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Posted 10/4/2008 2:47:45 PM


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Hey, everyone!

I was wondering what tack you guys use for riding bareback. Like, do you use a bareback pad, or a halter, or what? I don't have a bareback pad, but i'm hoping to get one for my birthday, which is on the 13th. (Hint hint! ) I've heard it's bad to ride bareback in a bridle, too, so I usually just tie a leadrope onto my halter, and ride with it as a bridle.

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Posted 10/4/2008 2:50:55 PM
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I usually just use a halter and lead rope for like barebakc trail rides and stuff but if im cantering and stuff bareback i just use a bridle. I dont use a bareback pad but i have a fat horse so...

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Posted 10/4/2008 6:28:17 PM


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Uhm. It's definantly NOT bad to ride bareback with a bridle! It's the same thing as riding in a saddle & your bridle. There's really no difference.. but okay...

I usually ride bareback meaning no bareback pad, just the horses skin :) & a bridle. If the horse is good then w/ halter&leadrope..

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Posted 10/4/2008 7:36:05 PM


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I ride bareback with a regular bridle, and on occasions, I use a bareback pad. Mostly just regular bareback with no pad and a bridle. =)

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Posted 10/5/2008 6:51:54 AM


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It's not bad for you to ride with a normal bridle.
Especially in a show. ;)
And if you're on a horse that needs a bit to be ridden and you wanna ride barback, you have more control. But the problem is, a lot of people who've never ridden bareback hang on the horses mouth for balance, and then grip with their whole leg,making the horse go faster and become nervous and excited sometimes and very ticked because of being hung on their mouth the whole time.

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Posted 10/5/2008 8:18:33 AM


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usually i just put on a bridle. i mean, they don't call it "bare" back for nothing!

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Posted 10/5/2008 12:21:56 PM


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Hey, guys!

Thanks for the responses. I guess i'm gonna have to try riding with a bridle. I thought it was painful for the horse, for some reason. Lol!

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Posted 10/5/2008 12:24:10 PM


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UniqueUnicorn8 (10/5/2008)
Hey, guys!

Thanks for the responses. I guess i'm gonna have to try riding with a bridle. I thought it was painful for the horse, for some reason. Lol!

haha. Yeah it's defanitly not painful for them.. unless you're hanging on their mouths.

Bridgett. ;]

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Posted 10/5/2008 12:50:52 PM


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