RuthnMeg
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How do you manage
How do you manage
Anyone else know a horse/pony that doesn't like to tie up?
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Montyforever
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Yup! Honeys even gone as far as pulling the stable wall off.
Very thin and i mean thin pieces of bailer twine! Bailer twine is sooo thick it doesnt snap when you want it to.
Very thin and i mean thin pieces of bailer twine! Bailer twine is sooo thick it doesnt snap when you want it to.
Munchkin
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My youngster didn't - so I used to tie him up whilst I did other things around him (not directly with him, but for example muck out and have him tied up outside so I could keep an eye on him) - ignored his paddies and he just got used to it.
Saying that, he never did anything dangerous or panicky to try to get lose - that's a whole different ball game
Saying that, he never did anything dangerous or panicky to try to get lose - that's a whole different ball game
milliepops
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I look after one that didn't like to tie up, she pulled back and escaped all of the time. (it's not mine, she's on hunting livery at the same yard as I keep my mare). This is the 2nd season we have had her and this time round she is much better.
I posted on here for tips as she just seemed to be happy one minute, then decide she didn't like the look of a body brush etc and pull back. I tried various techniques like just threading the rope through the ring and holding the end, but then you can't leave the horse or pick out back feet etc.
In the end, someone suggested using 3 or 4 bits of string of varying length, and tieing the knot through all of them. Then, when she broke one, there were still several more pieces left. When she twigged she couldn't just dash off, she stopped trying. I have not had any trouble so far this winter.
If your horse does the same thing, I really recommend it -you need to make sure that each successive piece of string is several inches longer than the last so that they don't all break at once.
I posted on here for tips as she just seemed to be happy one minute, then decide she didn't like the look of a body brush etc and pull back. I tried various techniques like just threading the rope through the ring and holding the end, but then you can't leave the horse or pick out back feet etc.
In the end, someone suggested using 3 or 4 bits of string of varying length, and tieing the knot through all of them. Then, when she broke one, there were still several more pieces left. When she twigged she couldn't just dash off, she stopped trying. I have not had any trouble so far this winter.
If your horse does the same thing, I really recommend it -you need to make sure that each successive piece of string is several inches longer than the last so that they don't all break at once.
cellie
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I had one who used to panic and injure himself occassionally .Friend had one who really panicked so she used to put lead rope through twine but never tied it.Once he realised he could move without restriction he didnt panic and would just stand still.With both horses it was the restriction that sent them ott.
Munchkin
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In the end, someone suggested using 3 or 4 bits of string of varying length, and tieing the knot through all of them. Then, when she broke one, there were still several more pieces left. When she twigged she couldn't just dash off, she stopped trying. I have not had any trouble so far this winter.
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That's a cracking idea, I will keep that one in mind!
In the end, someone suggested using 3 or 4 bits of string of varying length, and tieing the knot through all of them. Then, when she broke one, there were still several more pieces left. When she twigged she couldn't just dash off, she stopped trying. I have not had any trouble so far this winter.
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That's a cracking idea, I will keep that one in mind!
Chico Mio
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Yes, Ari pulled the incredibly heavy wooden doors off our garage
Agree with ILoveQueenBex - thinned binder twine - now he lands on his bum if he pulls too hard.
Also, we spent a lot of time with the rope just threaded through the twine loop and me standing near him holding the end of the rope loosely. OH would pick his feet or groom Ari and if he moved backwards, I would give him some slack and then let the rope pressure tighten a bit and say, 'Nooooooooo' in a growly voice. I would then move him back to the correct place and make him stand still again. He is much better now. The other thing is we know he prefers to be tied to a line stretched between two points, rather than a wall or post, so he can look around, he's so nosey.
Agree with ILoveQueenBex - thinned binder twine - now he lands on his bum if he pulls too hard.
Also, we spent a lot of time with the rope just threaded through the twine loop and me standing near him holding the end of the rope loosely. OH would pick his feet or groom Ari and if he moved backwards, I would give him some slack and then let the rope pressure tighten a bit and say, 'Nooooooooo' in a growly voice. I would then move him back to the correct place and make him stand still again. He is much better now. The other thing is we know he prefers to be tied to a line stretched between two points, rather than a wall or post, so he can look around, he's so nosey.
