How tight should a crupper be?

tasha

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Jul 10, 2001
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I'm exercising a pony for a friend (yes, monk on a donk situ :rolleyes: ) He wears a crupper as he has a back like a table, but I am unsure how tight it should be. I would just put on most worn hole but owner said she had punched new ones before she went away as it had stretched.

I cranked it up to the tightest hole just assuming the above, but he bucked a couple of times in canter which I think may be becuase it was too tight. But then he is being a complete ar$e at the moment (crushed me against the wall on Sat, I now have a nice bruise) so this could be an extension of 'just being an ar$e' so thought I best check :D
 
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