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: Most of the saddlehorns in saddles I make
: for team ropers these days are 3 1/2 inch
: with a 2" cap. Years ago they were a
: little taller . The thing is, you can only
: dally so low down the horn and if its real
: tall, it can make you dally higher and put
: more leverage on your horse. I have dallied
: with a 3" horn and have had guys dally
: on my saddles with that , but you need to
: make sure you're comfortable with that.
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: West Coast I have a Ammerman that I rope
: calves and steers out of and it has what
: Carl calls a two rope horn meaning you can
: tie two calf ropes on at the same time if
: your packing a second and I don't have any
: trouble with my dally. Usually the horn cap
: is the only difference between a calf horn
: and a team roping horn. Hope this helps.
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: Hack,
: Mostly heel, but head a little occasionally.
: I'm 43, so I have a while. I think most
: associations want you to be 50-55 to tie
: on, and ladies can at any age.
: A lot of guys I know won't do it, makes them
: feel old I guess. I wouldn't unless I
: thought I really had to. I think its a
: little harder on the horse and just opens
: you up to a potential wreck. Although it
: never dawned on me while roping calves that
: being tied on was 'dangerous'...
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: west coast...are you a header or a
: heeler?..how about tying on solid..how old
: does a heeler have to be before they allow
: that?
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: Help & Suggestions: I'm looking to
: purchase another saddle... I prefer the
: feel, build, and tree of a calf roping
: saddle, but team rope 99.9% of the time.
: I've seen some used Joe Beaver Martins for
: pretty good prices, but the horn height
: according to Martin's website is 3",
: where their team ropers are all either
: 3.25" or 3.50" high. Wondering if
: anyone has dallied on a Joe Beaver saddle
: and had some thoughts. I don't want to get
: stuck with something hard to dally on or
: have my rope pop off. I can't imagine a
: 1/4" would make a big difference. Any
: thoughts?
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