Riata Leather: July 2014

Monday, July 28, 2014

How to Properly Fit your Horse's Breast Collar

One of the most important aspects of preparing your horse to ride is the proper placement and adjustment of the breast collar. When the breast collar is not properly suited to your horse it can impede your horse's stride by causing resistance on the horse's shoulder and can also negatively effect the horse's air intake by pressing against the windpipe.

To help you avoid discomfort and pain to your horse, here are a few tips to ensure the fit is accurate and that your horse does not suffer.

Saddle your horse as you normally would. Attach your breast collar to the girth. It will either clip to a small D-ring in the middle of the girth or the girth can be run through the loop at the end of the breast collar.
Attach each side of the breast collar to the D-rings on either side of the front of your saddle. The breast collar should make a "T" shape across your horse's chest.
Adjust the buckles on the breast collar so that it fits correctly. The breast collar should sit smoothly across your horse's shoulders and you should be able to easily slide your hand between the breast collar and the skin. The center of the breast collar should rest well below the soft tissue of the throat to avoid cutting off the horse’s ability to breathe. Movement should not be restricted in any way by the breast collar.

Every rider needs quality gear that will hold up to daily riding or rigorous training - check out all of the western tack, roping gear and horse supplies you need by visiting Riata Leather!!

At Riata Horse Tack, we want you to be happy, please feel free to email or call with any questions or suggestions! Quality products for your horse do not need to cost a fortune, and at Riata, we believe you deserve superior customer service!

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Riata Leather
10 East 350th Road
Humansville, MO 65674

Tel: (417) 754-2457
Fax: (888) 231-1398
Email: wendy@riataleather.com

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Quality Leather Breast Collars with Durability to Last

Breast Collar with Hair & Stainless Accents - This gorgeous breast collar looks fantastic with the hair hide inlay and stainless steel spot accents. Our thick and durable American leather makes this breast collar stunning as well as long lasting. We have many beautiful matching headstalls and reins as well for a complete set.

Comes in Cherry, Tan, Natural Leather

Measures 1.5″ Wide, 1.75″ Wide

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Breast Collar with Basket Weave Tooling - Traditional basket weave tooling makes this a breast collar that will look wonderful on any horse for any use. The heavy duty construction makes it perfect for jobs that require stability such as reining, trail riding and other sports that can put high pressure on the breast collar. We have several headstalls to compliment this breast collar

Comes in Natural leather color and have several headstalls to compliment it.

Measures 1.75" Wide

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This is your basic, plain hard working breast collar that will take the abuse you throw at it. Because it is plain it is very easy to clean and maintain. This is a wonderful choice for working cows and work on the ranch as well as strenuous trail riding. Your horse will appreciate the wider straps which will ease the pressure. We also carry several very sturdy and simple headstalls and nose bands.

Comes in Cherry, Dark Natural, Harness Leather

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Every rider needs quality gear that will hold up to daily riding or rigorous training - check out all of the western tack, roping gear and horse supplies you need by visiting Riata Leather!!

At Riata Horse Tack, we want you to be happy, please feel free to email or call with any questions or suggestions! Quality products for your horse do not need to cost a fortune, and at Riata, we believe you deserve superior customer service!

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Monday, July 14, 2014

What is Barrel Racing?

Barrel racing is a rodeo event that has quickly become one of the most exciting events drawing crowds of all walks of life. The contest itself is very fast paced race event in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a clover-leaf pattern around preset barrels for the fastest time. This contest puts the rider and horse to the test to see just how well the endless hours of practice have paid off.

Barrel Racing might very well be the most challenging contest of horsemanship skills and has become just as popular (if not more) as bull riding. The sport began among amateur cowgirls looking for some friendly competition, however, the sport has now turned into a multi-million dollar professional sport.

This sport is not for the weak or the lazy for that matter... the training and discipline is intense and requires dedication both physically and mentally from the rider and the horse. As a bystander, one might think the sport is rather simple, however, years of training is required to efficiently run the barrels with the precision needed to take home first place. Despite the rigorous training, the thrill of the barrel racing event lures the trainers back for more!!

Learn more about Women's Barrel Racing at Women's Professional Rodeo Association.

Every barrel racer needs quality gear that will hold up to the rigorous training - check out all of the western tack, roping gear and horse supplies you need by visiting Riata Leather!!

At Riata Horse Tack, we want you to be happy, please feel free to email or call with any questions or suggestions! Quality products for your horse do not need to cost a fortune, and at Riata, we believe you deserve superior customer service!

Keep up with everything at Riata Leather...

10 East 350th Road
Humansville, MO 65674
Tel: (417) 754-2457
Fax: (888) 231-1398
Email: wendy@riataleather.com
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Monday, July 7, 2014

Local Indoor Arena is a GREAT Midwest Location wit Premier Amenities

Double J Indoor Arena is located in Humansville, Missouri and offers fun for the whole family. The Double J Indoor Arena is comparable in quality and amenities to other premier arenas in the Midwest. Everything from rodeos with roping, barrel racing and bull riding to the new Cowboy Mounted Shooting events. This arena is great for equestrian events, trade shows, dog agility shows too.

Details about the Double J Indoor Arena

Seat 1200 - 1500 people. The arena itself is 122' x 235'.
Great for rodeo, dog agility, equine events and trade shows.
Nice press box with a full sound system, scoreboards and time boards available
Large sorting pens under the roof and go directly into the arena. No need to get wet unloading in the rain.
Kitchen available with restaurant seating. Staff Available by request only
Large, clean restrooms with showers available for Men and Women
100 overnight stalls available.

For more information on booking the arena, see below. If you have any other questions or would like to check the availability of a date, feel free to contact us.

Double J Indoor Arena, LLC
#10 East 350th Road
Humansville MO 65674

417-754-2457
Directions to Double J Indoor Arena

We hope that you will visit the Double J Indoor Arena - but first make sure you have all of the western tack, roping gear and horse supplies you need by visiting Riata Leather!!

At Riata Horse Tack, we want you to be happy, please feel free to email or call with any questions or suggestions! Quality products for your horse do not need to cost a fortune, and at Riata, we believe you deserve superior customer service!

Keep up with everything at Riata Leather...

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