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Fw: [RC] Ponying - Dot Wiggins

I have seen packers put a knot in the end of the tail with a lite rope and run it between the hind legs to the cinch.  Not short enough to bother the ridden horse, but will keep the halter rope from getting caught under the tail.  Seems to work well.
 
 
 
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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Ponying

Any one of us who has ponied horses off the one we are riding has experienced the "rope under tail" problem.  I have often thought of creating some sort of "rump rug" made of heavy duty netting for the horse being ridden.  If this "rug" hangs down far enough.....say down to the bottom of the butt, wouldn't this prevent the rope from getting under his tail?  The netting would be very flexible and would adjust to the horse taking a pit stop.  I'm thinking something like volleyball netting, or maybe this is too heavy.  I can't remember how heavy that kind of netting is.  Anyone have a thought about this?
 
Barbara