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Mandy
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Username: bucky
Post Number: 249
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Apr 13, 2009 - 11:46 am: |   |
Hello All,
I have a funny question. I am building a website for a friend who builds stakes and ties to hold dogs, but he says horsemen also buy them. They stick in the ground and are very tough, but I have never "staked" my horse and am wondering what the best applications for it are. Back County? I have attached a picture of the stake, they come in 16" to 24" lengths.
Thanks for any input and I apologize for my horse naivete,
Mandy
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jojo
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Username: jojo15
Post Number: 1032
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, Apr 13, 2009 - 2:47 pm: | |
I used something like this to teach my horse to ground tie. But after she learned that. i never needed it again.
Not sure i would leave a horse unattended on a ground stake, or use when i go to sleep camping. I like tying from tree to tree and creating a rope line that way to give her more room. |
PattyB
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Username: pattyb
Post Number: 159
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Monday, Apr 13, 2009 - 3:26 pm: | |
Good afternoon Mandy.
I can honestly say that I learned from someone else's mistake on this idea: They put their horse out in some grass on a stake and walked away to do something else for two hours. From a distance, the horse looked fine but he got the rope wrapped around his ankle and gave himself a really nasty rope burn in the pastern area. It may work for some people but there is the chance of entanglement so, thorough supervision would be required to prevent an accidental injury. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 22757
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 - 5:10 am: | |
I agree that horses are safest when tied high.
DrO |
Mandy
Member
Username: bucky
Post Number: 250
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 - 11:28 am: | |
I wouldn't tie my horse to it either, thanks for confirming my thoughts. It just doesn't seem safe to me. |
Jennifer R.
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Username: jjrichar
Post Number: 59
Registered: 3-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 - 11:56 am: | |
Although I have never (and will never) done it, I have seen people 'tether' their horses to graze them in a small area (like their yard, etc.) They tie to one the horse's front ankles loose enough so that it can 'spin around' as the horse works the circle. After the horse has grazed it down, they pull up the stake and move it to the next spot. I would never trust doing this with one of my horses though - too much room for a major accident. I always follow the rule, "Tie to the Eye or higher."
If you haven't already done so, I would advise your friend not to market them as horse equipment on his site. If ppl buy them on their own for horses that's out of his control, but if he recommends them as horse safe, he could be setting himself up for some liability issues. |
Erika L
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Username: erika
Post Number: 1669
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 - 12:31 pm: | |
Oooh, we did that with the horse I owned as a kid. Terrible rope burns on the back pastern from the rope getting caught there. The horse's natural tendency is to kick to get rid of the rope, but since it is tied it only rubs back and forth.
Only tie high enough to keep the legs and feet free. |
