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what
equipment do you use sara ?
EQUIPMENT I USE FOR TRAININGby sara shalda
What price
do you put on success
All my bridles are well organized and kept neatly
we have any bit for any situation
i
have hundreds of bridles
many saddles
lots of pads
boz=xes and boxes of bits and misc equipment for spares
  
I need to be able to immediately find the equipment I need at any given moment
especially
if I’m stressed or hurried
Experiment a little
Maybe borrow your friends’ bits and try
them
Your horse will definitely tell you when you have the right one
Do not forget to keep the teeth
floated
and check for ulcers and loose teeth
when was the last time you put your hand
in your
horse’s mouth and actually FELT along their tongue and teeth
it is extremely important you
do this
2 and 3 year olds have many changes happening in their mouth all the time
it is very important
to keep an eye on these changes
and look for infection too
Remember there is always a very legitimate
reason why a horse acts out
Many times, it involves pain...
Many times that pain is our fault
Also
closely inspect their bits every day...
My number one pet peeve about bits is:
Pinching
both on
their lips at the corners of their mouth
and on their tongue where the bit port rests
My number
2 is:
Rattling around in the horse’s mouth
Seriously
imagine what it must feel like
if
a sloppy bit is banging around in your horse’s mouth
and hits their teeth
A dehumidifier
is strongly recommended.
Remember sweat is very acidic and corrosive.
When it dries it is very
abrasive and irritating ,
especially if something is rubbing
like a bridle, girth, or pad
I also
bring all my bridles into the house before winter
and scrub them all making sure to thoroughly dry them
before returning them to the tack room
If you are just designing a barn,
make sure to
incorporate a heat system and sink with hot/cold water
to do this in the same location instead
of bring them into the house
This is the time each year when I make final decisions about replacing bridles,
headstalls, bits, curb chains, etc.
I always keep many towels, wash clothes and green SCUBBIES
on hand in all sizes to quickly wipe down bridles, bits, etc.
Curb chains or curb straps
I use both
I make all my own curb chains for western type applications
and buy the flat link
chains for English bridles
I also buy different size choke chains for dogs collars
and
cut them to the length I want
attaching them with either a quick link or curb hook
i can rasily wrap with
tape to mild them
I also very much like to experiment with curb materials
Sometimes I have
curb straps custom made for me
very fine and thin
a inch or two extra long for my drafts
I very much enjoy those
I have that company’s name on my website as well as
all the others I use with
free links to them
Recycled products are being introduced into the equine industry
in greater
and greater numbers.
This includes very nice substitutions for leather such as beta material
You will
never ever see me tying my reins together
You will never see me use a martingale with my reins
My western reins are either split reins or Rommel or roping reins
My split reins are all ½
or 3/8 wide harness or Latigo with softened edges
They always have buckles at each end.
They can be anywhere
from eight ½ feet to nine feet long
they cost about 65.00 apiece
depending on the grade of leather they
cut them from
The makers of these fine reins are the same people that custom make my
curb straps and
girths
These are the custom reins I have made for me by my favorite company listed on my website
Most of my romels are direct contact and the longest length possible
    
