Tying up for travel

[Custard Cream]

How do you tie up for travelling?

I’ve always travelled in a leather head collar to frayed baler twine, but I’m a bit if a dinosaur so wondered if the bungees where better? Also, there seems to be some debate on which end attaches to the horse?

 

[Red-1]

I won't use bungees. If they stretch tight (such as if the horse falls down) and then the clip gives way, the metal catch will snap back straight to the horse. The weight of a horse can put a lot of potential energy into that clip, such as enough to lose an eye.

If anyone does use them, then the end that will give under pressure must be attached to the horse. That way the clip will release and send itself at high velocity away from the horse, hoping you are not present at the time, trying to release horse, so it fires itself into you.

I hate bungees with a passion.

I use double ended straps, with a quick release catch. But not elasticated. I use one each side so the horse can be loose enough to raise and lower head but can't try to turn round.

 

[be positive]

I kept ties in my box set up as I wanted them, quick release end to go on the headcollar, mine were not elastic and were covered with a plastic tube so no chewing damage, they lasted years and have only recently been binned, they were at the correct length so if anyone else loaded the horses were always tied up properly and safely, I tend to use leather headcollars for traveling but when I had numerous horses in the yard that was not always possible.

 

[Shay]

The pole cutting tool the fire brigade use often can't cut a bungee or other more robust tie up - far better to use frayed twine so if - God Forbid - something happens and the fire brigade are trying to free your horse they will be able to!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Leather headcollar, I then clip onto a ready tied cotton lead rope the right length.
I keep 2 x sharp knives gaffa taped in the back, 1 by side ramp and the other just inside back grooms door.
I do travel any new ones on lead rope pillar reins till I'm happy they are settled in all aspects of travelling, arriving, being left and waiting.

 

[milliepops]

i also hate bungees. Bog standard twine and leather headcollar combo for us. Some of the horses have a long lead for loading so I have a short one on the box for them.

 

[rara007]

Headcollar (usually leather) to a rope (or 2 depending on horse) to bailer twine.

 

[fredflop]

Idolo or blocker tie ring

 

[Follysmum]

I love the idolo

 

[milliepops]

Hmm. i have an idolo for tying up outside but I don't really want something that the horse can adjust when inside the box. But I had it for a horse that will pull back occasionally and he never tries it when he's inside, only if I tie up outside to tack up etc (need eyes in the back of your head so don't do it often!)

 

[terrierliz]

Leather head collar, I use cable ties cheap and easy to buy and replace.