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He wouldn't have been dragged unless the rancher wanted to. He is 'dallying' off on the saddle horn, not tied hard and fast. He could release the pressure at any time.ScottDLS wrote:But a lasso could be "deadly force". What if it caught bad guy around the neck and the horse dragged him?
See it all the time around here. Horse(s) saddled, bridled and halter slipped over the bridle. It wouldn't take 30 seconds to get your horse out of the trailer, pull the cinch up tight on your saddle (if not already done) and off you go. Most guys around here also have a dog or two.sugar land dave wrote:What a strange story. Does the rancher take his horse around fully saddled with rope at the ready or is the police response and the criminals escape exceedlingly slow? It is a great feel-good story, but one that puzzles me when I consider the time management of the characters in this adventure. Well at least it ended well with the hero on his horse riding into the sunset while the villain, vanquished and in custody of the lawman, angrily looks on.