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| To me the tie down looks too tight
I was told you should be able to pull it back to the throat latch when the horse is in neutral position.
Your horse, your decision
If you are set on not Changing the length
Then I suggest changing to a nylon so it won't break
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| We can pull it back and touch her chest with it, it's not as tight as it looks in that picture. I may look into trying to find thicker straps, but I'll try nylon for now and see if it helps. Thanks ya'll. |
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| FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-08 10:46 AM
We can pull it back and touch her chest with it, it's not as tight as it looks in that picture. I may look into trying to find thicker straps, but I'll try nylon for now and see if it helps. Thanks ya'll.
It looks very tight and very high in that picture. Also, if both of your horses are breaking numerous tie downs you should strongly consider Cheryl's advice. |
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Location: South Georgia | In that picture, its very tight. Very. Normally when horses are standing in a tie, down, you see a swag in the line. There is none in your pic. When a horse runs, they naturally raise their heads, so its going to be even tighter when running. No wonder they are breaking. I'd seriously lengthen it by at least 3 inches, if not more. |
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Location: Kansas | FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-07 9:15 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-05-07 9:17 PM Are you buying cheap tie downs? Also can you post a picture of a tie down on your horse and where it is supposed to be set? As I cannot fathom a horse breaking one as I know a lot of calf rappers who tie their horses down tight and have never broke one. No, they are not cheap. They are pretty nice quality leather. This horse puts roping horses to shame size wise. Let me see if I can find a closer picture of it. Give me a second. ETA: That's the closest I can find of it that we aren't running.
looks pretty tight to me |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-07 9:15 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-05-07 9:17 PM Are you buying cheap tie downs? Also can you post a picture of a tie down on your horse and where it is supposed to be set? As I cannot fathom a horse breaking one as I know a lot of calf rappers who tie their horses down tight and have never broke one. No, they are not cheap. They are pretty nice quality leather. This horse puts roping horses to shame size wise. Let me see if I can find a closer picture of it. Give me a second. ETA: That's the closest I can find of it that we aren't running.
Oh I remember that picture, this is the horse that you went to visit after you had sold it...
And I agree with the others there is a reason your horse is breaking tie downs, it looks really tight. All my tie downs that I ever used would relax while my horse was standing it was loose were you could touch the throat area with the strap.
Show us pictures of the horses that you are riding. I like to see some slack in the strap while the horse is relaxed. |
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Location: Florida.. | FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-07 10:15 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-05-07 9:17 PM Are you buying cheap tie downs? Also can you post a picture of a tie down on your horse and where it is supposed to be set? As I cannot fathom a horse breaking one as I know a lot of calf rappers who tie their horses down tight and have never broke one. No, they are not cheap. They are pretty nice quality leather. This horse puts roping horses to shame size wise. Let me see if I can find a closer picture of it. Give me a second. ETA: That's the closest I can find of it that we aren't running.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2015-05-08 11:29 AM
FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-07 9:15 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-05-07 9:17 PM Are you buying cheap tie downs? Also can you post a picture of a tie down on your horse and where it is supposed to be set? As I cannot fathom a horse breaking one as I know a lot of calf rappers who tie their horses down tight and have never broke one. No, they are not cheap. They are pretty nice quality leather. This horse puts roping horses to shame size wise. Let me see if I can find a closer picture of it. Give me a second. ETA: That's the closest I can find of it that we aren't running.
And I agree with the others there is a reason your horse is breaking tie downs, it looks really tight. All my tie downs that I ever used would relax while my horse was standing it was loose were you could touch the throat area with the strap.
Show us pictures of the horses that you are riding. I like to see some slack in the strap while the horse is relaxed.
I didn't sell her, but her owner took her back, but I'm back to racing her now. Here is one from the end of a run.
ETA: I'll try losening it a little bit and see what happens.
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| astreakinchic - 2015-05-08 11:01 AM
FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-08 10:46 AM
We can pull it back and touch her chest with it, it's not as tight as it looks in that picture. I may look into trying to find thicker straps, but I'll try nylon for now and see if it helps. Thanks ya'll.
It looks very tight and very high in that picture. Also, if both of your horses are breaking numerous tie downs you should strongly consider Cheryl's advice.
I don't put a tie down on my other ones, this is the only one who runs in one now. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-10 6:03 PM Southtxponygirl - 2015-05-08 11:29 AM FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-05-07 9:15 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-05-07 9:17 PM Are you buying cheap tie downs? Also can you post a picture of a tie down on your horse and where it is supposed to be set? As I cannot fathom a horse breaking one as I know a lot of calf rappers who tie their horses down tight and have never broke one. No, they are not cheap. They are pretty nice quality leather. This horse puts roping horses to shame size wise. Let me see if I can find a closer picture of it. Give me a second. ETA: That's the closest I can find of it that we aren't running.
And I agree with the others there is a reason your horse is breaking tie downs, it looks really tight. All my tie downs that I ever used would relax while my horse was standing it was loose were you could touch the throat area with the strap.
Show us pictures of the horses that you are riding. I like to see some slack in the strap while the horse is relaxed. I didn't sell her, but her owner took her back, but I'm back to racing her now. Here is one from the end of a run. ETA: I'll try losening it a little bit and see what happens.
Now thats a good looking horse, I like em big and strong. To me the tie down looks a bit tight to me. And glad that you are going to loosen it up a little and hopefully it will fix the problem of your tie downs breaking. The only tie down strap that broke on me was a leather one years ago while making a run it broke going into the first barrel and it really messed up my run, because he to used the tie down so after that I went to useing nylon straps and never broke one. But now the horses that I ride I dont need tie downs.
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Location: Randolph, Utah | It looks tight to me. I had a big pushy horse that never broke a tie down strap during his career.
I got a strap from Carolina bit for my bonnet it's nylon, I didn't think I'd like it but so far I do. It was cheap only like $10. Maybe try one of them, or maybe she doesn't need them and can learn to turn without a tie down? |
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