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Re: [RC] Introducing the crupper - Steven ProeHi Karen; You may wish to clean and oil the leather crupper well before use ands your mare may find that it is not that bad. I would also after tacking up, take her for a walk (not ride) to see how she will react to the new tack and then take a nice easy ride, so that she is surprised by something feeling goosy back there and the saddle not moving. HTH Steven ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Casemier" <kcrazzmatazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:16 AM Subject: [RC] Introducing the crupper Any advice on how to introduce a crupper to a very, um, marish mare? I did my first "real" trail ride in my sportsaddle yesterday, and the only problem was that it slid forward on the very hilly terrain (this is not a problem with just this saddle - every single saddle does it on her). The saddle works great otherwise, so I think I'm going to have to use a crupper. I've tried one once before, and even though I had it adjusted losely, Mazzie went around with her butt tucked and tail clenched the entire time. Is this something that she'll get used to and I just have to live with it until then, or are there any methods I can use to make the whole process easier? (FYI - longeing her in it isn't a great option. She's never been good on the longe line, and in general does much better under saddle). The crupper I have is a cheap leather one. Will a nice biothane one really make a significant difference? Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks! Karen and Mazzie (you want to put that WHERE?) _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos without swamping your Inbox. Get Hotmail Extra Storage today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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