With any luck, Crusty will groom and pick-out his hooves before realizing the mistake. As long as Mark s doing a good job, don t call attention to the fact it s not his horse. Sewing buttons on the inside of your trousers, opposite your suspender buttons, will help keep them from being pulled off. If a piece of gear falls off while riding, don't stick it back on until you've found what caused it to drop off in the first place. Barrel-bands are lost in this manner.
Cheap gear performs cheaply.
Failure of even simple items, such as lead straps and carbine thimbles, can cause embarrassment and pain. If your linking procedure is non-standard, ensure everyone in the foursome knows what the correct procedure is before dismounting and attempting it on the field. If you must rotate the cylinder manually, something s wrong with the mechanism. Know if the revolver cylinder rotates properly before making a pass at the heads. Landing on it is uncomfortable, the cantle makes a decent fulcrum, and the gun can lever you right out of the saddle.