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Location: Somewhere around here | Just a curiosity post. What do you prefer for an off billet and cinching up your girth? I like some leather but I'm really picky if it adds too much to where my legs are, so I usually go for simple black off billets and whatnot. |
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I just read the headlines
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| Leather, I like the look and the feel of it better. Of course, you have to clean it and check it more often. |
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | Nylon latigos. Still slides easily in cold or humid situations. Less maintenance. |
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Location: MN | Nylon 100%. Ive had brand new leather off billets break on me before and I have also been apart of a very bad accident when one broke. I oiled them regularly and checked them daily. Never again will I have leather off billets or latigos. |
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 Straight Shooter
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Location: SW North Dakota | Depends on the cinch. If it's mohair, I don't mind nylon. I might be the exception, but I prefer leather. I check it and oil it often, but I like the "give" that it has for the expansion of the horse's chest when it breathes. |
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Veteran
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| I had an NFR gal tell me once that I should make sure that at least one of my billets is leather. She doesn't think that if both billets are nylon they will allow enough "give" for the horse. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Northwest | Leather latigo with a leather half-breed |
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Posts: 595
Location: North Dakota | Nylon latigo and leather off billet.
I used to use leather for both but leather latigos are tough to work with sometimes in the cold cold. Nylon goes smoother but I do like the leather off billet. |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: Ohio girl moved to PA | I use a leather off billet and nylon latigo. Like others have said its easier when its colder, plus easier to clean off when they get nasty sweaty. I did see on my new corriente the off billet that came with it was leather on the outside and nylon on the inside. Im not sure how i feel about it yet. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I never feel any difference. Nylon comes in pretty colors, so that would be my first choice I suppose. |
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 The One
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Location: South Georgia | I'm in South Georgia, the humidity capital of the world, and I prefer nylon for this reason. Easier to tighten cinch. Less bulk. |
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