poiuytrewq
Well-Known Member
Has anyone ever got their horse caught up in one? If so what happened?
The farm I'm on has a lovely new gamekeeper who is very keen on these horrible little wire traps. I finally got a map showing the area's the snares are set in so have been avoiding which is annoying as its ruling out a lot of my off road hacking.
A couple of nights ago i was cantering along a grass strip, one of my old regular canters left "safe" when my horses leg got snatched under him and he almost fell. When i pulled up his boot was torn and flapping round his hoof (brushing boot).
So tonight i walked the dog along the field and in about the same area a new snare has appeared which Isn't shown on my map. Now this could be co-incidence but.... I'm told that with the weight of a horse a snare would just give way and it wasn't the snare that caused my horse to almost fall.
The farm I'm on has a lovely new gamekeeper who is very keen on these horrible little wire traps. I finally got a map showing the area's the snares are set in so have been avoiding which is annoying as its ruling out a lot of my off road hacking.
A couple of nights ago i was cantering along a grass strip, one of my old regular canters left "safe" when my horses leg got snatched under him and he almost fell. When i pulled up his boot was torn and flapping round his hoof (brushing boot).
So tonight i walked the dog along the field and in about the same area a new snare has appeared which Isn't shown on my map. Now this could be co-incidence but.... I'm told that with the weight of a horse a snare would just give way and it wasn't the snare that caused my horse to almost fall.