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From: "Heidi Smith" > And having seen some pretty hairy problems arise from
the cruppers and  breast collars themselves, I would NEVER use either unless
I had cause--ie a saddle that wouldn't stay put.  While I can't say the
incidents have been
> frequent, I've seen some pretty good wrecks from horses getting limbs and
brush run up under breast collars when working in heavily-treed
terrain.<snip> <<<

Interesting, we have done our share of "brush popping", and have never had a
limb run under the breast collar. But, I guess anything could happen.....but
each of us must chose what works for us, and that includes equipment. I've
just used Breast collars and cruppers for so long, they are as common on my
saddle as a helmet is on my head.


> > > I've come in from chasing cows in our "vertical" central Idaho terrain
to find my girth with an inch of air between it and my horse's belly--and
will have never had the saddle budge. <<<

Careful there, you could be a limb run between there with a loose girth
<WINK>

I used to ride with such a loose girth, riders would stop me to tell me. I
had a horse that had a nice back, withers (and of course my crupper and
breast collar). I now have two round backed, no wither type horses, that are
like riding barrels. Oh, and one with a back shaped like the Sawtooth
mountains. Needless to say, one saddle does not "fit all" around here.

Jonni



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