How do you tie your haynet in your trailer?

[Fruitcake]

Just wondering how people tie their hay nets in their trailers.

My Ifor Williams has tie rings but they're split (I assume for safety so that they would pull apart if a horse got caught). I always tie the horse to twine (attached to the eye at the top of the ring as the twine can slip through the join in the ring if pulled the right way). I usually tie the haynet to one of the rings. Today, though, my horse managed to pull his haynet down by pulling it through the join in one of these rings.

I did consider tying it to the eye at the top but was always taught to tie haynets only to swivel rings. I also considered replacing the haynet tie string with a thicker one. I worry about safety though. What do others do?

Thanks.

 

[Enfys]

No haynet when traveling.
If you are not happy with the split ring can you have a suitable ring installed?

 

[snooples]

Whats the reason for tying haynets to swivel rings, no one has ever mentioned it to me before!
I usually tie mine to those little bars that stick out at the very front of the trailer

 

[mcnaughty]

little bars that stick out at the very front of the trailer

Absolutely no idea what you are describing here?

I have a Rice and tie to the ring the horse is tied to by bailer twine. I always travel with hay as I quite often travel long distances and feel it is better the horse has something to a. keep it occupied and b. believe in providing forage at all times.

 

[Fruitcake]

I'm not actually sure what the reason behind only tying to swivel rings is. Just one of those things I seem to have picked up somewhere along the way. Don't think anyone ever gave me a valid reason for it!! Probably totally unfounded!

Even going short distances, I give him a haynet as he's had ulcers in the past.

 

[Clippy]

I usually tie mine to those little bars that stick out at the very front of the trailer

Me too!

 

[CBFan]

Me too!

Me three!

My horse does have a long neck though, so he can reach! I don't like tieing them to the same ring that the horse is tied to as I feel there is more chance of them getting hooked up, plus if they are a large horse in particular, it cant be good for them to have to stand with a crick in their neck, for however long the journey may be... that said, my boy doesn't touch his net while on the move anyway...

 

[scribble]

I have an HB506 and a 16.3 and i use the bar at the very front/nose of the trailer on the inside. bit of string and stops horse getting a crick in neck. tie horse to ring on side near front and she can still reach haynet.

 

[mon]

Have n 511 with ah adjustable har bar either side so can move hay net to suit it is great.

 

[Fruitcake]

I usually tie mine to those little bars that stick out at the very front of the trailer

Just been out to check and I don't have any bars at the front of my trailer. (HB403- single horse one).

 

[mynutmeg]

I tie to the bars at the front so that the haynet is no higher than chest height - so long as it's high enough they can't catch their feet it's much safer from a lung point of view. Tying their haynet up high means they can inhale dust while travelling causing lung infections. Also why I only ever give haylage when travelling even for a horse who usually has hay