Equi-ping, opinions?

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HI all, hope your all ok!

Basically i'am thinking of buying a equi-ping, as a little pony i'm working with has little "freak moments" while being tied up which causes her to rear and pull back, all though she is tied up on string with a quick release knot, the other day the knot released but the leadeope had trouble coming loose as it was getting stuck to the string.

I'm worries about her panicing and the leadrope not coming through quick enough, so i was thinkin of a equi-ping as all thought these moments are rare (shes only done it twice while with me) i did not want to run the risk of thenlead rope not pulling through quick enough and her hurting herself.

Your opinions, experiances and reviews would be much appreciated.

Thank you!
 
Sorry not much help but watching with interest. I was considering these for while traveling in the lorry instead of baler twine (which never seems to snap these days anyway). But i was unsure as to if they would be suitable.
 
Chloe foxy - I use the mark II version of equi ping and think they work well, however I don't have any that are bad to tie, so Tigertails recommendation might be better for your situation.

2horsesnomoney- I use them in the lorry - well on the side as can put them on and take them off easily. I dont find the original strong enough (comes apart far too easily - when they aren't pulling back), but the new Mark II version seems to do the job well. In the lorry for travelling I use metal chains with plastic covers with a quick release clip straight onto the tie ring and clip onto their head collar they seem to work well, it also means I remove lead ropes so no dangling ends - Ive tried several various things for tieing up when travelling and these are definitely my favourite method. I have used a Equi ping in the lorry when travelling a pony and it seemed to work fine.
 
I found that mine wasn't strong enough to hold Bree - but Friesians so have a lot of neck muscle and are prone to throwing their heads up when something makes them jump. Might be ideal for a smaller pony that you do want released if she freaks.

Paula
 
I have equipings (mark 1 without the extra plastic collar) for my two purely because I was sick of messing about untangling their ropes out of the baler band. So for ease of running a rope through they are fab.

If you have a horse that pulls back a lot then maybe look at something else as IMO these would not hold a horse that pulls because it can. Obviously if it is through fear thats different.

I am happy to use mine in and around the yard but wouldn't use them for travelling. I wouldn't think they would still be tied up when we got to the other end (mine aren't travelled very often though) I also wouldn't use them outside the box at a venue as I wouldn't trust them to hold one of my horses in an 'exciting' environment.

A big part of what I wouldn't use them for is down to me knowing my horses and TBH I would rather have something a bit stronger to hold them when we are in an unsecure area. On the yard they do what they are supposed to and I happily tie to them on a daily basis without my horses going walkabout.
 
Thank you for all your replies, i'm currently using baler twine, but the leadrope doesn't seem to pull through easy enough for my liking, whether she's panicing or whether i'm just un-tying her, it just seems to be a nightmare!

Thank you for that link Tigertail i will have a look:)

Yes, paulag se is only a little pony, so it may still be suitable.

Becca1305, i will have a look, did't realise there was different types, opps!

She's only freaked out on me a few times, but i don't want to run the risk of her getting caught!
 
I think that for your situation an equi-ping would be a good idea, as the rope will run through it and she won't panic. But when she is more comfortable with being tied up it might not work so well if she gets bored and tries to untie herself as I have found they release a bit too easily. But I only have the first one and this might be a problem with them; I haven't seen the second version yet.

I used to use an equi-ping for my horse but went back to using string because he used to get bored when he was tied up while I was mucking out; he learnt how easily it broke and kept doing it over and over again... I got a bit fed up with tying him up again every three minutes!
 
Thank you Tash88, I'm going to have a look at Tigertails suggestion aswell, but with equi-pings i think the 1st version will be best for me to start off with, she's shown no interest in trying to un-tie herself as yet, so will try the 1st equi-ping as the quicker it releases the better! x
 
Chloefoxy said:
HI all, hope your all ok!

Basically i'am thinking of buying a equi-ping, as a little pony i'm working with has little "freak moments" while being tied up which causes her to rear and pull back, all though she is tied up on string with a quick release knot, the other day the knot released but the leadeope had trouble coming loose as it was getting stuck to the string.

I'm worries about her panicing and the leadrope not coming through quick enough, so i was thinkin of a equi-ping as all thought these moments are rare (shes only done it twice while with me) i did not want to run the risk of thenlead rope not pulling through quick enough and her hurting herself.

Your opinions, experiances and reviews would be much appreciated.

Thank you!
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If she's pulling enough for you to want her released rather than learning it doesn't break then I'd worry about your baler twine/string. I always run a knife half through or pull it down to a few strands, never had a problem when it's needed to break.

I also tie all my knots with the leadrope folded over and put through the twine, rather than the end, so doesn't get stuck.

Don't know what it's called but friend has a ring attached to velcro for tying on lorry etc.
 
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I use mine inside the trailer. Wouldn't leave them tied up in the yard or on outside of trailer as mine have figured out they can snap it with a sharp yank!! The ties you can get in all DIY stores that click tighter are better.
 
I actaully just bought one of these Equi-ping things and tbh I'm not that impressed. We used to use a really good little thing that was made of a loop of yellow bungie type cord held together with a toggle, very useful and effective. Unfortunately the rest of the yard obviously thought they were great too as they all went missing/got stolen ...

The Equi-ping however is very annoying as the loop which you tie up to I think is far too small, it comes apart way too easily and is not flexible enough. I don't really unstand why everyone is going crazy over them when I can't even seem to find the other type I described above which was much more effective and I would have though would have been much more effective.

I know everyone is saying just use twine but IMO it does not break easily enough (it is after all not designed to break but to stay together to keep bales, well baled !!!) and as a safety precaution I have always used specifically designed safety ties. However, I do not tie young horses up with this until I have trained them to tie and stand quietly to prevent a bad habit of pulling away starting.
 
I also tie all my knots with the leadrope folded over and put through the twine, rather than the end, so doesn't get stuck.
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As above. If you thin the twine it will still snap, and if you need to pull the rope it's out instantaneously.
 
These seem like a good idea. I did win one from the manufacturer in a Twitter competition some months ago now...but I'm still waiting!

Alas, I'm sure if I could test it I'd be able to make a more helpful comment.
 
Another one not impressed with them. I have the mark 2 ones aswell. My horse escaped from them in seconds & all she did was pull her head back slightly. Would never trust them now.
 
EquiPing mk1 frankly they're not worth it. One small yank and my horse is off. Got peed off keep redoing it every time he moved. I've tried mk1 and mk2.

Mk2 was a minor improvement until he moved and the plastic overring on the catch pinged off 30ft into the distance!!! I attached a elastic band to the main bit and the overring to stop it going awol. Mk2 was better but still requires further development to be better.

I have another tie up device which is elastic and that works much better.
 
she doesn't throw her head about much anyway, except when she panic's which is when she needs to come un-done. I'm now I'm a dilemma I'm going to try Tigertails suggestion, and one equi-ping, but in a dilemma whether to get MK1 or MK2!
 
I think the thing Tiger Tail linked to looks ideal, I do find equipings too weak personally (only tried mk1) but have often ended up with horses that yank back for the heck of it, I think the key to stopping this is providing some resistance so they don't get the satisfactory 'snap' and for the rope to gradually come loose through even pressure, which in turn will probably help your nervous pony as if she pulls back nothing much scary will happen other than the rope coming a bit more loose, so she might not feel the need to freak out... And if she does, she will be released. I have tried to fashion ways of doing this by just putting the rope trough twine but that looks much neater, I found the plaited ropes are better too as they are smooth.
 
I had my farrier make me a few metal rings. These were tied with baler twine and the lead ropes then run through the rings without getting caught.
 
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