RE: [RC] Safety re: Biothane headstalls and tack - Sarah seashols
Good biothane workmanship will break at
the stitching when it needs to – I just sent my sidepull bridle back to
Sportack for repair because my gelding pulled back when he panicked, and it
broke at the stitching, releasing him. (Lesson learned – don’t
use expensive halter bridles as everyday halters, unless you have money to
burn!)
Sarah
Queso (that flyspray was really scary!)
Virginia
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dana Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
12:09 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Safety re: Biothane
headstalls and tack
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.
