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ie? Does tell us about tragic trailer-related accidents.
As you’ve observed, far too many of those
injuries occur while the trailer isn’t even in
motion! Here, I’ll give you some trailer-tying
pros and cons, plus six safety tips.
Trailer-tying pros: Tying a horse in the
trailer is supposed to help prevent him from
hurting himself, turning around, and/or biting/disturbing
a neighboring horse. A loose
horse can really hurt another one that cannot
defend himself and can cause a wreck
as the injured horse seeks to escape from
the attack.
Tying a horse also prevents him from lying
down, crawling under a divider, and/or from
putting his head down under a barrier, then
panicking when he raises his head. Tying
also controls the head of fractious or aggressive
horses and stallions.
Trailer-tying cons: The biggest trailertying
con is that a horse can catch a foot
(or a trailer obstacle) in the tie rope, then
panic and injure himself. You can tie a
horse tightly enough to prevent him from
catching a foot (and annoying his traveling
buddy), yet still give him enough slack to
balance himself.
Another con is the one you described. It’s
extremely important to untie a horse before
opening the trailer door.
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Trailering Safety Tips
Here are six trailering safety tips
related to tying your horse in the trailer.
July 2010
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