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Ed wrote:
"...By the way, I hate cross ties. If I had my way, I would remove each and
every one for every barn in the country, period no exceptions. Even for
detailed grooming, you can teach a horse to stand quietly. It is much safer.
.. "

I got news for you, Ed -- if you ever tried to touch my cross ties I'd chase
you out of my county with a shotgun.  I have four sets in my 5 stall barn
and they are almost always in constant use for when we are harnessing up the
carriage pair, or bathing/dressing the three foxhunters to have them ready
to arrive at the 7:30AM meet on time.  Plus I use them to hold my ponies
when I'm shoeing, or pulling manes, or just teaching a pony to be patient
and wait their turn.  Maybe it's the difference between east and west
but...you won't find a barn in the east without them. They are indispensable
... and the next best thing to having a full time groom to hold your horse.

If someone has a horse that has a problem with being groomed on cross ties,
then that is a training issue.  It is far safer to have a horse tied than
untied.  All it takes is one second with your back turned to an untied
horse, and they can take off  -- running havoc through a barn or simply
taking off out of sight, dashing into a road and running a very real risk
being hit by a car.

Not for me. I'll keep my wonderful cross ties, thank you very much.


Flora Hillman
Auriga Farm
Middleburg, VA



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