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Sportack makes a nice one. It is darted where in at the back on the 
sides. It stays in place pretty well, however, I think a horse with a 
big trot or gallop will dislodge any of them.

It may not be just your horse that needs training. At a ride many moons 
back it was about 30 degrees we started so I put my rump rug on the 
mare. This was a homemade job and it did flap a bit. We were hitting a 
pretty good gallop about 5 miles out and I didn't know it at the time 
but the rump rug was billowing up and floating back down on the mare 
with her stride. We were passing a horse and this horse took one look at 
what he must have thought was a huge bird swooping down to eat my horse 
and wanted no part of it. He spun 90 degrees and took off into the 
woods. I stopped and helped the rider get her horse. She was unhurt and 
we both got a pretty good laugh out of it. But I learned from that 
experience that it is not just your horse that might need training.

Truman

Dyane Smith wrote:

> You guys have all had some excellent ideas for what to put next to the horse
> and for the fact that there should be some weight to hold them down in a
> breeze.
>
> What also heartened me was that no one but Karen Nelson even alluded to
> training issues, so I guess they get used to it pretty quickly (and more
> importantly, calmly??)
>
> Since most everyone's rolls up and ties to the saddle, does that mean that
> they aren't fitted (darted or whatever) like a lot of blankets are?
>
> What about straps under the tail?
>
> Dyane
>
>
>
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