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I have been wondering about rope halters being very popular, but not 
very safe.
Wouldn't that skinny rope do big damage to a horse that pulls back and 
there is
no breakaway?
Terry
"May the Horse be with you"

Quoting Sherman <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I have one horse that frequently unsnaps his leads and unbuckles his 
> halter. He does this by rubbing, so a regular snap or the quick 
> release snap don't work for him, nor a nylon strap halter, as he gets 
> them unbuckled by rubbing. He has been seen galloping down our road 
> many times due to his habit of rubbing his head. I now use a rope 
> halter on him, with either a bull snap or tied-on lead rope. I 
> suspect some day he may find he can rub the rope halter off over his 
> ears.
>
> Kathy



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