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rthillusa wrote:18 hands - that's a lot of horse - what's his breeding?

Percheron, My wifes clydesdale is 17.0

rthillusa wrote:If "hairy moment" means a little crow hopping, I would think you would be fine. If "hairy moment" might mean a flying dismount into the brush, I'd think a retention strap would be in order. I used to mess with horses too, and they will surprise you (especially if they are surprised :)

As you know, hairy moments are all inclusive from the crow hop to the tumble onto pavement. My trail horse is 18hh so even mounting while on the trail (I use a ladder in camp) is not a smooth process. I have to hang a "cheater" through the saddle seat and step up, lay my belly across the seat, then "body hop" the rest of the way until I can swing a leg over. This particular maneuver is one I will try after I get the supertuck and see how it does.

Luckily, a horse the size of mine is not very nimble...........powerfull, but not nimble. So sudden leaps to the side or forward are definantly rideable.



This is NOT trick photography, he was standing nose to nose with the "normal" sized horse. As you can see, mounting from the ground is not just a matter of swinging your leg over.

Glad to hear all the great feedback about the supertuck. Looks like we made the right choice. As I said, I'm not a big fan of off body carry and didn't want to resort to saddlebag carry.

Sidro wrote:You can tighten up the Supertuck on the gun but that might cause problems drawing it out. Having said that I grew up on and still live on a ranch and having been in a storm when a horse blows up plenty of times, in my experience even things tied down come loose(along with me sometimes).

However I may have an idea that would work. Why not take a wide and heavy rubber band and loop it thru your belt and then around the grip of the pistol. If you had to use it the band could be broken pulling the gun out. Never tried this but don't see why it wouldn't work. Just an idea.

I like the rubber band idea, but I got a mental image of using the heavy duty rubber bands, trying to draw and having the bands jerk the gun from my hand and back into the holster.

I have been researching my iwb options and am pretty much sold on the crossbreed. My wife has a concern about the lack of a retaining strap. One of the places that we will often carry (both of us) will be on trail rides. She is afraid of the weapon coming out during one of the "hairy moments" that inevidably will occur on horseback. I'm looking for some advice either from supertuck owners that have experienced some "bumpy" moments or some other options for carrying on horseback that are still accessible. I don't care for off body carry so I prefer to not do the saddlebag carry. I will still be using the supertuck for EDC when not on horseback.

Weapons being concealed:
Mine - Beretta 96 in .40 S&W
wifey's FNH (FN9 w/ 3" bbl).

If I have to go with saddlebag carry, I will carry the 4" Ruger Security Six in .357 mag.