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Re: [RC] prineville-injured riders and horses - rdcarrieYep, that's exactly what I said. That *I* typically ride with a loose girth. Now please explain to me where you get the idea that I'm advocating that others do the same? (In case you need help: Advocate: To speak, plead, or argue in favor of)
As for whether it's asking for trouble...I use a breast collar. (ah, back to the original topic!) You couldn't *pull* my saddle under my horse's belly if you tried.
You ride your way, I'll ride mine...and I'll continue to use a breast collar to protect other riders from having my horse bolt through them with a saddle under his belly. And just because a horse bolts home, back to camp/trailer, or to another safe place and waits there to have the offending saddle removed doesn't make it "ok." It's who/what he runs through to get there that causes the problem.
Dawn in East Texas (who's happy that there are no Girth Gestapo in AERC) -----Original Message----- From: Ed Kilpatrick <whytrotfarms@xxxxxxxxx> To: rdcarrie@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 17 May 2005 10:34:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [RC] prineville-injured riders and horses what you said was that you "typically ride with a loose girth" (plenty of daylight showing between the girth and the horse's belly) i said that is asking for trouble, and it is.
i dont tighten my girth so tight that my horse is uncomfortable. cowboy ed
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