Re: RC: Re: Tying

[Maureen Mathisen <blueoak@snowcrest.net>]

Yes--the rubber tire is a good idea, as is the old horsemen's tool, a
sharp knife to cut a horse loose, and a watchful eye to make sure
NOTHING unexpected happens!The knife is also one of the first tools to
be put into a truck or trailer.....just in case.....

Maureen

Drin & Jim Becker wrote:
> 
> "Try  re-training her by tying her to a stout post or tree with a regular
> halter and  large, soft cotton rope run through a slip knot loop around
> her girth behind the front legs, and then bring it up between her front
> legs and tie it to the tree with a quick release knot"
> 
> One year at the Big Horn ride in Wyo. head vet Ray Randall had brought a
> bunch of pictures of horses that he had worked on in the past . One of
> these pictures was of a 3 year old filly that had been tied exactly as you
> described , soft rope and done correctly .When this filly pulled back it
> took all the hide (and I mean all the hide ) from about 6 to 8 inches
> behind the elbow to the elbow . It looked as though someone had taken a
> scalpel and just cut all around that filly and then pulled the hide towards
> the front .The filly would never be ridden again and was scarred for life
> .Here on the ranch we use Heidi's method , a good solid post with a heavy
> truck innertube around it and an unbreakable halter and quick release lead
> rope . This has even worked with 5,6 year old mustangs right off the range
> 
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