Re: RC: learning to tie

[Teddy Lancaster <teddy@runningbear.com>]

I tie them while they eat their grain....I am there and they get used to it
in a place they feel safe...their stall.

Teddy

Paula C Gentry wrote:

> All right, all you wise people. I need to teach a foal to tie. Always
> before, I had a barn with a rope suspended from a rafter by an innertube.
> It was safe and very handy for teaching foals to tie, but when I left
> Missouri for Arizona, I left my nice barn setup behind.
>
> I can't search the archives (rebellious computer) but I remember a thread
> on this subject recently. The one that sticks out in my mind had to do
> with a lawn chair and a good book. Since it's supposed to hit a frosty
> 75 F this weekend, I thought it would be a good time to start those tying
> lessons. I can't remember what she said she tied to, though! I'm inclined
> for several reasons to tie to a post but have hitching rails available.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paula (wearing SPF 30)
> Lilly (desert steed of the west)
> Coolie (patient desert mama of the west)
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> Paula C Gentry, PhD
> Department of Animal Science
> University of Arizona
> pgentry@U.Arizona.EDU
>
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