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Podcast: MULE TALK! THE PODCAST ABOUT MULES, MULE TRAINING, AND THE MULE INDUSTRY.
Episode: UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF CRUPPERS & BREECHING - MEREDITH HODGES - LUCKY THREE RANCH
Description: UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF CRUPPERS & BREECHING - MEREDITH HODGES - LUCKY THREE RANCHFeeding - know what is nutritionally effective for your mules.Tack & Equipment - mohair - alpaca girths are ideal equipment.Keep your leather tack CLEAN to prevent rubbing and sores.Select a crupper made from English bridle leather so it will break under extreme pressure.  Biothane and Nylon do not warm up with elasticity and flexibility like leather does.Proper adjustment of the cruppers & breeching. Weight & ability of the rider will affect the shift of the saddle.  Crupper or Breeching? Cruppers stabilize the sad...