Tying-up when travelling

[hotdog]

Do you all tie your horses up when travelling?

I was just wondering why I do this? I travel in a trailer with the partition in and always tie my horse up (a large 17.2 in an ifor trailer)

there is no where for him to go and thought why do I tie him up? if I didn't then he would have more freedom to move his head as we travelled - is this a bad thing?

What about in horse boxes too - why do you tie up in there if there is no where for them to go?

agree it's different if there is no partition and you cross tie

 

[Cedars]

If there was a crash/the ramp fell down I wouldnt want them buggering off on to the road. Stops them trying to turn themselves around.
Dunno really! Just do.

 

[hotdog]

I kind of get the crash thing - but certainly with my boy - there is nowhere for him to go - the breast bar is right at chest height - no way of getting over or under - and as I've the partition in there is no way for him to turn round

Its something I've always done - because it seems the right thing to do -but started to think - why do I need to do this and wondered if there was any reasoning behind it?

 

[ThePony]

I always tie up, am a massive worrier so just do! My head can make up all sorts of terrible occurances, she might turn around, the ramp might fall, she might go over/ under the breast bar. It may well never happen but I would rather not take the risk.

 

[lizziebell]

Untied a horse has the potentially to weave which would unbalance the trailer. It also provides a little bit of support for them to balance.

 

[DollyDolls]

One of mine once managed to untie themselves and despite the breastbar, turn round to face backwards.

 

[hotdog]

Lizziebell - now that makes more sense as to why to do it