Given the woes that can happen to loose horses, I'm
leery to use ANY product or tie system with a built-in breakaway
system like that. I'd prefer to have a horse educated to the concept that
if he becomes tangled, he doesn't fight it, than risk having one get loose,
personally. (And even stuff that isn't SUPPOSED to break does so
sometimes when I'd far rather have had the horse remain tied...)
JMHO.
annie, i use the spring ties(from equestrian safety products). they
work great, have two of them. the horses are able to lie down to sleep,
move about very freely and the heavy duty spring eliminates any bumping noises
from the horse moving about. the tether line that comes with it has a
heavy plastic buckle which serves as the "safety link". if something
happens, i.e. the horse gets tangled, the plastic buckle will break and he can
get loose. i have used them for nearly two years and have not had a
horse get tangled yet. ed