My practice reins are either rope or leather
and my show reins are always braided Latigo like a BOSAL
A nice pair of show reins new is 700.00
Used they run about 500.00
My leather roping reins
are all rolled harness leather with buckles on the end
and cost about 50.00 for a nice pair of leather ones
I use these for my trail riding
My English reins are always the same length
no matter what horse I am riding
They are always 64 inches long
My hunt seat reins are always braided always ½ inches wide
I buy them from SCHNEIDERS SADDLERY in Ohio
My saddle seat reins are always plain 3/8 inches wide
QUESTIONS
SARASHALDA@AOL.COM
| my favorite english jumping saddle-regular tree |
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| hdr close contact 15.5 seat padded knee flaps-eq seat |
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 i use this saddle alot.
its a stuben. close
contact. 15 inch seat.
pencil knee roll. regular tree. comfort seat.
it has a nice deep seat and a more
vertical flap like a dressage saddle.
it allows me to reall sit deep and work with a horse when im training it.
i
can easlily lift shoulders or move hips at any gait.
 this is one of my lesson saddles.
its a nice 15 inch
close contact crosby
regular tree. padded flaps. eq seat.
each bridle gets its own hook on my rack
my curb bits are too wide to hang side
by side
most are for drafts and at least 6 inches wide
so i alternate them
curb, snaffle, curb, snaffle
the reins are pefectly looped over the headstall
they hang pefect and straight
this is a nice all around bit.
i use it for a little bit of everyting. english and western.
i have a
few variations of the style of bit
some have all stainless mouths either twisted wire or notched.
some have smooth
chain mouths.
you can alos easily covert this bit to a hackmore if you want.
well we can do it for you if you send
us your bit
i dont use this bit very often
but its nice to have hanging here if i need to use it
its for a very
agressive horse
note the steel noseband
this one is smooth..not too aggressive
i can make it more more sever
by arapping wire around it
different wire makes different severity.
never use this divice more than two times in
a day
i personally never use it more than 2 times -period
on any horse....i dont need to. it gets the point accross
real quick.
. . . .draft horse girths & cinches. photos and information.. .my western girths are always leather custom
made from a place called akers ranch.. they are 50 inches long on my mature draft horses. 46
on my two and three year olds .depending on size.  i always insist on stainless buckles on
both ends. sometimes elasticsometimes blunt end girths like the one pictured aboveand sometimes tapered ends .....
i am a modest means horse trainer
no fancy barn
i make due with what i have
i must be creative and conservitive in
all i do
intellegent and ingenious
the only thing i splurge on is
custom equipment
because it lasts a lifetime and it is
reflected in my work
i am not the ultimate athortiy
on anyting
but if you are curious to peek inside
my tack room
here ya go   my bridle rack in my barn square twist eggbut snaffle
thick mouthpiece
not a
bridle i use alot
but a good one for a rider with jerky hands
very mild bit
not many variations
no pinch
no rust
one of my favorites
center actuated fully swinging cheeks
stainless mouth
medium port height
best
if used on a finished show horse
a must for shoulder and hip manipulation
i have many styles of curbs
some straps some chains
varying diameters and thicknesses
front bit saddleseat training bridle
behind is turbo lifter bridle
for lifting big front ends of big horses
both no pinch no rust
both chain curbs
one of my many silver western show bridles
 
training hackamores
i have about 5 other styles and variations
for different horses and events
some
horses every moody
i need equipment to fit every mood
polite comments or questions ?
sarashalda@aol.com
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 VOSAL
COMES RAWHIDE WRAPPED NOSE AND CHIN
OR PLAIN STEEL
VERY ADJUSTABLE AND VERSATILE
DRAFT HORSE REGULAR HORSE
SIZE
I HAVE SEVERAL VARIATIONS
I COULD NOT LIVE WITH OUT MINE
one of my many styles of hackamores
some people call this a fast stop
or quick stop
leather or rope reins
work fine
all depends on what you are schooling for
Steele or stainless
many severity levels
notched dee ring in simple hanger
i use this bridle for english and western training
great
for suppling and yeilding
really makes a light mouth horse
pinchless and no rust
mild three piece snaffle
for starting young horses
or refining a good show horse
pinchless and no rust
i have many different styles of
bosals and cavesons
for many differnt purposes and applications
sometime
i use them with a bridle
sometimes along
stainless or steel
some wrapped some plain
this is a great lag screw full cheek snaffle
for a horse that is heavy on the bit
no pinch no rust
 a nice moderate correction
port with roller
nice bit for a more advanced horse
i like this style bit because you can change it into
so
many other different ports
this bit has pinch-less cheeks
all my bits have pinchless cheeks
they move freely
and are great to keep a light mouth
7 inch shanks. 2 inch purchase. any width
a higher more aggressive correction bit
for a bigger stronger horse
same cheeks and purchase.
just
a higher 2.5 inch port and wider
you might find this interesting
this is a bit waiting to be wrapped
i
wrap all the corners of my snaffles so they don't pinch
this one has
not yet been wrapped
many people use these bits just like this
but i cant because i fuss with a horses mouth too
much
i don't want to hurt them.
pain is a road block
to learning and advancement
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 quick stop hackamore. this one is a draft size
this is
one of my favorites. i use it alot.
they are easy to make if you dont have one
you can make one out of an old bit
or a side pull
there are also many curb options
this one has a molded stainless curb. moderately severe
padded
wrapped nose- pretty mild
it can be made much more severe on both counts
i make hackamores like this for people
who cannot
put a bridle or bit on their horses mouth
but still need to have alot of control
another snaffle i have not used yet but its a good one
so i wanted you to see it
it has a thick mouth and
is great for starting young horses
super smooth stainless
just needs to be wrapped
in front of it is the adjustable
stap to a vosal
another super handy piece of equipment
beatle hackamore.
i always like to alternate my horses between
bits and hackamores. keeps their mouth
and mind fresh
this is one i use alot. its very light weight and quiet.
all stainless and i can make it much more
severe if i have to
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