Re: [RC] Where to find leads with a loop instead of snap? - Heidi Smith
I dunno if this is why the original poster wants a
loop or not, but when I was a kid on the ranch, we ALWAYS used a loop instead of
a snap to attach leadropes to halters, because if a horse set back, it was most
often the snap that broke, and we didn't ever want that to happen. A
leadrope with an eye can be removed from the halter if one wants to (not as fast
as with a snap, but at least it can be done) so that it isn't just one permanent
unit (which we also did when I was a kid--wove the eye right onto the ring on
the halter), and it sure is a heckuva lot sturdier. I've had even the
heaviest of spring snaps break in set-backs, as well as the bottoms of bullsnaps
come apart. But these days I rarely deal with adult horses that set back,
so I'd just as soon have the convenience of snaps.
