Re: RC: RE: Temp under saddleblankets

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Gee Bob
I guess you can crochet; now if you tell me you can cook too I'm going
to be really jealous of your wife. 
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
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I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!


Bob Morris wrote:
> 
> One of the best saddle pads is made of horse hair. They had directions in
> the Western Horsemen many years ago. Basically what you do is gather all the
> horse hair from your grooming (tail and mane hair) arrange it into a pad
> shape to fit under the saddle and then using a large hook (like a crochet
> hook) bind it together. They last for a very long time. Another method was
> to stuff a gunny sack (burlap bag to you easterners) with horse hair.
> Eventually the burlap rots away leaving just the horse hair pad.
> 
> Bob Morris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DVeritas@aol.com [mailto:DVeritas@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 1:44 PM
> To: Vallonelee@aol.com
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC: Temp under saddleblankets
> 
> Hi Lee,
>     Being that you are in Arizona, I thought I would forward you the
> following passage written by Captain Randolph B. Marcy in the 1859
> publishing
> of his book "The Prairie Traveler" (The Best-Selling Handbook for America's
> Pioneers):
>     "A saddle-blanket made of moss is used in some of the Southwestern
> States, which is regarded by many as the perfection of this article of horse
> equipment.  It is a mat woven into the proper shape and size from the beaten
> fibers of moss that hangs from the trees in our Southern States.  It is
> cheap, durable, is not in any way affected by sweat and does not chafe or
> heat the horse's spine like the woolen blanket.  Its open texture allows a
> rapid evaporation, which tends to keep the back cool, and obviates the
> danger
> of stripping and sudden exposure of the heated parts to the sun and air.
>     The experience of some of our officers who have used this mat for years
> in Mexico and Texas corroborates all I have said in its favor; and they are
> unanimous in the opinion that a horse will never get a sore back when it is
> placed under a good saddle."
> 
> ....Anyway, this book was a very interesting read.  I highly recommend it.
> (It outlines the proper method for packing a horse, swimming a horse, etc.,
> and a whole lot of information on crossing the plains, reading "sign," etc.)
>     Now, if we only had some moss here in western Nebraska...
> 
>     Frank.
> 
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