Lifellin
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My husbands previous horse was rescue, so we never knew what happened to make him so terrified of being tied - he managed to flip himself over on more than one occasion!
It ended up that the only thing we could do was tack him up untied up, and leave him constantly supervised while in his tack. For farrier or vet, we just had to have someone hold his head. With Lo, trying things like baling twine only made things worse, the more resistance he met, the more he would lose his mind trying to escape.
It ended up that the only thing we could do was tack him up untied up, and leave him constantly supervised while in his tack. For farrier or vet, we just had to have someone hold his head. With Lo, trying things like baling twine only made things worse, the more resistance he met, the more he would lose his mind trying to escape.
maxapple
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Yes - my horse! I can tie him up, but he has panicked on two occasions and hurt himself. First time he managed to twist his head under the lead rope and cut his lip open, the second time he panicked so much he actually fell over onto his side onto concrete - thankfully he just had a small graze on his hock.
I have elasticated trailer ties to tie my horse up now. They give quite a bit when pulled so there is less resistance which can panic horses, but will also ping open if pulled enough.
I have elasticated trailer ties to tie my horse up now. They give quite a bit when pulled so there is less resistance which can panic horses, but will also ping open if pulled enough.
Sol
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Sec A decided to run round the garden on more than one occasion with a 12ft plank off the stables attached to him *sigh* And a fence post apparently when he was on loan 
(clearly he thinks he doesn't need legs...)
Spent a long while with a lunge rein and persuading him to go forward, eventually got him so we could even hose his legs tied up (he hated the hose too!) but he hasn't been tied up recently... probably back to square one.
Had another one who eventually just got used to it, but would throw a tantrum if we didn't keep an eye on her.
(clearly he thinks he doesn't need legs...)Spent a long while with a lunge rein and persuading him to go forward, eventually got him so we could even hose his legs tied up (he hated the hose too!) but he hasn't been tied up recently... probably back to square one.
Had another one who eventually just got used to it, but would throw a tantrum if we didn't keep an eye on her.
miss_c
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Knew a polo pony once that wouldn't tie up at all... so you just had to put the headcollar on with no rope, put him where you wanted him, and leave him! He wouldn't move a MUSCLE if you did that!
Kat
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Me!
The shetland I learned on couldn't be left tied, if you turned your back on him for a minute he would magically tangle himself up in the lead rope....... never pulled back or broke the rope, but did lame himself at a show once when he wrapped it several times round his foreleg........ grrr
I also used to ride a riding school horse (a connie i think) who wouldn't tie up. If you tied him up he would pull back and break his headcollar/lead rope/whatever he was tied to. He pulled doors off hinges and rails off fences. The only answer was to not tie him, you either did him in his stable, or held him. Generally he'd stand quite well for anything but a bath so it wasn't too much of a problem. He was far too old and set in his ways to start learning to tie up and enough of a character to have a bunch of tricks up his sleeve if you tried to teach him. All their other horses tied well and some lived in stalls during the day as there weren't enough stables.
Sorry I've not been much help!
The shetland I learned on couldn't be left tied, if you turned your back on him for a minute he would magically tangle himself up in the lead rope....... never pulled back or broke the rope, but did lame himself at a show once when he wrapped it several times round his foreleg........ grrr
I also used to ride a riding school horse (a connie i think) who wouldn't tie up. If you tied him up he would pull back and break his headcollar/lead rope/whatever he was tied to. He pulled doors off hinges and rails off fences. The only answer was to not tie him, you either did him in his stable, or held him. Generally he'd stand quite well for anything but a bath so it wasn't too much of a problem. He was far too old and set in his ways to start learning to tie up and enough of a character to have a bunch of tricks up his sleeve if you tried to teach him. All their other horses tied well and some lived in stalls during the day as there weren't enough stables.
Sorry I've not been much help!
bethyboox
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Yes, we've had many a broken lead rope over the years!
I've had my girl for four and a half years and she will now tie up outside the stable without any problem BUT I dont tie her up for hosing feet or bathing. She will stand still without being tied up, its the restriction that panicks her, as soon as she realises shes free she calms down!
I've had my girl for four and a half years and she will now tie up outside the stable without any problem BUT I dont tie her up for hosing feet or bathing. She will stand still without being tied up, its the restriction that panicks her, as soon as she realises shes free she calms down!