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RE: [RC] Methods to teach a horse to tie well - Karen StandeferI've had limited experience with teaching a puller to tie. What worked for me is to have a sturdy tie ring at the horse's head height. I then put one of those "Be Nice" halters on the horse and tied them "close" (only about 12" of lead rope) to the tie ring. The response when they pull back is that the halter cramps down around their nose because of the leverage caused by the halter and the pulling. Tying them really short doesn't give them the added leverage of hauling back and really jerking the rope (which would only hurt them worse). You need to stay close by (just around the corner of the barn where you can watch.....I can be within 20' of the horse and be hidden at my place) just in case there is trouble. But, I've never had trouble when doing it this way. How many times you have to tie with the Be-Nice halter depends entirely on the individual. I used the Be-Nice every time I tied the horse for grooming or whatever for about a month. Then, we graduated to a rope halter for a couple months and then to a regular "Hamilton" type halter. He never pulled again. This guy was breaking all of my lead ropes and halters before. And, flipped himself over at the trailer one time that we tied with a rope halter (before the Be-Nice training) when he couldn't break the fittings. That is what spurred me to get the Be-Nice and get him trained to stand. The chiro work I had to pay for after him flipping himself over was quite expensive and extensive! For the ones that paw, I use a similar technique. I tie them really short at head height. Then, I grab a bucket of small rocks and stand around the corner. Every time they paw I throw (under handed.........the purpose is not to hurt them) a rock and hit their rump or shoulder. This may not be the quickest method, but it does work. But, you have to be consistent. And, you need to set up the situation yourself several times so that you are prepared to chuck the rocks at them with the very first pawing. -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen Casemier Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:10 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Methods to teach a horse to tie well What are appropriate, safe methods to teach a horse to tie well (and I don't believe that tying a known fighter/puller and leaving it be to "fight it out" is really "training")? We've had similar discussions before, and people talk about horses being correctly trained to tie and stand quietly, but most people don't go into detail about HOW to do this. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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