Tying up with a chifney

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I'm a strong advocate of live and let live... however a woman down my yard is started tying her horse up in a chifney when she brings him in.

She's quite small and so I can understand him being brought in on the chifney as I think she's quite weak in the arm and he just barges past her (I bring him in most of the time on just a headcollar so he's not an idiot or anything) he has got loose from her a few times so it's probably safer for her to lead on a chifney than him get loose.

She now ties him up on the chifney and leaves to go and get the other one in... I've heard horror stories about jaws breaking tongues severing etc. He's fine to tie up by the headcollar as well...

Should I just butt out and it's none of my business or should I have a quiet word?
 
Quiet word, defo.

Dont be suprised if she doesnt take any notice, but thats not something that can be overlooked as an "each to their own" type of thing.
 
You should have a quiet word. And then a louder one. And then one to a welfare org if that doesn't work. Tying up with a chiffney is one of the most obviously dangerous things I can think of someone doing and would never ever be appropriate.
 
I agree that it is potentially dangerous to tie up with a chifney, she could easily also have a head collar on and clip the rope onto that to tie up if she needs the chifney to lead safely.
however, you may just seem interfering mentioning it, you have to some how say it tactfully without sounding critical and rude. but I would find it difficult not to mention something as if the horse pulled back he could get hurt. although if the horse did pull back you would hope he would feel the very strong chifney in its mouth and this would prevent it pulling back further and causing serious damage.
it's the age old question to say something or not!
 
Having seen the horrific damage one to one of mine by a chifney recently when handled by so called professionals, he could not drink for over 2 months and struggled to eat at times due to it, I would have a word or two before the horse ends up like mine or worse.
 
Isn't one of the very first things we are taught is 'NEVER TO TIE UP TO THE BIT'

This is a terrible accident waiting to happen! Find out why she does it and then explain why she shouldn't.

Apart from the risk of breaking his jaw he would also end up with a severly bruised mouth should he pull back.
 
lachlanandmarcus said:
You should have a quiet word. And then a louder one. And then one to a welfare org if that doesn't work. Tying up with a chiffney is one of the most obviously dangerous things I can think of someone doing and would never ever be appropriate.
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A welfare organisation !!! Surely this sort of thing is what a YO or YMer should do.
 
By all means have a quiet, tactful word . . . horse's owner may truly be in the dardon't k about how very dangerous a practice this is.

There is a woman on our yard who does the same thing - horse is a big fella and a bit of a bruiser so I can see the need for a chiffney when bringing in/turning out . . . but I really cringe when I see her tying him up TO the chiffney. Someone has dropped a word in her shell-like, and was told (in no uncertain terms) to bog off . . . so that's that then.

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Yep, an accident waiting to happen so have a quiet word or if you don't have the time to then write it on the chalk board/white board you may have on your yard that you need a word/just shove it on the board lol. You can break your horses jaw by just pulling too hard let alone tying up!
 
Surely this is the role of a yard owner/manager to stop that kind of stupidness? My 17hh 7 year old can occasionally be a minor kn*bb*r to bring down the steep hill across the fields from his paddocks, but I use a dually on windy/wet days when he's likely to be a pr@t, and take it off as soon as we get to his stable and swap for a normal headcollar that I leave tied up ready - it's the work of seconds and much safer all round. I know people do but I wouldn't even tie up to the fixed ring on a dually, the sliding ring could too easily get caught on something if he was to itch his face for example. Can't believe she is tying up in a chifney.
 
Rather than risking being told not to interfere, can you mention this to the YO with the expectation that s/he would *forbid* the use of a chifney for tying up - very dangerous practice! I really think it needs something a bit firmer than a fellow livery having a word.
 
Agree with everyone else - a very nasty accident waiting to happen, however well behaved the horse is when tied up. It only takes a split second for something to go wrong.
I'd definitely be speaking to the yard owner / manager about it, that way she won't think you're "interfering" but will at least have been told. If there is no YM, have a tactful word yourself - although she really should know better, she may not be aware of the damage that could be done.. x
 
Thanks all.

Think I'll have a quiet word with YO. He is her world so I don't know if she just doesn't realise. He's very good tied up as well so it might not have occurred to her.
 
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