Fwd: Re: [RC] high-lines - A. Perez
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---- Bonnie Davis horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx wrote ----
> From: "Bonnie Davis" <horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Sullivan" <greymare@xxxxxxx>, "Jennifer Judkins"
<jenjudkins@xxxxxxxxx>,
> <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC] high-lines
> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:04:29 -0800
>
>
> Plese post to Ride Camp....
>
> A horse lose on a highline is OK -- I guess. My horses are
hard and fast to the highline. They
> can't run up and down.
>
> Many years ago I was at Point Reyes and this gal put her
horse on a highline with a ring. About 30
> feet long. The horse would pace up and down the highline.
Something spooked the horse, he took off,
> past the tree and the highline lead rope snapped him back and
around the tree. Broke his neck. A
> horse can really get a jump start if scared. That's the
reason my horses are hard and fast. They
> can't run 'away'. They could bolt a few feet but the head
comes back but not with enough force to
> hurt neck.
>
> To save all you guys posting to Ride Camp for me, my direct e-
mail is bonnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Bonnie Davis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sullivan
> To: Jennifer Judkins ; walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx ;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] high-lines
>
>
> Pull as tight as you can...and take sevearl wraps around
pole or whatever before t ying knot....
> Or quick and dirty method...tie from pole or whatever to
top of trailer...then drive forward a
> foot!
> I like a ring on the high line, so the horse can walk back
and forth, and the water bucket can be
> away
> from the food.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jennifer Judkins
> To: walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 1:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] high-lines
>
>
> I was wondering how you adjust the tension on this
highline. I've tried them before, like the
> idea, but have a hard time getting the rope A. High enough
and B. tight enough so it doesn't sag
> lower than the horses head over time. I agree the high
picket does seem to be a good compromise
> between tying and fencing, nothing to be destroyed by other
rampaging horses. Any tips on setting
> these up properly would be appreciated. Jennifer.
>
> "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> Please forward this on to Ride Camp for me......I can't
seem to
> get anything
> into the message board.
>
> There are two differences between highline and picket.
>
> Highline goes OVER the horses head. Up high. At least 6
> feet. A highline
> rope is placed between two stationary objects (I've
used by
> highline rope
> over my trailer and camper roof -- pad corners with a
towel.)
> Distance
> between trees depends on number of horses to go on
highline.
> Ideally, about
> 40 feet. Horses are tied to highline with highline lead
ropes -
> - 10 feet
> long. A horse IS NOT allowed to move up and down
highline. He
> stays in one
> spot. Horses are about 10 feet a part if buddies.
>
> I've used highlines over 30 years and never had a horse
get
> hurt or get
> loose (if tied correctly). The nice thing about a
highline is
> that the pull
> is up....the horse wants to get loose, he yanks back on
> highline , head goes
> up, butt goes down, hindlegs go under and he just
scrambles in
> one spot. He
> runs in a circle and he can pull all he wants and can't
get
> hurt or loose.
>
> My horses lay down flat on the ground under the
highline and
> when camping,
> will spend a week, two weeks, three weeks on a highline
that I
> move from
> site to site to keep soil impact down. They are fed
while tied
> and have
> water in tub near by. They are perfectly content on the
> highline as they
> can see in all directions, move in all directions and
even butt
> up to one
> another in a strange forest. .
>
> Picket. Horses are tied to with a rope chest high. Lot
of
> packers use 'em.
> I don't because a horse can jump, pull back, 'panic'
forward
> and take it
> out. I prefer the old highline and it can be set up
anywhere,
> easy to
> store and easy to use.
>
> In Nevada where there are no trees in the desert. I put
horses
> between
> truck and trailer. Once had a sand storm come up -- not
hard
> but it blew
> pretty good. Took a couple canvases (some people use
plastic
> sheets) and
> hung one at each end of truck and trailer. Horses had a
> cozy 'stall' out of
> the wind. Only problem was scorpions....
>
> If you'd like to see my horses on highline, go to
website
> www.twohorseenterprises. That's Sig and Bud highlined
at a dry
> camp in
> Oregon.
>
> (Thanks for posting for me.....)
>
> Bonnie Davis
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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