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Re: [RC] teaching to tie with belly rope...NOT - D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson I lost a mare with a 5 month old foal at her side when a farrier tried to tie the mare using a belly rope. I was not there my ranch hand was and still, can not understand, to this day how or why this was necessary. The mare never had any issues having her hooves trimmed. My ranch hand tried to stop the farrier (a new one) and the farrier backed him down. The next thing he knew the mare boalted up and slipped back, broke her back, hit the pole of her head and bled out in 5 seconds. So, no I don't recommend this type of tieing up under any circumstances.
I have been following this thread with a lot of interest. Thank you, one and all, for all of your input. I can assure you it is valuable to those of us that are just starting out with endurance. There is a lot to learn and to consume. Again, thank you~ D'Arcy Lynne
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----- Original Message ---- From: Karen Sullivan <greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tx Trigger <txtrigger@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:48:40 AM Subject: Re: [RC] teaching to tie with belly rope...NOT A friends sister had a trainer do this to her horse; ended up with a broken neck
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