Re: Brass hardware

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

Bob and Kathy...

Bob, you're right...should NEVER say NEVER about horses.  Now that I
bragged on my horse never breaking anything, he'll probably bust my best
bridle tomorrow on general principles.  The only thing predictable about
horse is that they are unpredictable.

Kathy....Oops, Sorry....didn't mean that for you specific....just
commenting on the brass/bronze snap breaking stuff....just happened to
be your note I appended.  You know, Dental Floss is pretty strong
stuff.  I carry one of the little plastic boxes of GLIDE and a large
needle for patching things.  You can whip the end of a rope with it, or
sew your saddle back together. Hmmm...tie overnite with dental floss,
huh? How many strands am I allowed? <grin> 

My farrier was telling me about the lady at one of the group rides he
attended.  Seems she tied her horse to one of the rings on the back of
the bed mat in her truck and then went running over with a big white
towel to wipe his face. Pulled back and yanked the bed mat out of the
truck.  Got a vivid mental picture of what happened after that! <grin>

Lot of times it's where you tie them or what you tie them to instead of
what you tie them with that causes the problem.

Jim and Sun of Dimanche

> Kathy Mayeda wrote:
> 
> I’d like to see Jim tie his horse with dental floss overnight  at a
> ride!
> 
> K.
> 
>           -----Original Message-----
>           From:   Bob Morris [mailto:bobmorris@rmci.net]
>           Sent:   Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:07 PM
>           To:     Jim Holland; Kathy Mayeda
>           Cc:     rno2m@virginia.edu; Ridecamp@endurance.net
>           Subject:        RE: Brass hardware
> 
>           Well, here I see it again! If it is the only thing I have
>           learned in the
>           past quarter century it applies to the statement you wrote
>           "Has NEVER"  No
>           matter what follows those two words you are bound to regret
>           them sooner or
>           later. We are dealing with horses and horses make liars out
>           of us when we
>           begin to believe we know it all.
> 
>           Bob Morris
> 
>           -----Original Message-----
>           From: Jim Holland [mailto:lanconn@tds.net]
>           Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 8:12 PM
>           To: Kathy Mayeda
>           Cc: rno2m@virginia.edu; Ridecamp@endurance.net
>           Subject: RC: Brass hardware
> 
>           > Kathy Mayeda wrote:
> 
>           > The brass snap was broken in two.  Yes, it does break, no
>           question
>           > about it.  I also had a brass clip break off a halter
>           bridle
>           > combination when I was stupid enough to have him tied with
>           just the
>           > throatlatch attached.
> 
>           Hmmmm....seems to me shouldn't matter what you tie your
>           horse with.  If
>           you have taught him to drop his head with pressure on the
>           poll, drop his
>           head with pressure on the lead, drop his head with a rein
>           cue, then he
>           won't pull back under any circumstances. You can tie him
>           with a string
>           or rubber bands or dental floss.  Taught Sunny that two days
>           after I
>           bought him.  Has NEVER pulled back and broke anything in 6
>           years...no
>           matter how spooked he was. (He spooked big time when he was
>           young) He
>           may jump up and down, and dance, but doesn't challenge the
>           tie.  Don't
>           need runing martingales, tie downs, etc., either  That's all
>           bandaids.
>           I guess if you haven't done this or your horse still pulls
>           on the tie
>           and you need "break away", then try VELCRO.  They make those
>           stupid
>           things for trailer ties now. I guess you could make a lead
>           line out of
>           them as well.
> 
>           Jim and Sun of Dimanche
>           >
> 
>           >
>           > K.
>           >
>           >
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