Cotton Foal Lead Ropes where are you buying them??

[Dune]

That's pretty much it. I have PLENTY of lead ropes with BIG snaps on them, just seems a bit much for a foal...where are you all buying cotton lead ropes with smaller snaps?? NO one at the tack stores seems to know what I'm talking about. :(:no: TIA! :cool:

[Home Again Farm]

Not sure if you'd think this snap too heavy, but these are my favorites:

http://www.smartpakequine.com/productclass.aspx?productClassid=2084

I hate nylon leads and hate bull snaps. :yes:

[FriesianX]

I prowl the local feed stores when they have their big sales events - they often get all kinds of "cheap" stuff, and that often includes thinner cotton leadropes with small snaps - considered "underpowered" for the regular horse, perfect for the first 30 days of a foal's life.

I also hate bull snaps - unless they have a thumb tab so I can open the darn things! And if it isn't cotton, don't bother...

[Robin@DHH]

I have rehabilitated a number of the lead ropes at our place after a
horse has set back and broken the snap on the lead rope. If the rope
is fine but the snap is bad, what I do is take a hacksaw and cut the
ring on the broken snap off so I can remove the snap from the rope.
Then I buy a device called a quick link. It is like one link of a chain
with one side of the link replaced by a screwing mechanism. Thread
the quick link into place where the snap's ring used to be. Then put
whatever size snap of whatever type you prefer onto the quick link
and screw it closed. Voila, you have the lead you want. And if the
snap should ever get broken, you can easily replace it by simply
unscrewing the quick link, removing the old snap and putting a
new one in its place. Since my DH does lovely back braiding of
cotton ropes to make lead ropes (but won't do it very often), I
find it worthwhile to salvage older lead ropes where snaps get
damaged.

[password]

Quillin Leather in Kentucky has them. I think it's www.quillin.com and they are quite light. Perfect for foals!