Tying issues - blocker tie ring/ rubber leads?

Im actually coming to the conclusion its either my left handed knot tying or the rope on my rope halter thats too slidy as even a granny knot she manages to pull longer than it starts out grr.

Tied her up this morning and just left her stood with me about 5 ft away grooming the pony, we had pawing, stamping, chewing the door, pulled a rubber trug towards herself and then spooked when it splashed water and tried to have a paddy, rubbed her nose on the mats, paced up and down as best she could and 45 mins later stood totally still resting a hind leg for several mins so gave her a biscuit and turned her back out. If i had all the time in the world maybe we'd get somewhere!
 
My horse will tie up in a stable or lorry but not in an open space. She has snapped leather and nylon headcollars by sheer panic. However, she will stand still if I drop the lead rope on the ground. She stands calmly because she knows that if she needed to escape, she could.
Alternatively, holding a lunge line threaded through a tie up ring works well as she has the option of moving away if she needed to save herself.
 
Follysmum said:
www.idolotethertie.com these are great.
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I bought one of these at YHL this year, and although I looked at it and thought "That's never worth £12!" I'm so glad I bought it.

My mare hates to be tied up outside (oddly, she's fine in the stable) and she doesn't panic, but gets bored and will pull back until she's free, then stands stock still looking very pleased with herself. She did have a panic attack once, but that was because she stood on the rope after the baler twine snapped.

She's getting better by the day, but the first time I used it, she moved back and the rope just slid gently through the gadget - I think she probably didn't realised she was restrained and settled down quite quickly.
 
Goldenstar said:
You should never tie a horse in the transport until it's secured by the petition in the lorry or the breeching in a trailer .
In the lorry it's simple you always shout the petition then tie the horse up .
Park the lorry so the potion will stay back without fixing it and put a lead rope round it as you am over the horse into position grab it and pull the petition over and fox it then tie up the horse .
In the trailer you simply train the horse to walk into the trailer on it own with you staying on the ramp you then do the breeching up and then tie up .
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If it was only that simple. What happens when you get the horse in the trailer. Then it decided it's coming out, and either reverses straight over you, or as in my case I need the partition out, turns around and tramples all over you head first. What happens if you manage to get horse in trailer, close ramp, then horse decides it's coming out, tries to turn around, gets stuck in the trailer and panics.

Sorry IMO far safer to have horse tied up in my case.
 
diamonddogs said:
I bought one of these at YHL this year, and although I looked at it and thought "That's never worth £12!" I'm so glad I bought it.

My mare hates to be tied up outside (oddly, she's fine in the stable) and she doesn't panic, but gets bored and will pull back until she's free, then stands stock still looking very pleased with herself. She did have a panic attack once, but that was because she stood on the rope after the baler twine snapped.

She's getting better by the day, but the first time I used it, she moved back and the rope just slid gently through the gadget - I think she probably didn't realised she was restrained and settled down quite quickly.
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Do you not need a really long rope with them, the video just shows the rope pulling through?
 
No; I've just got a normal one - I tuck the end in the haynet or somewhere safe just in case she treads on the end. It's a case of trial and error as to how short you tie them, but the slide through is quite a slow process, unlike a snapping string.
 
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