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Karen,  please claify:
        "I also want to point out here that I have seen
> even more accidents in the last year with horses that have been tied with 
> bungee ties.  I won't tie my horses with those, and just hate to see so 
> many people using them.  They *are* dangerous. "

Are you referring to the bungee that comes with the HiTie setup, OR tying 
the horse directly to the side of a trailer with a bungee-type lne?
Terry
"May the Horse be with you"

> From: Karen <karen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   [RC] Hi Tie / Corral
> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:58:55 -0800
>
> http://members.tripod.com/ridephotos/horse/ties.html   That page is a 
> comparison of the various ties out on the market.  I need to update it 
> somewhat so it is clear to people that they don't tie their horses with a 
> quick release snap directly to the horses halter.  Two of my friends horses 
> got loose at Death Valley because of being tied that way, and when my 
> friend walked around camp she saw several other horses clipped directly to 
> the quick releases!  NO NO NO, horses can rub or scratch and unclip them in 
> an instant.  Caribbeaners and rope clips can also be undone all too easily 
> by a horse.  Please use a bull snap or another form of a locking clip that 
> is horse-proof.  We definitely don't need any horses getting loose at 
> rides.  There is a link from that page that has more comments from me. I 
> also want to point out here that I have seen even more accidents in the 
> last year with horses that have been tied with bungee ties.  I won't tie my 
> horses with those, and just hate to see so many people using them.  They 
> *are* dangerous.  Horses might go a hundred nights on one without a 
> problem, or even five hundred nights but then that one chance in a million 
> they lie down and roll, or simply to rest and get up with a leg caught and 
> when that bungee gets wrapped around a horse, pulled to beyond capacity and 
> breaks it is a lethal weapon, capable of killing or seriously injuring 
> anybody in the vicinity.  If somebody thinks that those really thick bungee 
> ties are too thick to break, guess again.  I've seen them break, more than 
> once.  Okay, done with safety lecture for today :+)
>
> I really love the hi-ties, I kept them and put them on the new trailer this 
> year.  None of my horses have had an accident with the new ties.  The best 
> thing I like about them is that they are quiet.  The kind I had before got 
> more rattley with use and became pretty obnoxious.
>
> Karen
> in NV
>
>
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