Breaking strength of twine?

Dawn · 04-30-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wyldterv

I've used the plastic twine for many years now (cant' even find the jute style anymore, lol) as an emergency release system and have yet to have a horse haul back hard enough to rear over... The twine breaks before they get to that point of leaning hard on it. POP... LOL..

Also it usually gives out at the point you knotted it as that is a big structural weakness point

I think it would give with a sudden snap back. But I would be more concerned with a gradual pull easing the tension onto it. It takes more pressure to break it that way than a hard yank.

Moostang · 04-30-2008, 12:47 PM

That is a good thing with Scout, he ties good, so if something were to make him pull back.. it would most likely be a jerk back and usually with him if he pull back and nothing gives he stops unlike Fritz who will sit.. struggle, sit struggle.. BE FREE!

wyldterv · 04-30-2008, 12:49 PM

WEll since I have used it and had it fail (thank fully) many times on cross ties, stall ties, etc, I can assure you that it 'pops' with a moderate hard yank back, and I've never yet had a horse go over backwards from it

NOW I have had a horse end up on their butt after ripping a metal eye bolt out straight from fighting her buckle halter, TWICE

that's when I learned to use a rope halter ONLY on her for tying up AND tie THAT into the twine

Moostang · 04-30-2008, 12:55 PM

Wyld, do you do the 2 strands? Chester suggested this, and that is what I started doing, one small loop and one larger loop in case they break the small one if the panic is gone they are still tied.

wyldterv · 04-30-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Moostang

Wyld, do you do the 2 strands? Chester suggested this, and that is what I started doing, one small loop and one larger loop in case they break the small one if the panic is gone they are still tied.

Yep that's how I was taught to do it over 35 yrs now

I wasn't kidding when I said I'd been using the method for a while now, ROTLFMOA

Moostang · 04-30-2008, 01:39 PM

But how can someone that is only 25yrs old use that method for so long.. are you counting the years your mom did it while she was dreaming of you

wyldterv · 04-30-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Moostang

But how can someone that is only 25yrs old use that method for so long.. are you counting the years your mom did it while she was dreaming of you

ROTFLMAO Yup that's it, ROTFLMAO... 25... I WISH, ROTLFMOA, but OH you SOOOO earned a few gold stars

jeda_horse · 04-30-2008, 06:40 PM

Well Ive only ever seen the plastic type over here. It scares me a little as it does take quite a bit to break. Ive had horses fight against it for a minute before it breaks. Thats alot of time for a struggling panicky horse to get hurt on something.

So I split the twine in half and tie to only half of it. Does the trick

04-30-2008, 12:47 PM	#12
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 10,130 Images: 679 Blog Entries: 55	That is a good thing with Scout, he ties good, so if something were to make him pull back.. it would most likely be a jerk back and usually with him if he pull back and nothing gives he stops unlike Fritz who will sit.. struggle, sit struggle.. BE FREE! __________________ Diet Dr Pepper is a gateway drug http://moostangproductions.com

04-30-2008, 12:49 PM	#13
wyldterv Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bellingham, WA USA Posts: 12,567 Images: 309 Blog Entries: 18	WEll since I have used it and had it fail (thank fully) many times on cross ties, stall ties, etc, I can assure you that it 'pops' with a moderate hard yank back, and I've never yet had a horse go over backwards from it NOW I have had a horse end up on their butt after ripping a metal eye bolt out straight from fighting her buckle halter, TWICE that's when I learned to use a rope halter ONLY on her for tying up AND tie THAT into the twine __________________ WyldTerv "I've been love ♥ struck!" Horsin Around and Doggin it 24/7, Life is GRAND! *Mustang Poncho,Dancer,Emmerson and Ms.Elle'* BlackFyre Farms-Bellingham, WA USA, http://www.freewebs.com/blackfyrearabians

04-30-2008, 12:55 PM	#14
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 10,130 Images: 679 Blog Entries: 55	Wyld, do you do the 2 strands? Chester suggested this, and that is what I started doing, one small loop and one larger loop in case they break the small one if the panic is gone they are still tied. __________________ Diet Dr Pepper is a gateway drug http://moostangproductions.com

04-30-2008, 01:39 PM	#16
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 10,130 Images: 679 Blog Entries: 55	But how can someone that is only 25yrs old use that method for so long.. are you counting the years your mom did it while she was dreaming of you __________________ Diet Dr Pepper is a gateway drug http://moostangproductions.com

04-30-2008, 06:40 PM	#18
jeda_horse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 5,465 Images: 394 Blog Entries: 28	Well Ive only ever seen the plastic type over here. It scares me a little as it does take quite a bit to break. Ive had horses fight against it for a minute before it breaks. Thats alot of time for a struggling panicky horse to get hurt on something. So I split the twine in half and tie to only half of it. Does the trick __________________ ~ T H O R O U G H B R E D S ~ County Renegade King of Hearts Fyrefly Throw your heart over the fence and you horse will go after it... R.I.P Rusty

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