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Didn't know stampede strings carried such a stigma. I wear a helmet so it doesn't really matter, but I'd be dead before I stuck bobby pins into my scalp to avoid wearing a string... |
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Location: Keeping up with the numbers! | I too was at a double header Jr. High rodeo and two girls lost their hats in the alley way which added a 5 second penalty. I was in shock after we just had an hour long meeting specifically addressing hats falling off in the alley way. I would rather be uncool then have 5 seconds added to my run. |
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Location: Kansas | I'm not a fan of them |
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| AQHA will tack a 5 second penalty on for loosing a hat. Also at all big NBHA there is a hat fine. I much rather have everything tied down than have either happen...   |
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Location: Texas | Stampede string wearers unite! You will see my dorky hat at the glen rose qualifier...and if I make a fool of myself there it won't be because of my hat. And I also wore my goofy strings when I filled my WPRA permit and won my pro rodeos...glad they didn't hold my money because of my looking uncool.
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Location: The edge of no where | Hate them... really could care less how they look, but hate feeling like I'm being choked. I still don't know how it happened, but I had one suck my hat down and it got in front of my face during the run. I go with stuffing paper towels in the hatband, pulling the liner down in the back and CRAMMING that sucker on. Generally it stays really well. Unconfortable, yes...but beats getting choked! |
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Location: The edge of no where | PocoMystic - 2014-10-20 9:44 AM AQHA will tack a 5 second penalty on for loosing a hat. Also at all big NBHA there is a hat fine. I much rather have everything tied down than have either happen...
Not a fan of either association.... those are dumb rules. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Like my other post that I made I dont like the stampede strings but they are on my old hats, and never had to pay a hat fine, but I do pull my hat down and use the strings's but I never thought that was so uncool and dorky looking oh well I dont care what somebody else thinks. Haters are going to hate no matter how cool they are, lol...
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i wear them, i have a j.w brooks and i think if that sucker hit the dirt i would pull up and cry..lol...... and its tight i just have the stupid string as a plan b.....i use one on all my hats actually and i have never had my hat swing in front of my face........the reason i started to use one was because the horse i rodeod on would turn in to a 90 point bronc if that hat hit him on the ass.....or if he caught it out of the corner of his eye...lol
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Location: Gainesville, TX | So much easier than having to worry about your hat coming off. I'm cool enough to pull off 'uncool' anyway. 
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | HorseMommyFiveO - 2014-10-20 11:31 AM I'm too old to be cool. I wear the stupid string.
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Location: Oklahoma | I hate them. It's not necessarily a "cool" factor or not for me... it's the fact that I can't stand stuff around my neck/chin area. I used the ones made from hair &/or plastic string when I was younger and as a nervous tick I would pull some of the strands out with my teeth... then they would start to poke me on the face and that was just awful. I do have a leather one that's smooth, but it seems like unless you know exactly where to poke the holes in your hat band they just always feel wonky to me.
I manged to get lucky and do the trick of folding the back of the hat band down and liberally spraying everything with hairspray and quickly shoving it down on my head. It works like a charm for me and it stays put until I pull it off. |
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| Just Plain Lucky - 2014-10-20 10:19 AM
I've always found it...well, I don't know...either hilarious or extremely sad that the intangible feeling of being "cool" or "not dorky" often outweighs practicality and comfort.
Didn't know stampede strings carried such a stigma. I wear a helmet so it doesn't really matter, but I'd be dead before I stuck bobby pins into my scalp to avoid wearing a string...
Truly the BIGGEST problem I have with them is that the hat gets in your face rather than just flying off...I do think they are dorky looking BUT if they were 100% fool proof not to get a hat in the face, I'd wear one anyway. I've seen too many a good run ruined/wasted by hat swung around on a stampede string. I'd rather pay a fine. |
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Location: Broxton, Ga | runs4fun - 2014-10-19 12:58 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2014-10-20 10:19 AM I've always found it...well, I don't know...either hilarious or extremely sad that the intangible feeling of being "cool" or "not dorky" often outweighs practicality and comfort.
Didn't know stampede strings carried such a stigma. I wear a helmet so it doesn't really matter, but I'd be dead before I stuck bobby pins into my scalp to avoid wearing a string... Truly the BIGGEST problem I have with them is that the hat gets in your face rather than just flying off...I do think they are dorky looking BUT if they were 100% fool proof not to get a hat in the face, I'd wear one anyway. I've seen too many a good run ruined/wasted by hat swung around on a stampede string. I'd rather pay a fine.
My hat fits.........and will stay on but I'm not taking a chance.......I use a stampede string.........I have found if ones hat comes off it does not fit.......cause yes I have seen the hat in the face neck back around and then again!! lol
PS....really don't care for ones cool........lol....
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| runs4fun - 2014-10-20 12:58 PM Just Plain Lucky - 2014-10-20 10:19 AM I've always found it...well, I don't know...either hilarious or extremely sad that the intangible feeling of being "cool" or "not dorky" often outweighs practicality and comfort.
Didn't know stampede strings carried such a stigma. I wear a helmet so it doesn't really matter, but I'd be dead before I stuck bobby pins into my scalp to avoid wearing a string... Truly the BIGGEST problem I have with them is that the hat gets in your face rather than just flying off...I do think they are dorky looking BUT if they were 100% fool proof not to get a hat in the face, I'd wear one anyway. I've seen too many a good run ruined/wasted by hat swung around on a stampede string. I'd rather pay a fine.
I definitely see your point here. Reminds me of a youtube video I saw of a little girl running her horse...or trying to! Her hat kept falling into her face throughout the run.  |
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| Nope - hate 'em. Can't deal with the itchy feeling.
I bought a "round" hat and realized that I shoulda been wearing an "oval" .... restretched the hat and amazingly I've not had a problem since. Cram 'em on so your ears stick out and the top is popped ... they don't come off! |
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Location: The edge of no where | lindseylou2290 - 2014-10-20 3:13 PM Nope - hate 'em. Can't deal with the itchy feeling. I bought a "round" hat and realized that I shoulda been wearing an "oval" .... restretched the hat and amazingly I've not had a problem since. Cram 'em on so your ears stick out and the top is popped ... they don't come off!
BAHAHAHA!!! This is exactly how crammed down my hat is...that sucker rarely moves! I don't think it's any less dorky looking than a stampede string. Does anyone look good with their ears sticking straight out????? |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I wear a helmet now but I used to use a string. Mainly because I was young and my dad made me because most of the places we would go to a hat fine would be anywhere from $25-$100. Mine was a black and white blend and I would put it behind my ears and tighten it and put the tail in my shirt. But like next week when we are at world I won't wear a helmet except for just riding and warming up. I will run in my hat and it will have a string. |
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Location: on my horse | casualdust07 - 2014-10-20 9:30 AM
Stampede string wearers unite! You will see my dorky hat at the glen rose qualifier...and if I make a fool of myself there it won't be because of my hat. And I also wore my goofy strings when I filled my WPRA permit and won my pro rodeos...glad they didn't hold my money because of my looking uncool.
 
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