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| 502.1 | Look for Trail riding equipment | CSMADM::NICKERSON | Bob Nickerson DTN 282-1663 :^) | Thu Feb 11 1988 18:15 | 9 |
| Look for a tack shop which caters to competative trail riders.
I don't know any off hand but I'll ask a trail rider friend when
I see her. They use them lots because they wear much better and
many convert to a halter for nightly stop overs.
Regards,
Bob
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| 502.2 | Have you tried State Line Tack?? | NUGGET::CARIBO | | Fri Feb 12 1988 09:18 | 8 |
| I believe that I saw some at the State Line Tack Shop in N.H. and
I also saw some at the Saddle Shed in Grafton, Ma. The Nylon Bridle
I bought about 10 years ago is still in really good shape, I use
mine for trail riding and your right you just through them in the
wash when they get all sweat covered. The same holds true for nylon
halters...
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| 502.3 | Saddle Shed in Grafton | BOEHM::SCHLENER | | Mon Feb 15 1988 12:57 | 13 |
| I used to board my horse in Grafton and was a fairly regular customer
at the Saddle Shed. It's owned and runned by a woman named Margo.
She keeps a fairly extensive inventory and if she doesn't carry
it, she'll order it for you.
The shop is on Rt. 122 south a couple of miles, of the Rt. 122 -
Rt. 140 intersection in Grafton.
It's open from Tuesday - Friday till 7pm and Saturdays till 5pm.
There was a rider at Eagle Rock who owned a nylon bridle and I think
she bought it there.
Good-luck
Cindy
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| 502.4 | How safe are they? | ASD::NAJJAR | | Mon Feb 15 1988 13:23 | 15 |
| re: .0 - the tack shop owner mentioned that the nylon can break
without warning, but what about breaking when you want them
to - it's kind of like the situation of turning out horses with
leather halters vs. nylon halters.
I haven't seen one of these bridles up close so I don't know if the reins
are also made of nylon, but if they are, and they are joined together
by a buckle or something, then you should also think about the safety
aspect. If you're out riding and you happen to get thrown and the reins
fall over the horse's head, then at least leather breaks if the horse's
legs get tangled up in the reins - what about nylon (which doesn't
break as easily/quickly)?
I don't know where you are located, but I think State Line tack
shop and Victory Pass tack shop (in Derry, NH) may carry them.
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| 502.5 | I LOVE NYLON BRIDLES!! | SCOMAN::ROCK | | Tue Feb 16 1988 15:47 | 18 |
| YES CHECK OUT STATE LINE TACK SHOP IN PLAISTOW, N.H. . THEY DO HAVE
THE NYLON BRIDLES YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. THEY HAVE WEBED ONES THAT
ARE REALLY SOFT AND A REALLY GREAT TRAIL RIDING ONE THAT HAS A SNAP
ON BIT SO THAT YOU HAVE A COMBINATION HALTER AND BRIDLE. I TOO LOVE
THESE NYLON BRIDLES. YOU CAN JUST TOSS THEM INTO THE WASHING MACHINE.
THE ONLY DRAW BACK THAT I CAN SEE IS THAT IF THE HORSE GOT HUNG
UP SOME HOW OR FOR SOME REASON, THE NYLON WILL NOT BREAK ALLOWING
THE HORSES HEAD FREE. WHERE AS A LEATHER HEADSTALL WOULD BREAK.
I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROLBEMS LIKE THIS (NOCK ON WOOD) AND I ALWAYS
RIDE AND CARRY A POCKET KNIFE WITH ME.
SADDLE SHED IN GRAFTON, MASS. ALSO CARRIES THEM BUT I NEVER LIKE
THERE SELECTION AND THEIR PRICES ARE HIGHER THEN STATE LINE T.S.
YOU CAN ALSO TRY MAIL ORDER CATALOGS, THEY ALL CARRY THEM.
HAPPY TRAILS, TERRY
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| 502.6 | | CIMNET::DZEKEVICH | | Wed Feb 17 1988 12:43 | 5 |
| Thanks for all of the information. We checked State Line two weeks
ago and they didn't have any.
Joe
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| 502.7 | Nylon Bridles | BSS::ZINN | | Wed Feb 17 1988 12:54 | 6 |
| Just a quick note: we have used nylon bridles and halters for the
past several years. They can be gotten with split reins or with
the single. If a horse wants to break loose, it does it; the
stitching just pops and the bridle is gone! In fact, the stitching
is where the wear problems tend to occur - the thread eventually
deteriorates.
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| 502.8 | Try Libertyville | VOLGA::PORTER | | Thu Feb 18 1988 07:17 | 4 |
| Libertyville carries them in their catalog, and when I stopped
in a few months ago they had plenty in stock.
Karen
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| 502.9 | Saddle Shed | CIMNET::DZEKEVICH | | Tue Mar 01 1988 15:16 | 21 |
| Well, we took an R&R day on Monday and went to the Sadle Shed in
Grafton. My wife bought a nylon bridal, reins and bit for #36.
The halter combo piece was too small, so she has to order the next
size up.
The bit is an "El-Cheapo" western bit. The combination comes with
a bit so that it will be complete. They suggest using your own
good bit.
State Line no longer carries nylon.
Thanks again!!!!
Joe
p.s. Anyone want some puppies? A stray dog had puppies under the
Saddle Shed. They had 2 left. While my wife was looking at nylon
halters I was playing with the puppies. (We have a dog, se we are
all set. One is enough.)
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| 502.10 | another nylon source | DYO780::AXTELL | Dragon Lady | Wed Apr 06 1988 12:20 | 15 |
| Running Bear farms here in Ohio carries nylon and polyethelyne tack
exclusively. Teddy lancaster, the owner, has some of the top
competitive trail horses in the country (Arabs) so she caters mostly
to this clientle. The quality of her stuff is very good, and they
do mail order and custom work. Besides the nylon tack, she deals
in McClellan saddles and publishes a magazine devoted to endurance
riding. I have one of her bridles (combination bridle/halter) that
I use for every day use.
Running Bear Farm
801 Valerie Drive
Dayton., Ohio
513-274-6505
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