Where do you tie your horse in an IW 506/5011?

[EQUISCENE]

I am a bit new to travelling horses in trailers so need some advice please..

When tied to a piece of baling twine attached to the ring high up on trailer inside friends pony got its head under rope - no panic as sensible sort. Yesterday my horse caught headcollar on fitment on front of centre partition which should hold headguard when you have one, luckily headcollar broke no problems, rest of journey horse loose and quite happy. Just feel that the tethering position is a bit awkward and also had to rig something up to get haynet in a good place. As I see it I have these options - travel the horse untied with no headcollar on, tie him up tighter or use cross ties would be interested in any comments or tips?

 

[Enfys]

I don't have an IW, I wouldn't have one if I was paid to, personal preference, they are so common that there must be something good about them though.

In a conventional (forward facing) trailer I travel horses either loose, or crosstied, no partition, no haynet, sometimes, if they prefer it, I will crosstie them facing the back (doors are always shut) and they sit quite happily on the breast bar. I prefer to crosstie so that they can't attempt to either turn around or get their heads under the rope.

In a stock trailer, they are either loose, or just tied high up with one rope to the side.

 

[Janette]

I have a 505 and use elasticated tethers with an emergency release clip. I also have probelms with tying a haynet.
In front is too far away and Star can't reach. From the ring, it's in her face.
I now put a small net tied up very securely from the central partitions, hung from the loop where the breast bar would sit.

 

[millitiger]

mine are cross tied in our 510.