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Would a solid material be better, such as a lightweight nylon or a regular 
rump rug?  Maybe longer, as in hock length?  One thing I have tried to do is 
desensitize our horses to things under tails.  It's like teaching a horse to 
yield to leg pressure, only in this case when I grasp the tail and lift, 
they yield softly instead of clamping down hard.  But then, I'm not sure 
that would always work if the horse got a rope under his tail.  There must 
be a safe solution...........

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Durgin" <ladurgin@xxxxxxx>
To: <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>; <sherman@xxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Ponying


> netting? Not unless you don't ride near any brush or trees......And a 
> finger trap, or if the ponied horse puts his head on the ponniers butt and 
> rubs once, and his hardwear hooks onto the netting.... My gut feeling is 
> any big mesh could be dangerous to have around a horse.....FWIW
>
> > From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [RC]   Ponying Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 07:51:00 -0800
> >
> > Any one of us who has ponied horses off the one we are riding has 
> > experienced the "rope under tail" problem.  I have often thought of 
> > creating some sort of "rump rug" made of heavy duty netting for the horse 
> > being ridden.  If this "rug" hangs down far enough.....say down to the 
> > bottom of the butt, wouldn't this prevent the rope from getting under his 
> > tail?  The netting would be very flexible and would adjust to the horse 
> > taking a pit stop.  I'm thinking something like volleyball netting, or 
> > maybe this is too heavy.  I can't remember how heavy that kind of netting 
> > is.  Anyone have a thought about this?



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