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Post by Beth&Rosie on Dec 20, 2010 10:42:11 GMT 1
Hi, wondering if anyone has any advice on this. My mare,who is perfectly behaved usually, the other day she stepped a bit too far back in her headcollar and as soon as she felt the pressure on the rope had a complete panic attack, rearing, trying to pull away etc. we did manage to release the rope before she hurt herself but i think we were both a bit shaken. She has NEVER done this before and usually just stands. NB. at this point i was standing next to her. Then she did this again the next day. I now dont want to leave her tied up on the yard as i am scared she will hurt herself as if she goes up too high she will hit her head on the overhang of the stable. Any advice??
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Post by jill on Dec 20, 2010 11:16:34 GMT 1
There are a couple of things you can do (but I have to say I never leave horses tied up for long after I heard of one who broke its neck while its owner was called away briefly). We sometimes tie them to a bungee, elasticated so that they never do feel that sudden pressure that panics them.
The other is to teach her to move away from pressure into a release - have a rope around her neck to your hands to begin with and if she backs into it keep the pressure on, steady pressure, no pulling but just keep it there. The second she comes towards your hands, let the pressure off, then do similar with a halter (or headcollar), keep the steady pressure until she gives to it then release.
In any case always tie to a piece of string or elastic tie loop that will break if she does have a panic attack - better broken sring and loose horse than broken neck.
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Post by happysnail on Dec 20, 2010 11:27:58 GMT 1
Glad she was ok. Must have been a big scare. Poor thing. Would echo the advice from Jill about doing some pressure and release training. Also so important that equipment is designed to break. The two really go hand in hand. Know a horse who wasn't trained to tie up who kept backing up and breaking the string. To stop this a chain was put up on the back of his stall. He felt it at his back, panicked and broke head first through the wall of the barn.
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Post by Beth&Rosie on Dec 20, 2010 16:58:32 GMT 1
tanks for that advice, will do the pressure, release training although have already done a little bit. Also she was tie to a bit of string and mystifies us why this didn't break as was only thin but still...
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Post by Mellymoo on Dec 20, 2010 19:33:33 GMT 1
Baler twine is not reliable about breaking, as we found out when a pony was tied to the trailer - her headcollar snapped before the string did! I am going to get some of those quick release tie up thingies before next season.
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Post by anastasia55555 on Dec 20, 2010 19:45:43 GMT 1
Did u half the bale twine? we have done that before because it is suprisingly strong. I havent any advice im afraid, i wouldnt want to suggest something that is a bad idea, but good luck!
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Post by anastasia55555 on Dec 21, 2010 23:40:07 GMT 1
Just been having a read and found a section in montys from my hands to yours on horses pulling back when tied up. Might be worth seeing if you can get a copy to have a read :-)
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Post by petethebee on Dec 27, 2010 12:17:25 GMT 1
Yes, Monty's book has the answer. As you are aware horses are "into pressure" animals and need to be properly trained to tie up. This takes time and patience and is well worth the effort. It will also help with leading and many other ground-work subjects.
Hope this is helpful.
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Post by emma on Dec 27, 2010 22:20:19 GMT 1
I have equities on all my tie up points and in the trailer. They aren't that expensive and they snap if the horse pulls back enough to damage itself. I re-use mine as it only snaps a bit of the end, I did have one horse that learnt how easy it was to snap them so I tied her onto a chain that doesn't snap for a few weeks which sorted it
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