Re: RC: Bucket bangers

[SandyDSA@aol.com]

> Either fill them continuously thru the night  Agreed, but....  get bigger 
> buckets   fasten them completely to trailer   or put them on the ground and 
> leave the lead rope longer.YKES! I see lines tied so long as to allow the 
> horse to put a foot over it. We would NEVER tie a horse this long, neither 
> would we tie it long enough to REACH a bucket on the ground.  After years 
> of having to tie to the rig (and aside from the NOISE it the continual and 
> unrhythmic movement of the rig) is the knowledge that a horse cannot 
> possibly be at their best after a night standing in one spot. Last week we 
> wrote a check for portable corrals. No, we aren't rich, and there are other 
> things we could - and probably should - do with that $$, but it IS the best 
> solution to both safety and health concerns. Don't EVER think that tying a 
> horse long so as to reach food or water is safe. It isn't. One good look at 
> the pasterns of a horse years ago who had been caught up in a tie line 
> convinced me - if I have to go out 5 times during the night to keep adding 
> feed to a hay bag I will. If you can't afford the corrals, you can make a 
> set for about $250 (16' x 16') including hardware. I priced it. I also 
> figured that the cost of making three came so close to buying 'real' ones 
> (and making a PVC divider to create 3) was so close we opted to spring for 
> the extra $$ to finally get what we should have for our horses in the first 
> place. s