--- Jeannette Hoenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what did you love about it? Was it a very > stabilizing force against saddle slippage when > mounting the horse.<<
It's not for saddle slippage, but to secure the rear of the western saddle down. Most western saddles do not come with a rear girth, but they have a ring for one. The saddle is designed to have a front and rear girth, but most have gotten lazy and only use a front girth. Saddles are going to slip on round horses - period - no matter how much you cinch the girth up. So you need to either use a mounting block, have someone hold the off side stirrup when you mount, or get a saddle stabilizer thingie like I had my biothane lady make. I straps to the saddle (on the off side) goes under the armpit and straps back on the saddle. Then when you mount, the saddle is secured by the horse's armpit. Takes some training, but with the clicker, I had my horses standing nicely for it in about 15-20 minutes of clickering. Of course, my horses are already clicker savvy. Susan in NV http://desertduty.blogspot.com/ Riding for Breast Cancer Awareness Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
