Re: [RC] prineville-injured riders and horses - Sisu West Ranch
"...do recall the take home message that cranking that girth
down extra tight is not good for our equine partners..."
3 of the 7 horses at our place had problems being
"chinchy". Two of them became that way after a few months with trainers
who tightened the chincha on western saddles pretty darn tight. The third
came from a ranch here in MT. He had been a cow horse, and I suspect the
cowboys tightened his chincha quite tight.
If a horse is "chinchy" I firmly believe that the
tight chincha has hurt him in the past. I don't think that tack that
causes pain is good for a horse.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
