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“The added weight
of the
Tuxedo Spurs™ make them hang on the boot the way I like.
Distinct and eye-catching … definitely my favorite pair of spurs”
Todd Bergen -- 3-time NRCHA
Futurity Champion
NRHA Futurity and Derby Champion
$1,000,000 NRHA earner
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“The Liberator™
is my favorite bit. I use it everyday. Great for horses that
are strong in the mouth, yet soft enough to use on younger horses.”
Britt Bockius -- 11-time
NFR Qualifier
2000 NFR Average Champion
1999-2000 BFI Champion
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“The
West
Coast Snaffle™ with Divots and Dots has great feel and weight with
a classy look; like a horseman's dress-up snaffle. Most importantly
- my horses like it. It's my snaffle of choice.”
Bob Avila -- Multi-event
AQHA World Champion
3-time NRCHA Futurity Champion
2000 World's Greatest Horseman
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“The Sheridan 7
shank Ace of Spades™ mouth piece has more feel than any bit I've
ever used. There's plenty of bite, but the swivel allows a horse
to get away from it and doesn't scare them. It has lots of lateral,
perfect stability, and is good-looking. Tom builds the most balanced
bits in the business and this is my favorite bit I've ever used.”
Troy
Compton -- Multiple World and Congress Champion Trainer
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“The Sheridan
shank Crown Royal™ mouth piece has just the right amount of stopping
power and great flex, feel and balance. This is the bit I compete
in – it fits my hand and the amount of pressure I ride with.”
Clay O’Brien Cooper -- 7-time
World Champion Team Roper
20 - NFR Qualifications
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“My Tom Balding™
Spurs with the sterling overlay, without a doubt, the most beautiful
I have ever seen. However, beauty is not their only attribute.
The weight, the way they can fit, and the angle and shape of the shank
are a perfect combination for the precision that my work demands.”
Dick Pieper -- NRHA Hall
of Fame
NRHA Futurity Champion
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“The Sheridan 7
Equalizer with Roller™ hangs real nice in a horse's mouth. When
I take hold it doesn't scare or intimidate them. A horse really respects
this bit.”
Craig Schmersal -- 7 World
Championships, AQHA/NRHA/NRCHA
Lifetime Earnings $880,000
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“Tom Balding is an
incredible artist and master craftsman. I have enjoyed using my Tom
Balding™ bits and spurs. I am honored to have my favorite spurs in
his private collection… and just for the record they've never been bucked
off.”
Larry Mahan -- 2 –time NFR
World Champion Bull Rider
4-time NFR All-Around Cowboy
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“The Boatright
Gag™ is great for getting a horse to break at the pole. The leverage
point and size of the ball pull the nose down and do a lot of correcting
without it really feeling like it. It really gets one to bend and
flex … the most forgiving bit I've ever ridden.”
Bret Boatright -- 14-time
NFR Qualifier
2-time NFR Average Champion
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“The Double Cross™
is an excellent transition bit. Really helps to prepare a colt to
pack a bridle. Very soft yet makes a colt carry their noses up and
down instead of pushing out. Really great for the colts that wants
to reach for the bridle a lot. Makes them drop the nose and bridle
up.”
Ted Robinson -- 5-time World
Champion Snaffle Bit Futurity Winner
2-time World's Greatest Horseman
(1999 & 2001)
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“The Hinge Port
Pro™ is one of my favorite bits; it has a little different feel than
the hinge port. The Hinge Port Pro™ has more of a delayed
feel, and is not as quick as the hinge port.”
Kevin Stuart -- 10-time
NFR Qualifier
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“The craftsmanship
and quality Tom Balding™ puts into his spurs is tremendous! I, with
great pleasure, use and endorse them.”
Bob Loomis -- 6 World Championships
NRHA Hall of Fame
More NRHA Open Futurity Victories
than any other rider in the industry
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“The Tom Balding™
Don Dodge snaffle is the best D-Ring snaffle I've ever used.”
Don Dodge -- NRHA Hall of
Fame
NCRA Hall of Fame
NCHA Hall of Fame
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“Totally amazed at
the results I achieved with the Tom Balding™ Hinge Port™ bit.”
Kenny Clabaugh -- 7-time
NFR Pickup Man
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“Tom Balding's
House
Snaffle™ helps my horses to feel comfortable. Its design allows
the bit to fit the angles of the horse's mouth instead of trying to reshape
the mouth to fit the bit.”
Jim House – Clinician
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“I used the Tom
Balding™ “S” Shank Hinge Port™ for years. It's a life saver on
the corner and gives me the consistent results I need … A super bit.”
Bobby Harris -- 1995 World
Champion Heeler
11-time NFR Qualifier
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“Tom Balding's
Ball
Spurs™ are great on my young horses because you don't get the ‘startle
factor’…no abrasions and mistakes won't cause a wreck.”
Tom Powers -- Triple Challenge
Futurities
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“The Tom Balding™
Correction has incredible feel…gets respect without fear. It's
the bit I show every horse in.”
Bill Riddle -- NCHA Hall
of Fame
NCHA 3rd leading All-time money
winner
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“I love the Equalizer
with Roller™ because it gets a hold of a horse without him pushing
back at me.”
Todd Crawford -- Reining
Cow Horse Trainer
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“The Correction
Spade™ in the best feeling correction I've ever had.”
Eduardo Ribeiro -- Reining
Cow Horse Trainer
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“I love the Tom Balding™
Short
Shank Snaffle™. I've had it for a long time. Every horse
rides in it. Very Well Balanced. I call it 'Old Reliable,'
when nothing else is working, this bit does.”
Brandi Halls -- 2-time NFR
Qualifier
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"The Tom Balding™
Flex
& Roll™ gives plenty of flex, I am very impressed with the bit."
Kelly Yates -- 4-time NFR
Qualifier
AQHA Barrel Racing Horse of the
Year (2000)
Speedhorse Gold Cup and Super Derby
Champion (2000)
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