Grates - do you ask your horse to walk on them?

[filly190]

I would'nt in case of an accident. I do see others walking their horses over road grates. Whats the general opinion

 

[welshpony]

I don't make mine walk over them.

 

[miamibear]

No i avoid grates and drains. Too slippery but he would walk over them if i asked

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[sally2008]

Never - far too slippery and asking for trouble in my opinion. Also, I once saw one of the small round grates give way under a horse and trap it's foot. Fortunately it was a very sensible sort and he just stood there calmly but it was a hell of a job to extract him.

 

[Chex]

No, I don't even walk over them, so I wouldn't ask a horse to.

 

[PapaFrita]

Nooo. I wouldn't risk it.

 

[evsj]

You mean cattle grates, right? Never walk a horse on them - I clearly remember a friends pony bolting when we were kids and running over one. It had to be PTS after wedging its foot between the bars and panicking.
I know a horse has bigger feet which are less likely to slip thru but its not worth the risk anyway.

 

[FMM]

No - think we are talking about drain covers which have small bars with approx 1" gap between them. They are terribly slippery. The problem is that if you walk round them, your horse gets used to avoiding them and gives them bigger ad bigger margins and eventually gets really worried about them (or at least mine did!)

 

[star]

nope, wont walk on any kind of drain cover - they're soooooooo slippery!

 

[xxcharlottexx]

I dont particularly walk over the, but dont particualrly avoid them either

my neddy at will times spook at them, so in these case, i will ask him to go over one depending on size, if it is wet or covered with leaves...

 

[TGM]

Nope - too slippery!

 

[claire1976]

No- TBH most of the horses I've ridden seem to instictively know to avoid them, otherwise I always teach to go round-they can be so so dangerous.

 

[the watcher]

I wouldn't..anyway pony is convinced dragons live down there, she won't walk on grates, drain covers or anything metal..she knows they are slippery