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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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.