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Re: [RC] Methods to teach a horse to tie well - Karen WilliamsMy horses must tie. I haven't done it myself because I wanted someone around in case things went bad, so each time I hired a trainer to do the job. One method is to find a nice tree. The trainer had a big soft cotton rope which he loosely tied (no slip knots) around the horse's back -- where the girth would go. The rope came up between the horse's front legs, through the halter ring and was tied to the tree. If the horse pulls, he is not putting pressure on his head, neck or poll. Usually what happens is the horse pulls back, feels the rope around his girth and jumps forward to loosen it. This has worked on every one of my horses.My most recent horse went to a different trainer. He uses one of those tie rings, like the kind Clinton Anderson sells, but he makes his himself. The horse is tied by the halter, but when the horse pulls back, the rope slips a bit through the ring, giving the horse nothing to fight against. You can control the amount of slippage from a lot to very little. This horse also ties very well. I would never just tie a haltered horse to something and let it fight it out. Paying a good trainer to do the job is worth every penny and it usually doesn't take more than a few sessions. In my opinion, its money well spent. Karen Williams Spotsylvania, VA www.mattariver.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Casemier" <kcrazzmatazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:09 AM Subject: [RC] Methods to teach a horse to tie well What are appropriate, safe methods to teach a horse to tie well (and I don't believe that tying a known fighter/puller and leaving it be to "fight it out" is really "training")? We've had similar discussions before, and people talk about horses being correctly trained to tie and stand quietly, but most people don't go into detail about HOW to do this. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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