Tip: How to not die when wearing chaps

I've seen some young cowhands with a dangerous chap set up recently. So I made this short video to show the safest way to wear your chaps
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[@tracyjohnson5023]

I started riding independently at 4 bareback. $20 sale pony bucked hard enough to break dry rotted latigo lol. Didn't get a saddle for 3 years and it was an english that came with a better horse.
I absolutely agree with teaching kids or anybody really how to ride bareback or in an English saddle first. Helps tremendously with balance and to grab mane not horn if SHTF.
I also start everyone out with a soft rope halter because it's not fair to the horse to get mouth yanked on.
Better yet, put them on a lunge line with no reins at all until they get an independent seat bareback. That's how I started my kids out and then the grandkids.
I'm 57 now and don't remember a time not riding. Starting out like I did has helped me do everything from riding jumpers, galloping horses at the track, running barrels and trail ride.

[@HorsemanshipAsAnArt]

my kids learned on a lunge line

[@sjames5694]

Relieved to hear that I am NOT the only-one who ever wondered about the risk of that happening (getting caught-up) and surprised nobody I've ever ridden-for (or alongside) EVER warned me about that possibility.

[@HorsemanshipAsAnArt]

I think you only think about it after its happened

[@nadinehulbig5582]

Oh yes 😂 I got stuck with my winter dress (Norway) on the saddle horn while the horse started bucking because I didn't lett him galopp to the front of the group. 🙈 Not my horse by the way. 😅
But I got stuck and gould not come loose, so the only way out was to fall off at a galopp. No fun, never used this winter dress again with the western saddle, even with the petty rainbow colours on my stomach. 😂

[@HorsemanshipAsAnArt]

I hardly ever wear a winter dress for that reason LOL.

[@michelorphey5227]

Good video! I’ve seen young guys replace that breakaway string with balin twine! I’ll tell em about it to.

[@HorsemanshipAsAnArt]

same

[@markmahnken6409]

Good stuff. English saddle and a boy named Sue

[@eprohoda]

A-How are hings?. what a unreal content~=))

[@HorsemanshipAsAnArt]

Im sorry I don't understand

[@jaynewaynewayne931]

Yikes 😳