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I have to second this.  I was taught the same thing - NEVER wrap the  
rope around any part of your body - EVER.  For that matter, I don't  
even lead a horse with my hand where it can get wrapped; i.e., holding  
a loop of rope.  Instead, I always fold the rope so my fingers are on  
the outside of all the loops.  (I know a friend who is missing the  
last joint of her thumb because she got it caught in a loop of lead  
rope).

I'm not very big, and not very strong, and even an 800 lb Arab  
outweighs me nearly 8 to 1.  The method I was shown was to thread the  
rope through the tie ring inside the trailer, out the manger door to  
the outside tie ring on the side, and then back to the handler.  The  
frame of the trailer provides the friction.  However, if the horse  
decides to pull back with everything it has, and that rope is wrapped  
around my arm, I'm going to get yanked off my feet, and my arm is  
going to impact that tie ring on the outside of the trailer.  Not  
good.  Amputating a thumb sounded bad enough.  I'm not in the market  
for amputating my hand via blunt force trauma.


On Oct 20, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Melissa Margetts Ms. Kitty wrote:

> about getting a hard headed horse into a trailer
>
> Mike Sherrell wrote:   "When she moves an inch, immediately take up  
> the slack. Keep as much tension on the ropes as possible (i.e., wrap  
> them around your forearm and lean hard) "
>
> DAMN! I am no professional trainer, but this recommendation is one  
> that seems like you would have to have the IQ of a soapdish to use.  
> "Wrap the taught rope around your arm") and we are talking about  
> horses that already have issues about getting in, bolt backwards,  
> pull away etc. I was always taught to never, ever, ever wrap a lead  
> rope of any kind around your hand or arm when working with  
> livestock. Kat is right, if the rope doesn't break, your arm just  
> might, or you might get inadvertently caught up and pulled around  
> attached a frantic flailing horse in close quarters.
>
> Melissa Margetts
> Telluride Colorado
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