Close line probably will work fine - it's a combination of cotton and
nylon. The trouble with cotton - it rots when it is wet and will break
which is a pain in the butt. If you know how to tie a knot, they stay
fine in nylon. For help in tying knots, find an old Navy chief.
All those fancy leashes are great if you want them to add color to your perfectly coordinated outfit...however, if you plan to use it I go for a cotton cord, I think it's sold as clothesline cord at Walmart. Nylon knots come untied.
I will NEVER tie something on my wrist that is strong enough to drag me too awfully far before it breaks! Any time you've got something attached to you you are taking a chance. It can hook a gate as you go by, a tree limb, be attached to you when you come off and to your horse that is in the process of heading for Canada. Not safe.
I want to be able to adjust the length perfectly. I call it "sighting in my sponge". I use different lengths for different height horses. No way a factory cord would be just right and if it's not just right it doesn't fly back to your hand. If you're just a "dipper" when you're stopped at streams I guess biothane would do for you. I'm talking about keeping it out for sponging on the fly. I keep my cord on my wrist after the first loop unless I just know there's no place at all to sponge. I tuck the sponge into the front of my saddle if it's a while between mudholes.
I do have a nice factory biothane cord that has made a great stall guard. :-)
Angie
-- “I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in
pseudoscience
“I maintain there is much more wonder in science
than in
pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any
meaning,
science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one,
of
being true.” Carl Sagan
