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Neck
Rugs and Hoods are dangerous.
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Leaving halters on to keep neck rugs and hoods in place is dangerous.
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Loose back leg straps are dangerous
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Back
leg straps not crossed over can cause accidents.
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Open
tow bars on Horse Floats cause deaths of horses.
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Tying too long inside horse floats that equipped with head divisions can
be dangerous.
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Over
rugging horses is cruel and can cause colic and death.
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Moldy hay or other feed does cause colic and possible death.
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Centre divisions in Horse Floats that extend any further than 400mm down
from the top can and do cause 'wall climbers or scramblers'
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Riding any closer than one full horse length from the back of and the
side of the back of another horse can see you kicked with a broken leg
or even death.
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Tying horses too long is more dangerous than tying too short.
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Tying horses up solid with rope halter and Parelli type lead rope can
cause serious injury to the horse if you have not done your homework and
learnt about the 30 or so traps.
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Skinny Hoods are often cruel and cut eyes.
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Driving any faster than 50% of the recommended Road Transport speed
limit for each bend will cause the floatability of your horse to be
ruined.
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The
administration of drugs by anyone other than a Vet is illegal and
possibly litigious.
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Drugs do not solve training problems or control problems.
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Don't jack horse floats up with car jacks. By an 'Easy Jack' and leave
the horse inside.
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Webbing Halters cause ignorant horses.
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Salvation Jane kills horses.
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Sand
in the gut kills horses.
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Leaving halters on horses in yards or paddocks is dangerous.
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Leaving halters on foals can and does cause bone growth in the shape of
a halter.
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Long
toed horses can and do fall with riders'
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Using side reins on horses below established Elementary Dressage level
diminishes mouths.
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The
average set of brakes that long reining can achieve is 5 out of 10
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The
average lateral mouth that long reining achieves is 3 out of 10
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The
new, thicker electric fencing wire can and does do horrendous injuries
to horses.
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The
normal temperature of a horse is around 37.7 degrees C or 100 F. Over
rugging can cause their core temperature to rise above this and
de-hydrate the horse, leading to Colic.
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A
failure to protect your horse from Tetanus and Strangles can lead to
it's death.
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Low
hanging tree branches in paddocks can and do cause major injuries
to horses.
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Cotton lead ropes cause ignorant horses.
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6
foot long lead ropes are too short for control or safety. Buy a 3.6m
long Parelli type rope.
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Plastic leg
straps are dangerous because they catch when you are removing the rug.
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Rugs with
false skirts which hide the belly band fittings put a handler at danger.
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The new black
plastic round rug clips are dangerous imho. Too long to do up or get
undone, leaving the handler in the zone.
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BLUE FLY VEILS
BLIND HORSES AND THEY HATE THEM!!!!!!
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Never stand
behind the back ramp of a Horse Float when horses are inside. Severe
injuries or death can result and has.