Tethering

[pedilia]

I have a 3 year old Connemara filly, she is a total nightmare for jumping out of the field.
She'll pop a 3'3 high fence like its a trotting pole, even a double fence line with a 3' gap added to the above fails to keep her in.
She is quite happy to leave her field mate and go off, she got out lady week and wandered up the farm track (next doors farm) round the farmyard and ended up in the YO garden.
She has plenty of grass on the field she is in, so it's not hunger, currently starting being backed so doubt it's boredom.
She clearly can't be kept stabled, so although I hate it, I'm considering tethering her, before she gets out onto the main road.
I know nothing about tethering, can anyone give me some advice on it.
Thankyou

 

[Boxers]

What about hobbles instead of tethering? She would still be able to mooch around her field but I wouldn't have thought she would be able to jump out.

However, I have never used them, so you would need to look into it further.

 

[TrasaM]

Sounds like you have a great jumper there
having had to deal with quite a lot of fallout yesterday due to cob escaping and going on a nightime adventure and breaking through the fences at a friends place- Note not jumping lol he used his strength instead, I'd been wondering the same thing. It's that or hobble him .. No, please don't beat me up, that was a joke honest tempting though

 

[Ditchjumper2]

We used to tether all our R/S ponies in the summer. They had thick leather straps around the neck with a swivel and a chain. We moved them daily onto fresh grass. They soon learn to manouvre around the chain and not get tangled up. IF tethering is done properly and supervised I do not see the problem.

 

[Dry Rot]

Could you not get some of those five foot plastic fencing stakes for electric fencing to reinforce your existing fencing and run a tape though the top loops?

You'd need a powerful energiser to put some juice through a similar tape at chest height a few feet away. There is such a thing as a psychological barrier. If a horse doesn't think it can jump something, it won't! Mine have all been taught to jump but won't go near white tape whether it is electrified or not (nor will I for that matter!!!).

If you tether or hobble, expect a visit from the pc brigade.

Of course, there is another way to solve the problem -- sell to me!