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Bit Structure & Function

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By Wilson Capron First appeared on the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association website. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The bit can be an intimidating piece of equipment to understand. However, if you break down the five structure points of a bit and examine how they affect the four pressure points of a horse’s mouth, bit…

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Plastic Western Saddles

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Martin Black recently told me about a guy who collects plastic saddles. What????? Three years ago Christie’s sold the one pictured above for $22,000! The All Western Saddle Company was the brain child of Bill Vandegrift, a Colorado resident who came up with the idea of a plastic western saddle…

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