Question - haynets and Ifor Williams trailers

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Marnie

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Sounds a bit silly, but I am having trouble hanging my haynet in a suitable place in my trailer. I've got an Ifor Williams 510, if I hang it to the tie ring at the side of the trailer, it gets in the way of Marnie, she doesn't have enough room for her head comfortably and has to bend akwardly to reach it. If I tie it to the loops right at the front (in the 'nose' of the trailer) she has to stretch to reach it.

Am I the only one that has this problem? Marnie is around 16.2, but is a cob and doesn't have a particularly long neck. I am taking her to Devon in a couple of weeks for a holiday, and would like to get something sorted for then.

Any ideas??

Thanks!
 
i have this problem to and i have just bought mine. i tried it on the head partition and it does not look safe as it is held on by two long rubbers. i have been opening the top of the ramp throwing the string out there and tying it on to the bar on the ramp base. then shut it back up it seems to stay in place. i would be interested to know if any one has any other ideas
 
I had the idea about the front ramp too, but I wanted something a bit more permenant - and I was a bit worried about damaging any seals or anything.

Glad it isn't just me, My trailer is second hand, I was beginning to worry that a bit was missing or something!!
 
i had an ifor about 4 years ago and can not remember having problems then.i think we had two tie rings on the side i dont think it will damage it as it is only a piece of string under the seal. i might give them a ring today
 
Well, I just tie mine at the front, in "the nose area." Im surprised you say that your 16.2 stuggles to reach, as my 14.1 manages it fine. Just a suggestion that you might already do; perhaps you could put the bar on the front slot in the bracket, and then your horse will be standing further forward.... not sure if that makes sense.....
 
Hi there - my breast bar is already on the front slots. She can reach, but unless the haynet is absolutely stuffed full, she has to really stretch and I have to tie her very loose so that she can reach - I have to attach the tie clip to the side ring of her head collar rather than under her chin. I don't like tying her so loosly in case she gets caught up in the rope in any way.

Jen
 
We have a piece of baler twine going from the ring at the side to the ring at the front, with a knotted loop in it about 6 inches in front of the breast bar. We attached the hay net to this loop. Hope that makes sense!
 
I know what you mean - again, I thought of that but was worried in case she got her head or headcollar caught up in it and panicked - not that I am paranoid or anything!! I assume you haven't had any problems?
 
No, he's always been fine. Murphy is travelled without a partition and cross tied. The hay net is placed so he does have to reach forward a bit to get it. Hopefully if he did get caught up the bale twine would break anyway. The twine is quite taut so don't think he could get his head over it but he is only 15.2hh with a short neck!
 
Hi there, I tie the haynet to the front ring and don't have problems but when I have the smaller horse in the trailer I tie the net around the middle partition, if that makes sense. It can get a little low so you have to tie it as high as possible but it seems to work.

You would think that IW had thought up a solution for this by now.
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I always hang mine off the 'D' shaped rings that are up above the front window to the left and right (where the sides of the trailer meet the roof).I just attach a length of twine so you can hang it to what ever length you wish.
 
That is where I am tying at the moment but it is just that bit too far away and I have to tie her really loose so that she can reach -I then worry she is going to get hooked up on the partition or something. Also if I am travelling 2 horses, she can turn her head right round.

Sounds such a silly problem, doesn't it
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Oh I see; Well I do tie mine loosely, they have never come to any harm as a conseqeunce; but if you are nervous about doing so I can fully appreciate your opinion. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!
 
i have a 16.3 that does struggle to reach the end of the 510 classic. i also have the tack pack there. bad design when you think about it
 
We always used to tie our haynet at the front when travelling Mo & Clover together and they were fine, they were tied to the front so had the length to reach forward. However with Clover & Kali not being so friendly with each other when have been tieing to the side rings and are still trying to work out where to put nets. So far we have only being doing short journeys but they are planned to go for a couple of hours to some events soon . We were thinking of getting the partition up and then tieing them to the front so that we had the hay where we used to have it but they couldn't fight. Do many peoipole use the partitions? Do they stop squabbles? Do they get in the way when unloading from the front ramp?
 
i have the head partition it doesn't get in the way but i have only travelled one and do find that i have to take the tack pack out first as that does get in the way. with my 16.3 i do undo the head partition and front bar and move the whole lot over to give her extra room to get out down the ramp as her bum did knock into it.
 
I asked this on another forum about a year ago - and got a fab reply which is to use a bungee rope to bring the haynet closer to your horse. Basically tie the haynet as usual at the front, then use the bungee rope to pull it forwards and clip the bungee somewhere near the front of the breastbars. Voila!
 
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