Cleaning Tack - Stage 2 | Laurie Pitts
Health/Stable Management
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9m 49s
Laurie shares her method of conditioning tack including her tip for making sure not to dry out the tack She also goes over polishing the bit and how she ties up the bridle so it hangs nicely She shares why she like cleaning tack and a story about a special leather lead shank that she took to the 2016 Rio Olympics
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