The
important thing here IMHO is that all of us do things our own way and what one
person has done for years may have been what caused someone else to loose a
horse or deal with a serious injury. I know there are tons of things I did
years ago that I would not dream of doing today!
Happy
Trails…
Ranelle
Mom ofMMF Felarof (almost 6y/o Doc son)
And 7 y/o Mystic Sierra (I consider her a
rescue of sorts as she was slated to go to an auction when I brought her home)
Thus I am
seriously overprotective! These guys are a new experience after having a 17
y/o!
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ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of MJWEST02@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:45
PM To: paus@xxxxxxxxxxx;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] hobbles
In a
message dated 5/31/2005 1:13:55 PM Central Standard Time, paus@xxxxxxxxxxx
writes:
He said
he had just come back from our local equestrian camp at the state park and had
to put down a horse that had been tied to a trailer. The horse had laid down
and stuck his front feet under the trailer. he broke a leg when he tried to
stand up.
I don't know if this would work for
ya'll. BUT, Clinton Anderson has this really NEAT tie ring that
will hold the lead taught, but in a crisis, it will pull through - thereby
eliminating having a horse "hang" itself. It won't
prevent the legs getting caught under anything, but the idea of putting
partitions under the trailer is a good idea. You also
have the option of looping the lead line around again to get even a
tighter hold, but in a crisis (with 900# + pressure) the lead
line WILL pull through.
You can attach it on almost anything -
I use when tying to the trailer in a strange area - most horses will spook and
move only bout 9-10' and then stand still, looking for the boogey
man. That gives you enough time to get to them and still have
the horse -that you don't have to track down.
Clinton uses it to teach young horses
to be tied and desensitizes them without the horse getting hurt.
