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RE: [RC] The downside of bungees - Snodgrass, Bonnie

This is why I buy my own bungee and have them made up. Many are made of
small strings of rubber. The type I buy are wide flat bands. I recommend if
you know you have a puller or aren't sure, then use a long bungee, double it
over, pass the bight thru the tie ring on the trailer, pass both snaps thru
the bight to form a sort of knot and snap both snaps to the horses halter.
There is no single thickness of bungee taking all the strain this way. If
one of the snaps should give it moves away from the horse towards the
trailer.

Bonnie S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kristi Schaaf [mailto:iluvdez@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 1:37 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] The downside of bungees


I know there are lots of bungee users out there, but
please be careful. My friend had her wrist severely
damaged when her horse pulled back while tied at the
trailer. His 'made for horses' bungee tie broke at the
snap attached to his halter. The bungee and broken
snap flew back like a sling-shot mini cannonball
straight at her and would have hit her in the forehead
if she hadn't gotten her hand up and in the way in
time. So if you use bungees, don't ever stand where a
recoiling one's hardware can hit you. And what if the
snap hooked to the trailer would have snapped instead?
Would that have recoiled to hit her horse in the face?
Kristi 

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