[RC] Safety re: Biothane headstalls and tack - Dana
Coming out of the shadows
here... I like biothane/Zilco for the ease of keeping, but I always choose
leather for safety reasons... if my horse ever dumps me and takes off, at least
he has a better chance of survival if he has leather on.
The leather bridle will
snap if he gets caught on something, vs. indestructible biothane that will just
keep him standing there forever... the leather reins will break if he steps on
them, vs. the biothane that will break his jaw before they would break... and at
least one leather off billet (western saddle) that will break and allow the
saddle to fall off if he should get caught up in something. Biothane/Zilco just won't break,
which is part of it's appeal, but also it's downfall.
