Posted 2007-02-23 1:30 PM (#56138) Subject: full length butt bar or strap?
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Location: Burlington, VT
Wonder if anyone has any thoughts or advice for me on what to do for a butt bar in my new Kingston - it's a 2H straight GN with a ramp and top doors, but I plan to remove the partition to let one horse travel in a box. Because the butt bars are short and attach to the partition, I need to either attach them together or remove them and replace them with either a full length butt bar or a strap. I feel like I need something there in case anything ever happened to the ramp, but I'm not sure what would work best. A strap - or maybe a couple of stall chains? - would be the most convenient, or maybe attach the bars with a good carabiner, if they won't swing too much.
Posted 2007-02-23 6:45 PM (#56180 - in reply to #56138) Subject: RE: full length butt bar or strap?
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Posts: 383 Location: Texas
I would go to a hardware store and get a large ring or maybe one of those links (chain type) that screws together and fasten your butt bars together with that, should be quite a bit stronger than a carabiner if you get a big enough one. I doubt they will swing too much if you get most of the slack out of them, a full length one might be difficult to handle or get out of the way.
Posted 2007-02-23 10:12 PM (#56198 - in reply to #56138) Subject: RE: full length butt bar or strap?
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Location: Levy County, Florida
I did a similar thing to my BP. The butt bars had the black foam filled sleeves over them...removed the sleeves and threaded a lead rope thru them and WALLA! If you don't have the sleeves, then use a rope or strap and buy clear pvc hose from the hardware store and thread thru that....stays nicer, won't rub the horse's tail and easier to clean.
full length butt bar or strap?
