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RE: [RC] hobbles - heidi

Did the Wild West Ride yesterday and there was a "no portable corrals" rule 
due to space.  I don't have hi-ties, so my boy did the night the "old school" 
way, tied on my trailer.  He sleeps laying down every night, so I felt badly 
for him not being able to do so.  I have friends that pack and do wilderness 
trips and my Dad's a cowboy and they always overnight horses with hobbles.  
This may be a stupid question:  I was wondering if anyone has ever considered 
a single-leg hobble staked, on a horse that is trained to it?  At least he 
could lay down then...


In the pre-corral days, all mine learned to lie down while tied to the
trailer just fine.  I tied so they could get their noses just to the
ground.  One even learned to roll safely this way...

Heidi


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