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Re: [RC] cruppers - Ed & Wendy Hauser"...grab them under the tail when they go into a different gait..." It is just a training issue. I posted a month ago my system which is: 1. Put the crupper on. 2. Lounge the horse with it, until it no longer reacts. This takes 0-2 sessions. 3. Jerk on the crupper from the ground until the horse no longer reacts. This takes 1-10 minutes. 4. Half mount and jerk on crupper until horse no longer reacts. (0-10 minutes) 5. Mount and jerk on crupper. (1 or 2 sessions) 6. Mount, walk and jerk on crupper. (1 session). This is basic "natural horsemanship" of introducing the new feeling gradually, in a safe manner. Most of my horses have required 1 or 2 sessions. A real reactive horse may take a few more. I adjust them so that they are almost tight when the saddle is in the proper place. They probably tighten with strides at a lope, but the horse doesn't care. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 ============================================================ By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. ~ Confucius ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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