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Glad to have a new recruit to the "crupper crowd". Every saddle I ever had 
went up on Rascals neck down hill. Have to use a breastplate and a 
crupper.(He is a "barrel shaped, sausage". Laurie






> From: "superpat" <superpat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Jennifer Thompson" <jlthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,   "Ridecamp" 
> <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Crupper adjustment
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:00:34 -0800
>
> Cruppers have been used by riders and drivers for eons with no ill effect.
> Remember that they have been used with mules pulling very heavy loads and
> they are not pulling on the spine. They are essentially the same as you
> wearing a back pack. Your body is supporting the weight.
> Anyway, I am sure that you will get plenty of explanations as to the 
> eficacy
> of using them. I just want to offer a word of caution.
> Introduce it to your horse over a period of several days. I have had horses
> who accepted it immediately and went on with hardly a flick of the ear.
> (that's the exception).
> If you have been handling your horse so that you can touch and rub them all
> over, that puts you ahead of the game. Start lifting the base of the tail
> and rubbing them and manipulating the tail. When you decide to introduce 
> the
> crupper, put it on rather loosely at first and turn the horse into the 
> arena
> or round pen and ask him to move out at a walk. Usually you will not get a
> reaction until the horse trots and feels it under the tail, and then he may
> buck or kick out but that's ok. Work the horse for a few minutes and then
> remove the saddle and crupper. Each day (or a couple of times a day) do 
> this
> exercise. I would wait until the horse moved out at all gaits without
> showing irritation at the properly adjusted crupper before I would attempt
> to mount with it on. By then, it should be a non issue. Then while riding,
> reach back and tug lightly on the crupper, increasing the pressure you
> apply. By the time you go out on trail, any amount of downhill will not
> cause the slightest reaction.
> Hope your saddle works out for you and your horse.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer Thompson" <jlthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:25 AM
> Subject: [RC] Crupper adjustment
>
>
> > I recently bought a new gelding and am having terrible
> > problems with my saddle sliding forward when going down
> > hills.  I've never had this issue before with any other
> > horse I've had.
> >
> > I am having a Desoto saddle made for him and hope that the
> > problem will go away once he has a saddle that really fits
> > him, but in the meantime, I think I'll need to use a
> > crupper, as he gets VERY unhappy going downhill with the
> > saddle over his shoulders.  I have ordered a Zilco crupper.
> >
> > I've never used one before.  Can anybody tell me how to
> > properly use amd adjust one?  Also, is there any danger (to
> > the horse) in using one?  Seems like something pulling
> > backward on the tailbone (which is actually the horse's
> > spine) could cause problems?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jennifer
> >
> >
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