teathering a horse???

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If I look out my window I can see three tethered ponies (we are talking about 14.2hh, not tinies). Two are tethered at the front fetlock and the other is (unusually for him) wearing a head collar. Normally Matti has a leather strap around his neck with his light weight chain. I can only assume that because the weather has turned bad he has started slipping his strap in order to race home to the barn and so has his head collar on again.

I don't like it, but it is totally normal here as we have a very medieval field system with no boundaries.
 
Íf they are correctly tethered with access to water and shelter I don't have a problem with it. It is not something I would do myself as don't really like it. Mine would all do themselves serious harm!!
 
I personally wouldn’t but I regularly see a beautiful coloured tethered at the side of the A40 grazing. This horse looks well cared for, is taken in each night and being opposite the dog rescue place must be seen by various animal charities on a regular basis with no complaints therefore I assume that tethering is acceptable.
 
Horses and ponies get into all sorts of muddles with tethers as horse charities will confirm. I've known of several kill themselves. Equines cannot get out of sun, flies, wind or rain, usually have no water and often an unsafe tethering arrangement around the neck. They are also separated from other equines in solitary isolation totally dependent on a human coming to see to their needs. Seems to me a lazy and cheapskate way of keeping a horse or pony more designed for the convenience of the owner than the animal.
 
we tether ours if we are away at shows (one has no respect for eletric fencing) he is a lot better tetherered than many, clipped to headcollar & then attached to collar around neck to take the strain of the chain off the head & the chain is covered to prevent injury to legs from rubbing/getting tangled. a very well teathered horse (lovley too but hubby will kill me if i ask for another).
only thing i cant see but may well be on there are 3+ swivels, to prevent knotting/twisting in the chain.

i have seen many horses in feilds loose with less care than many teathered horses, but sadly many judge without considering why the animal is teathered, ours are provided with water, shade & are always close enough to be able to see each other (they are out & about for much of the day so its normally only eves/nights they are teathered.
 
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