Re: RC: Re: "Hating" the Halter

[Mickie Newnam <akelakhan@earthlink.net>]

That's why I like using collars.  Easy to grab a horse quickly but they are
designed so that if the horse gets into serious trouble the buckle will break
before the horse!
Mickie

Wayne/Elaine Delbeke wrote:

> Some people Like us) feel that horses should never be left unattended
> (pasture or stall) with a halter on.  Horses have a propensity for
> rubbing and getting halters caught on things.  Ask your vets how many
> horses they have had to treat or put down because of things (like feet)
> getting caught in a halter.
>
> If you must leave a horse with a halter on, use one with breakaway
> connections in at least two places so they can break free if they get
> hung up on something.
>
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