Warning! Pls Check your Tack!!!!!

[wozzer]

Had a bit of a "moment" today. Hacking on the roads on Enebro, with friend. Going along a quiet road and I noticed something hanging loose down the side of Enebro's face. Got off to inspect to find the billet hook missing on the cheek-piece

Now how this has happened I have no idea. Tis a nearly new bridle and I haven't caught it on anything. Enebro is incredibly light in the hand, so nothing I can think of. But the billet hook was completely missing. All I could do was remove the bit, take the reins off and thread them through his noseband to lead him home.

It's my own fault, I haven't checked the bridle thoroughly for a few weeks. Please check your tack everyone. This had a happy, safe, ending but dread to think what could have happened!! xx

[gypsycob]

Crikey Wozzer!!
Good job he was a good boy for his mummy (not to mention incredibly handsome)

[sarahfox]

Norty girl! didnt you clean it then?!
Your post should be" clean and inspect your tack after every ride"
Can you tell I did BHS?lol!

[wozzer]

We all know what we should do! .............................. xx

[Tuppence]

Been there Wozzer! Had distraught phone call from my daughter a few months back with much the same story! And does she now check her tack?

Does she heck as like!

[gilly]

Ooops Wozzer, isn't he a good boy for his mummy though. I rarely check my tack, have all good intentions to but hardly ever happens ;D

[Vicky&Beenie]

aww ur horse is good im off to clean my tack tomorrow

[em&ed]

phew - close escape! I di a few weeks work on a hunter yard and we had to strip and clean the tack after every ride! I was glad tho as it was the only chance we got to have a brew!! lol Having said that, I rarely check mine now...

[xsamx]

thats scary!! I hardly ever check my tack..will be looking at it before i ride tomorrow!!

[sara]

Good advice, I hardly ever check mine

[Casper]

Thanks for the reminder Wozzer. Glad you and Enebro were okay xx

[lolamae]

Lucky.

Western riders, or anyone who uses western bridles with Chicago screws, check them everytime. They are even more likely to come loose than billets or buckles.

As billet hooks are banned in racing I haven't used them for years anyway, always hated them, but never had any accidents with them coming apart when I did use them.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to check stirrups please?
I have had two (less than a year old, and not from the same pair) stainless steel ones snap on separate occasions.

[rj]

I attached a long boot lace to my saddle so that I could hopefully use it in an emergency if anything broke, but that never actually happened.
However, before that, my hackamore noseband broke whilst out on a sponsoed ride, in canter, in company.
That was a litle hairy, so I decided to carry some emergency kit after that!

[horsey123]

omg-- scary
when i do long dis rids or endurence or fun rides i always take boot lace too just incase
i have use it once when my cheek pice came off my webbing endurence bridal

[julz]

it could be that the billet wasnt put on properly in the first place... and just fell off with the pressure.... take bridle back to where you bought it, an ask for a new one. do you have the receipt?