> I've always been told - and I believe - that you should NEVER mount a horse > that's tied, particularly cross-tied. A horse that's tied is much more > likely to panic if something goes wrong, and a tied horse in a panic is > prone to pull back, or even go over on his/her back. That's very dangerous > for the rider - and probably not too cool for the horse either.
my instructor was at her head with the quick-release snaps i think for just that reason. that said, miss molly did not pull back at all, just bucked straight up and down with her hind end. --vicka
