'Curling' up your leadrope

[ester]

My personal aversion probably comes from sailing and climbing, where the ropes are much longer and so it's definitely necessary to hank them up properly.

And I've done it so often that it's almost automatic and takes very little time.

Ah but having horses on DIY while working every little bit of time counts

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Well as I've got my horses at home I'm a total slob and don't bother to do it, can't be arsed basically, but when my old boy was on a BHS training yard where everyone did it, then I learnt to do it too! (basically you'd be given filthy looks if you didn't!!).

I guess it does make a yard/tack-room more tidy, and you could also argue that for H&S purposes, about which some places have to be anal, it does keep rope ends safe and out the way.

My livery doesn't bother to do hers either; I'm soohh glad, it would make me look untidy if she did and I didn't!

 

[MotherOfChickens]

only do it when I take one out hacking, only ever usually bring ponies in together-both know commands such as come around/back up/stand etc so its not difficult to do. Barn stables so no ickiness.

life is too short, its my yard-sometimes when I am trying to get to work I dont even sweep up then and there #shootmenowI'madisgrace

 

[be positive]

I really don't understand this issue with leadropes trailing on the ground to become messy or dangerous! I've never had this happen, how on earthy are people hanging their headcollars to manage it? I think we all know how to do it and that they come undone quickly, they don't do themselves up as quickly though when you are using them multiple times a day. I'm pretty quick at doing them but my time is precious.

I get in multiple horses and often 2 at a time, there is nothing worse on a cold wet day than trying to unwind a neatly wound rope, that often has a knot at the end, while trying to catch them, my liveries leave them in the correct place so I can grab and use at any time, try throwing a rope quickly over a horses neck in an emergency and then try doing it after the rope has been unraveled, horse will be long gone.

 

[The Trooper]

For storage only, and even then they aren't actually that tidy, I've never mastered it.

 

[eggs]

Used to always do it but now only roll up leadropes that are in storage. However it only takes a few seconds to do one up and even quicker to undo it.

I do however always loop the leadrope over the top of the headcollar when they are hanging up as I hate ropes dangling onto the floor.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Don't even know how to do it Always just looped rope over top of headcollar.

 

[PapaverFollis]

Mine just gets looked over the headcollar which is hooked over the top do it tie back at the moment! Very low standards. Not even a proper hook. When other people on the yard don't bother mucking out or giving their horse clean water every day I'm not going to worry about it. Having said that I was using the leadrope as door bolt clips last winter and I did wrap them up then. The Beast now has Granny's leadrope as her door clip.

When they travelled up with the horse transporter the chap didn't wrap the ropes just clipped them very high on the grill so they were dangling next to the haynet but no where near the floor. I thought it was interesting buy since Granny had just been a pain in the arse to load I wasn't about to question it!

 

[scruffyponies]

Finally, something where I'm 'tidier' than most. We ALWAYS wrap ropes, and insist sharers are taught to do it as their first lesson when catching. We have so many, and tack is thrown in the back of the car between tack room and field. Loose ropes tangled in the back of the car would be such a PITA.

Tack room floor often gets damp, so it also prevents nasty wet muddy ropes. Bridles are dressed to keep reins of the floor for the same reasons.