Re: RC: Those new-fangled halters w/no hardware

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/18/99 10:50:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
cberto@juno.com writes:

<<  This is what happened to a friend of mine:   she used her
 cord-and-knot, no-hardware halter/w long leadline to tie her Arab to a
 washrack.   Something spooked him and because there was no hardware to
 break and no panic snap in use, he took out the posts and demolished the
 whole rack before the ruckus ceased.   Those halters surely have their
 place in our world but remember that, because of their strength, you lose
 a considerable safety factor when used inappropriately.  >>

If you've ever seen a horse set back, break a halter, fall over and fracture 
his poll, and then die, I'm not sure you'd consider breaking a safety 
feature.  Whatever happened to the very basic safety rule of ONLY tying 
horses to objects that are immovable and solid enough not to come apart?

Heidi


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