...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...
Yes, I can see that.
This is the old "Do you want the
halter(lead, snap) to
break, or do you want it to hold?"
issue. I've
never finally made up my mind about this
one.
As a kid in Massachusetts, learning from Mr. Briggs who
was x-cavalry, the principle was always "If a horse
wants to
get loose that bad, you want him to be able
to, or he'll hurt himself."
So, we were taught
to never, ever use a web halter, and to
always use
a leather halter, so it would break when
it had to.
You can always catch the
horse.
On the other hand, there does seem to be
times
when it is going to be more dangerous to
the horse
(and everybody else) if he *does*
get loose.
Reading Angie's stories
about "caballo solo's"
and the havoc they can wreak in camp
(also remember
