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[RC] One of my cardinal rules of horses (was: gloves) - k s swigart


Cindy Collins said:


I have a good girlfriend here in Cody
?who didn't wear gloves while dealing
?with an excited horse. BTW, it was a
?yacht rope lead. Two fingers on her
?hand were "de- gloved" ....no skin
?left, down to the bone and tendons. 

?
This, BTW, is why one of my first safety rules of horses is:
?
Never hold onto anything made out of nylon the other end of which is attached 
to a horse.
?
Yachting rope is made out of nylon.
?
I don't own any reins made out of yachting rope, and I wouldn't use them if you 
gave them to me.? The only thing I use nylon lead ropes for (that have been 
given to me or I have won as awards) is to tie gates shut.? You certainly won't 
catch me using one for leading a horse.
?
My reins are leather or rubber?and my lead ropes are cotton (as are my driving 
lines and my longe lines).
?
kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)

p.s.? It is also the reason that all my lead ropes and reins have knots in the 
end of them (and some of the lead ropes have knots in the middle of them too).? 
It is far easier to hold onto a knot than it is to hold onto a rope.

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