Re: picket lines*

[RUN4BEAR <RUN4BEAR@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-01-16 07:46:04 EST, dahlia@gte.net writes:

<< I use what is called a high-line. I made "tree-saver" straps out of old 
 seat-belts. (You can obtain these at auto junkyards for very little 
 cost.) I cut off all the hardware and lap the ends back and sew with 
 strong nylon thread. Do this on both ends. You wrap these around two 
 trees, distance apart depends on how many horses to be tied to one line. 
 You want them far enough apart so there are no disagreements and no one 
 gets tangled up. I put the tree savers up as high as I can, usually 
 about 12 feet. Run a nylon rope through and tie as tight as possible. 
 This is much easier to do if someone helps you, it is almost a necessity 
 to have 2 people. You want the rope you tie the horses to, up high, 
 horses should be able to walk underneath it. 
 
 Hope this helps. Let me know if you want more info or don't understand 
 what I mean, I'm not sure I conveyed it just right.
 
 Susan - WA
 
  >>
I have yet to ruin a tree with my poly rope and NO protection for the
tree...But, it IS a good idea....are tress on the west coast more susceptible
to damage than those out here on the East?

Teddy