[RC] Is a horse that won't tie exceptable - Rides 2 Far
>>is a horse that won't tie acceptable?
Yes and no.
Knew one non-tying horse who was sold to a rookie. The guy tied the horse
with about 10' of slack and she got tangled *before* she threw her
psychotic fit. She literally broke & tore off a hind leg. They shot her
with a rifle as she bolted across the field on three legs. There are a
LOT of stupid people out there who do a lot of stupid things with
horses....they tie them to boards that come off the wall and chase them
around the field, they tie them with the reins while out near a highway,
and a million other ways either the horse or rider or even a passing
motorist can get killed.
On the other hand I have a friend whose horse won't tie to a trailer
because he was hurt bad while tied to one as a foal. He'll tie on a
picket line, but not up short. Doesn't seem to affect any other area of
his life so they work around it, no big deal.
I sold a mare who tied fine to some people who tied her with pathetically
cheap leads etc. until she learned to break ropes. This was a horse who
learned to do it after tying well. When I bought her back I knew to just
tie her to a tree with something that wouldn't break and if I'd had a
rake handy I'd have whacked her butt with it. Took her a few tries to
figure out those days were over. Nothing I did with her would have
helped the psycho panicer that tore her leg off though. I think you can
help the ones who are spoiled or mad, but the ones who lose their mind I
won't fool with.
Angie
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