Re: retractable lunge lines

2010-03-07 Thread Sarah Clarke
This message is from: Sarah Clarke The hazard with retractable lines is that if one end gets de-anchored (breaks, or pulled away or just a butter finger accident) whoever has the remaining end gets the retract mechanism flying at them.  Lunging correctly is a skill and is better not done than do

Re: retractable lunge lines

2010-03-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky To me the typical lunge line was more of a hazard when my feet got tangled in it. I don't see how the retractable one could be any more kind of a hazard than that. Guess it depends upon the horse one is working with. Heidi is what we call a Sunday horse

RE: retractable lunge lines

2010-03-07 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell I would be worried about the dog leash being a hazard if things got out of hand. I have a friend with a Corgi who will not even use the retractable leashes on a dog, due to getting hurt with it. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http