> ones for larger dogs are notably heavier. I have to wonder how heavy > they'd have to be to be able to hold a 1000-pound horse. I'd think > that the > mechanics required for such a critter would either be too heavy to be > comfortable, or the lead would be very fragile.
I'd also wonder about safety. My friend and I had an experience at a local beach that allows horse riding -- a lady was walking her dog on a flexi when the dog decided to charge the horses and pulled the lead out of her hand. So there it was, running around us with this long, unretracted lead and weighted hand grip bouncing behind like an Argentinian bolo. My friend did an emergency dismount and was able to snag the lead before it wrapped around her horse's legs. A horse lead could do the same thing -- > Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/
