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Posted by Tori on 5/12/2008, 5:21 pm, in reply to "pulling breast collar"
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for dragging calves around in branding (hence the name) they reduce stress on the shoulders. I mainly stick to this type or an old style martingale breastcollar because it doesn't crowd the shoulders so much and they fit a little better (especially on mules). I do prefer the ones that have a strap that goes over the neck
This one is fairly big for the appy, matched a different saddle I don't have anymore and I just generally don't like it. But it does fit my big mule 
I like my other one better, just a martingale style, had it made to match my saddle and they still screwed it up so it doesn't match quite right 
Bob Sagely makes some nice ones: http://www.sagesaddlery.com/saddlery/gear/martingales/martingales.htm 
or if you prefer something obnoxious... 
http://www.jssaddlery.com/breastcollars.html
This is what the billy cook looks like up close (mine is basketweave), it doesn't have as nice a contour to it as some of the custom ones and the straps have a "D" at the stop so you can loop them through the gullet where some others buckle around the gullet 
...cum mula peperit
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