What is a breeching strap?
Breeching (/ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ/ “britching”) is a strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal. Both under saddle and in harness, breeching engages when an animal slows down or travels downhill and is used to brake or stabilize a load.
What do kicking straps do?
A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) (often shortened to “vang” or “kicker”) is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail.
How do you stop a horse from bucking?
Keep your heels down and your shoulders back, and give strong pulls on the reins to discourage the horse from putting his head down. Remember – a horse with their head up cannot buck. Also, make sure to keep your leg on. Many times a rider will try to correct bucking by stopping the horse.
What is a hame used for?
Hame or trace tugs are short buckle-fitted straps, used to attach the traces to the hames.
What is a horse hame?
Hames are attached to a horse collar used to distribute the load around a horse’s neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wood pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached.
How do you deal with a dominant horse?
First of all, when dealing with a dominant horse, always wear a helmet. Even for groundwork. I would also suggest considering wearing a vest. Always carry a crop or dressage whip—one of the first rules of being able to deal with dominance is knowing how to correctly use a crop and not being afraid to use one.
What does the vang do on a sailboat?
The vang allows vertical adjustment of the boom, and is an extremely important tool to shape the main for speed. Tension the vang to tighten the leech, flatten the sail and bend the mast. Cruisers use the vang to keep the boom from rising when sailing downwind and abraiding the main.
What does a cunningham do on a sailboat?
The cunningham controls the fore and aft position of draft in the mainsail or genoa and works together with the traveler, mainsheet, outhaul and vang to optimize sail shape and increase boatspeed. Cunningham controls lead to the crew to encourage adjustment as wind speed changes.
Do horses buck when happy?
Although it can be very dangerous for riders, bucking is part of a horse’s natural behaviour and horses can do it for several reasons. Horses can also display this behaviour as a way to get rid of their excess energy, when they are feeling very excited, happy and playful.
How does the bucking strap work on a horse?
If the bucking strap is on the horse’s hip, it rotates forward as the hind-quarters rise. Since the strap is wrapped loosely around the shaft (see “Squeeze Play” below), it can slide freely up or down the shaft. That action disengages the restraining force on the horse’s upward movement.
Are there any problems with a bucking strap?
There are two problems with that. The first is that the bucking strap doesn’t actually prevent bucking. If the horse does give a buck and feels the restriction of the bucking strap for the first time, he may accept it, or it can panic the horse.
What’s the proper routing for a bucking strap?
Proper routing for a bucking strap highlighted in green. Correct looseness indicated by a full hand under the bucking strap. A less permanent solution, but one that seems to work well, is just changing the routing of the bucking strap on its way to the carriage shaft.