and never did
look slick this year. The 15-year-old gelding is already getting
that scruffy look from the longer hair starting to grow in. The
12-year-old gelding still looks fairly slick, although he is shedding
lots of little short hairs, so it won't be long before he starts to
look like a plush stuffed toy, again.
Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will!
30 mi SSE of San Francisco, Calif.
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