Tied up - haynet or no haynet?

I expect both of mine to behave and stand still whilst tied up without a haynet. Then again mine only get tied up when we're grooming, tacking up etc. so I suppose they are always occupied.
 
I tie mine up with a haynet but although he can stand still without for a while (hell, he even stands quietly not tied up for a shortish time) he lives out and grazes the whole time so I don't want to deprive him of that and also when I bring him in it's for a long time (2-3hrs) with breaks of not being tied up every 30 mins or so so I don't like to leave him without for that length of time. He also has a haynet for when the farrier is there but he doesn't tend to eat much of it then, I think he's too busy consentrating on standing on three legs bless him. I know that people normally don't tie up for that length of time but he does get breaks so it's not so bad. Also, he gets his feed at the end of it and he loves that so I figure he's fine.
 
George will happily stand quietly outside his stable (unless he wants a wee!) without a haynet, but I often give him one because I think it's nicer for him, but hey I'm a big softy!
 
Mine are expected to stand without a net for as long as I want - and that can be 30 mins to over an hour. I don't give nets when the farrier is there or when I am clipping. Only time I may give a net is if it is taking me ages to get Chancer ready for a show - and this can take me 2 hours sometimes - downside of a filthy hairy horse that needs to be white and pristine.

Chancer does sometime wriggle and I cannot leave anything within reach unless he is there only for 10 mins, but he is 3 1/2 and I do make some allowances. If he wriggles a lot, he is tied up very short and is coming to learn that standing nicely means a longer rein.

However, when I am doing anything with him when tied I expect him to not move - basic good manners. He is also slowly being trained to stand for longer without touching things or moving and in time I am sure will be as good as Cairo.

At shows, they do get nets when standing around - purely as they are there for a long time and I don't want them not eating for the day.
 
linx has a 'busy net' which is a small net i use when he is going to be stood for a while, if im mucking out while waiting for friend to go out riding & he cant be tied up outside stable but it isnt necessary apart from the fact he chews his leadrope if bored or unties it!
 
Ours will stand quietly for as long as required without haynets, licks etc. On the rare ocasion we have supplied one, they look at us as though we were mad and ignored it!
 
I rarely tie him up (he know to stand still untied until he's asked to move), but I never give a haynet. I guess if he was going to be left standing for ages I'd chuck him some hay, just incase he got hungry really! Chex is at the ago now where he falls asleep if he's left standing for more than 30 seconds though, bless him lol
 
At the moment, I do tie her up with a haynet, for several reasons:
a) she lives out 24/7 so it is a way of getting some forage down her neck.
b) since we moved to the busier yard, she figets , spins round, you name it.
c) I start to get annoyed with her, when I'm trying to groom her and she won't stand still, so she stands still with a haynet, and that suits me.

But in summer I probably won't as will be riding more so I don't expect I will be bothered, also her weight won't be an issue when we have some grass. She is settling in slowly but will always be a bit of a fidget, but at the moment it suits her and me and is just a whole lot easier.

ETS also she is a bu**er to catch (well was, not so much now
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) and she has learnt to be good by being caught for food/carrot,(some may say this is the wrong thing, but believe me, this is they only thing that stops her trying to kill you. Greedy pig!!) As she is often in the yard alone, I try and make sure she always comes in to something nice.
 
I expect my lot to stand quietly on the yard for as long as I leave them there. We have more horses than stables so if we've brought all of them down from the field then they might be stood on the yard for up to 2 hours in which case I'd give them something to eat. Sleeping stood on the yard isn't all that different to sleeping stood in a stable and it also means they can groom a friend over the door.
 
My mare was taught to stand up, quiet and still and not faffing for as long as I leave her, whether that be clipping, shoeing, grooming or left tied up while I teach/chat/muck out/gossip etc.
I expect the same manners ridden - I have taught XC from on-board - not so i can give a lead - simply so i don't have to trudge round the course!

I cannot abide fidgety horses, and all mine have been taught the same manners.

She's out on loan but hopefully her manners are the same!!
 
Usually give Tyler a small amount of hay, but not a full haynet. Just so he has got something to keep his mind occupied

Tyler is usually well behaved, although after around 30 mins of grooming he gets a bit restless.
 
If he is going to be a long time tied up then sometimes he will get a haynet, if I'm doing something which is going to take a while then he has one (like if he's REALLY muddy, or if I'm trimming/pulling/plaiting etc)....otherwise he doesn't need one!

He stood around while someone tried a pony in the school at our yard on Sunday, and he actually fell so asleep that his nose was almost on the floor! *rolls eyes at lazy pony*
 
Well my horse would never be required to stand on the yard for an hour, but when he has to stand for short periods e.g. when I'm mucking out, he won't get a haynet.

When he has to stand for the farrier or vet he'll get a haynet just in case he plays up, although I don't know if he would stand well without.
 
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