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Post by Ryan&Dizzy on Dec 28, 2006 22:47:51 GMT 1
i was just about to get on Otto this morning when there was a huge *ping* and when i looked at his girth (one with elastic ends) one of the elastics had snapped  . i noticed on christmas eve that it was starting to fray..only slightly .. and thought that i really needed to go and get a new one! but didnt think it would break that quickly! so quick note every1! cheack your tack! so glad that i was about to get on and not galloping across a field when it happened! |
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Post by Gail&Merlin on Dec 28, 2006 23:55:15 GMT 1
Oh dear, lucky escape there sophie!
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Post by julz on Dec 29, 2006 0:58:59 GMT 1
I was on a hack in canter when my reins broke........ at the bit!!!
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Post by MirandaSophie on Dec 29, 2006 9:25:40 GMT 1
Blimy, can't believe they snapped that quickly! what do people think about the girths with just one bit of elastic in the middle? *touch wood* nothing has broken while I've been on board. But i know someone who was flat out during XC when her new Stuuben bridle snapped  scary! |
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Post by Gail&Merlin on Dec 29, 2006 11:55:45 GMT 1
blimey julz bet that was scarey!
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Post by sara on Dec 29, 2006 11:58:39 GMT 1
it least you weren't on board at the time!
that would have tested your balance
sara
xx
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Post by Ryan&Dizzy on Dec 29, 2006 12:00:18 GMT 1
no sara ... it would have tested my bounce! the ballance has no chance!
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Post by julz on Dec 29, 2006 13:18:09 GMT 1
Lol, sophie!!
just a bit gailt.... tried to get the horse (her name was Heidi) to slow down using one rein, but being one-sided, she merely turned her head and carried on.... I had a group of people behind me, somewone was yelling stop, and i yelled back, " i can't"!!!! it all worked out!! had a look at the rein, and it was rotten, could have gone at any time!!
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Post by spanner on Dec 29, 2006 14:53:53 GMT 1
When I was 17 I rode a girlfriends horse over some jumps. I noticed she was waving frantically at me so I stopped. The girth had snapped off and was dangling under the mare's belly. Being a hero I whipped the saddle off and carried on over the jumps. She was well impressed.  |
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Post by Desperado on Dec 29, 2006 17:54:27 GMT 1
I was riding my little one once, tapped her on the bum with my schooling whip, she bucked and girth snapped, i carried on trotting along until i noticed something hanging down by her legs  |
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Post by gilly on Dec 29, 2006 18:28:53 GMT 1
Phew lucky escape Sophie. let that be a lesson to all of us to check our tack regularly. I know I don't check it anywhere near enough.
Glad you are ok :-)
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. i noticed on christmas eve that it was starting to fray..only slightly .. and thought that i really needed to go and get a new one! but didnt think it would break that quickly! 
scary!
