| Explanations as to how to rig a western
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| | billet or back cinch attached in a line
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| saddle often go into much more detail
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| | below the cantle. Add the back cinch and
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| than is really needed by the recreational
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| | you have Double Rigging, with a front
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| rider. Rigging is quite basic in concept
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| | cinch only you have Single
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| although it should be noted that in
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| | Rigging.Further refinements were made
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| installing the rigging the saddlemaker
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| | with either the performance of the horse
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| must be very careful and precise in doing
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| | or comfort of the rider in mind, or both.
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| it correctly. While the basic function of
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| | If your cinch is halfway between the
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| the rigging is to attach the saddle to
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| | cantle and the pommel you have Center
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| the horse, this must be done
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| | Fire Rigging, if the cinch is under the
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| correctly.Ask a little kid (or someone
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| | pommel you have Full Rigging - but you
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| who draws "stick pictures" like I do) to
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| | know that already. What if the cinch is
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| draw a horse with a saddle on it. The
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| | three quarters of the way from the
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| cinch will probably be depicted as
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| | cantle? The answer - a Three Quarters
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| dropping down from the center of the
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| | Rigged saddle - seven eights of the
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| saddle and going around the middle of the
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| | distance (i.e. about at the rear of the
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| horse's belly. This would seem natural
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| | pommel - a Seven Eights Rigged
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| and in fact the "old timey saddles" of
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| | saddle).What about a saddle with a rear
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| the 19th century were essentially rigged
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| | cinch only? I haven't seen any write-ups
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| this way. It's called Center Fire
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| | on that one although somewhere along the
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| rigging and requires a rather wide cinch
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| | line someone may have experimented with
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| (6-8 inches) to keep the cinch in
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| | the idea. They may not have lived to tell
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| place.The evolution of Rigging DesignLike
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| | about it! In any event don't try
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| so many other parts of a saddle, the
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| | it.Knowledge is Power - Impress Your
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| rigging got to where it is today largely
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| | FriendsArmed with the above knowledge you
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| through evolution. Someone would change
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| | can impress your friends with your
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| something that needed changing,
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| | knowledge of saddlery by taking them with
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| experiment a bit, and come up with a new
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| | you to the saddle shop and asking to see
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| "design". Circumstances relating to the
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| | what they have in the way of a
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| use of the saddle would often dictate the
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| | "seven-eights single rigged saddle" .
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| need for changes in the approach to the
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| | You likely won't impress the shop owner
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| rigging.With the advent of the saddle
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| | since that's how the majority of saddles
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| horn as an aid in roping, Center Fire
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| | are rigged nowadays. Actually
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| rigging was found to have some
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| | seven-eights with either single or double
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| disadvantages. Rope the calf and stop the
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| | rigging are the most popular
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| horse and the saddle would tend to be
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| | configurations.You could also ask for a
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| pulled forward with the cantle perhaps
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| | double rigged center fire saddle in which
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| rising. The answer to the problem was
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| | case the shop owner would likely roll his
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| found in Full Rigging where the position
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| | eyes and talk about you long after you've
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| of the cinch is directly below the fork
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| | left. The reason - with center fire
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| or pommel rather than at the center of
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| | rigging a back cinch is so close to the
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| the seat. Tightening the cinch on a
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| | front cinch that it serves no practical
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| full-rigged saddle actually pulls the
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| | purpose.Single or Double Rigging?Double
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| saddle forward slightly while also
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| | rigging adds stability which is an
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| pulling it down so the saddle is pulled
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| | advantage if you're going to be riding in
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| into the low part of the horses back. If
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| | very rough couontry (ups and downs) much
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| you look closely at the full-rigged
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| | of the time. Otherwise, the back cinch is
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| saddle you'll note that the cinch doesn't
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| | "just another piece of leather to worry
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| drop straight down but comes forward at a
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| | about" according to some, and they prefer
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| slight angle, going around the horse's
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| | single rigging for that reason. Rings and
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| sternum rather than the center of the
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| | ClampsThere are several ways in which
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| belly.Full rigging still had some
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| | rigging is attached to the tree or the
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| disadvantages as a roping saddle and as a
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| | skirt. If you're buying a quality saddle
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| recreational saddle when traveling over
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| | I wouldn't worry too much about O-rings,
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| rough terrain. The cantle would tend to
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| | D-rings, or plates. Sit in the saddle
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| rise when going downhill or roping a
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| | and see if it's comfortable and then
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| calf. Texas cowboys are credited with
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| | decide if seven-eights or whatever is
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| solving the problem by the addition of a
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| | right for you.
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