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Post by highlanderpony2002 on Jan 16, 2013 12:54:51 GMT 1
I too made hay nets from the twine when it first came out or mended broken strings with it that must have been in the 70s I use a cycle inner tube to tie up when I am there or a thin bit of twine when I am not. Inner tube stretches and applies pressure it soon encouraged the horse forward I do like the idea of the cable ties though it looks like a wonderful idea
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Post by Kelly Marks on Jan 17, 2013 9:00:44 GMT 1
Jinglejoys - that's the trouble with you youngsters you don't even remember feed coming in lovely hemp sacks I suppose?! Thanks Mags Michelle P - you've absolutely got a point about 'teaching them to break the tie' Molly - and I agree with you too! It's tricky getting this horse business right! But the worse thing is a horse running off tied to a fence/gate so as long as you all avoid that ...
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Post by jill on Jan 17, 2013 15:46:05 GMT 1
It does tend to wear through the filaments, same as any natural substance, and it does break in the end IME. I agree about the easy break ties - one of my liveries had one and her horse just used to break it and set himself free whenever he fancied it. I did think it was a factor in him being difficult to tie up. Old horsemen used to tie them to gateposts or similar solid objects, so that they would learn it didn't yield, and that is probably okay so long as you are around the whole time. One farmer that I knew of did that and got called away. In his words, when he got back the 2 year olf "was just going cold".
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