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At 11:18 AM 1/15/2004, terry banister wrote:
> 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?

....I use the bungees that came with the ties on my hitching posts at 
home.  Some horses are safer confined different ways, with different 
means.  I just feel safer using a cotton rope on the trailer ties.  Rope 
burns aren't nearly as bad as the damage that I've seen caused by bungees 
breaking.   I don't like tying my horses to something for extended periods 
that they can pull on.  I've seen a lot of horses learn to pull on the ties 
that give.  I don't know if mine would also learn that or not, but I don't 
want to give them the chance.  They can learn the limits of whatever they 
are tied to without it having to stretch or give a couple of feet.  It just 
invites trouble when horses learn that they can pull and bungee back and 
forth a few feet, like it's a game.  Or pull the arm of their tie around 
the trailer.  Or run full speed till they come to the end and get whipped 
back.

Karen
in NV


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