I have to Agree, with Jonni. A horse must stand
tied and stay in a stall if required. When one gets hurt and can not be stalled.
the will be more problems. After leading tying is the next thing I train all of
mine to do. Even if I'm not going to show, ride or drive them. I want all to
stand tied for at least 2 hours with out acting out.
Sorry, I don't buy in to the statement "some
horses can't be tied". Some just take more work to train them to do so. Having
a horse that will tie, stay tied, and not fuss, paw, or panic is something I
expect ALL my horses to do, even if they will never go to a ride and be tied
over night. You never know when an emergency situation could arise, and you
find you HAVE to tie your horse for a very extended time. Be it
traveling and you have a break down or accident where you need to tie the
horses as there are no corrals or other containment, some areas of the country
have evacuation situations that come up where the horses may end up being lead
out of an unsafe area and tied while waiting for a trailer ride. Or, you are
riding and get hurt, can't get back on, and the horse needs tied on the trail
waiting for help to arrive.
It is training....... some choose not to take the
time to work with some horses who are more difficult. It can be time
consuming, but I feel worth it. Horses who paw, fight the tie, and have
trouble with being tied for extended times have trust and respect issues.
So, it is not that some "can't be tied", but
more, some "have not been trained to tie".......
