BACK PACK SCREW ON: Some saddles pose more diffi culty at ach- ing a rear cantle pack or saddlebags. Here I actually cut off the straps on the pack and punched a hole in the pack’s edge using a hot nail to burn it in the nylon fabric of the pack. I then unscrewed the con- cho that holds the saddle skirt to the tree, and screwed it back in go- ing through the hole in the pack. I made sure the pack was snug with very lit le side-to-side play, which eliminates the bounce factor.
REAR BIGHORN PACK: On western saddles, you can also at- tach many rear type packs by running it under the jock- ey and stirrup fender to the cinch rigging.
REAR PACK COMPRESSION: I want to keep my rear pack from extending over the back edge of my saddle’s skirt and possibly rubbing the horse. To do that with my setup, I added a foot- man’s loop centered on the back of the saddle below the cantle. I then ran a nylon strap through the loop and around the whole pack. When I tighten the strap, it holds my pack up snugly to the back of the saddle. I do not get into the pack oſt en, so I do not mind the extra strap to deal with when I do need in the pack.
Jonni Jewell is a competitive and endurance trail rider and professional photographer. She lives in north Texas with her husband, fi ve Arabian geldings, two Catahoula dogs and 12 cats. She did her fi rst distance ride competition in 1976 and has also shown English, jumping, Western and combined driving. Jonni and her horse Hank fi nished the Tevis Cup in 2005 and won the President’s Cup in 2010 as NATRC’s top competitor. For more about this duo, see “T e Comeback Kid” in the January 2010 issue of trailBLAZER.
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