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Pulling back is the panic reaction that kicks in when they reach the end of 
their rope and feel the pressure from an immovable object. They don't 
instinctively know enough to move forward to release the pressure.  With the 
HiTies and SpringTies and Highlines, the "fixed-object" dynamics don't come 
into play. The horse does not feel the need to pull back, and if they did, 
they are not able to get  any leverage - because the mounting point is ABOVE 
their head (at 7 ft.) and the rod has "give" as well as the bungee tie (for 
those that use them).
And, don't forget,  the horse also has the ability to move and turn, so they 
can turn and look at things, which eliminates a lot of the reason for the 
spook/pullback in the first place.  By the time they reach  the end of the 
line, they learn to just turn and go the other way.

>From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [RC]   Hi Tie
>Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:27:31 -0800
>
>I have a question for people who use Hi Ties: what happens if you have a
>horse that is a puller?  The kind that will lean back against a rope and
>just hang there with all of his weight until the snap breaks.  In which 
case
>you use a heavy rope with a bull snap that he can't break, but he will 
just
>almost sit down while pulling.  Can a Hi Tie survive that?????
>
>Barbara
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:26 PM
>Subject: [RC] Hi Tie
>
>
> > Please Reply to: jenny jedgell@xxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ==========================================
> >
> > We bought the Hi Tie for our horse who liked to jump our electic 
fence.
>It works beautifully.  I hear NO noise from the apparatus.  It is 
extremely
>easy to use, and it appears indestructable.  I would recommend it for
>anyone, I just wish we could fit more of them on our trailer so all of 
our
>horses could be tied.
> >
> > They're athletes! This is a partnership between horse and rider - 
we don't
> > have any jockeys out there, just pals and partners. We'd allow a 
rider
>with
> > a broken foot, a sore back and a nasty cold to compete - but we 
would
>never
> > let a horse in a similiar condition hit the trail.
> > ~ Dr. Barney Flemming DVM
> >
> > ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/
> >
> >
> >
>
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>If you treat an Arab like a Thoroughbred, it will behave like a Quarter
>horse.
>~  Libby Llop
>
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They're athletes! This is a partnership between horse and rider - we don't
have any jockeys out there, just pals and partners. We'd allow a rider with
a broken foot, a sore back and a nasty cold to compete - but we would never
let a horse in a similiar condition hit the trail.
~ Dr. Barney Flemming DVM

ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/

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