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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | We have a horse that randomly pulls back at the trailer. I have ordered the ring thing that is supposed to help. She has not hurt the trailer, but she is going to hurt herself.
Last night, I saw someone with what must be the same problem. They had the ring, but they also had a "thing" that went on the nylon halter. It was thick and maybe had a magnet in it...it attached to the halter with what looked like belt loops. I didn't go near the horse, but later when they were gone, I did get a chance to look at the thing on the halter. They never came back before we had to leave so I didn't get to ask them about it.
Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? I looked a few places and did a google and bing search but not even sure what to put in the search area.
I hope the pull back ring will stop it, but I want to protect her on when she does.
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Location: Texas!! | I have used a be nice halter, it came with a roping horse we bought that sets back. It did work for him. Here is a link.
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=2e87bf48-7b6a-11d5-a...
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I just use a rope halter. It has two thin ropes over the poll and that is enough for mine. But, he's not a lunatic, just learned early on that he is strong and can get loose if he wants... in a flat nylon halter, that is. The rope halter puts enough pressure on him so he doesn't want to do it. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I don't think the be nice halter has done much good for my horse, so I've just been using a mule tape halter on him. The tie ring is something that I will never be without. I've found that my gelding will do really well (as in no set back episodes) if I keep him loose (but not where he can get a leg over) and throw a slow feed hay bag on the ground and keep him occupied. |
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Location: Texas | Be nice halter and a patience tree
ETA do not use a lead rope with a clip. I use thick yacht rope the doubles back through a ring. Snaps break.
Edited by Married2Rodeo 2015-02-01 8:58 AM
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Location: Northwest | Swannranch - 2015-01-31 3:05 PM
We have a horse that randomly pulls back at the trailer. I have ordered the ring thing that is supposed to help. She has not hurt the trailer, but she is going to hurt herself.
Last night, I saw someone with what must be the same problem. They had the ring, but they also had a "thing" that went on the nylon halter. It was thick and maybe had a magnet in it...it attached to the halter with what looked like belt loops. I didn't go near the horse, but later when they were gone, I did get a chance to look at the thing on the halter. They never came back before we had to leave so I didn't get to ask them about it.
Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? I looked a few places and did a google and bing search but not even sure what to put in the search area.
I hope the pull back ring will stop it, but I want to protect her on when she does.
I may be wrong but what you are describing sounds a lot like the Back on Track poll piece (not sure of exact name).
I love Be Nice Halters because they apply pressure on poll but release it immediately when a horse stops pulling back and moves forward. Some horses teach themselves to quit pulling back this way.
I also have Julie Goodnight's Clip that I can use if I am really worried about one hurting themselves (same idea as the blocker tie ring). |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Thanks everyone! The weird thing is she has not broken a lead or gotten lose (yet) She sits back, pulls tight (we are using a rope halter, all one piece) then jumps forward into the trailer. . .it can't be good for her poll. I should get the ring thing in the mail this week and no where to go before then. . . I'm looking at everything yall posted...
Thank you!
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Location: Sunny California | I used the blocker tie ring with my horse that randomly pulled back. I just kept it attached to the tie ring on the trailer at all times. Worked like a charm. |
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Location: Texas | Safest thing leave her in the trailer |
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Location: Texas | The problem I have with the ring is what if you aren't right there and she is on a really long lead that's another wreck waiting to happen! |
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Location: East Tennessee | I may have to try some of these. My mare is an absolute lunatic if you put pressure on her poll while she is tied or if you are leading her. I found out the fun way when I loaded her in the trailer and tied her and tried to make her take a step forward so I could close the slant. She came unglued. Will do the same thing tied no matter where it is. If she gets her lead tight enough to put pressure on her poll she rears up, lunges forward, flips over, just an all around idiot. Other than this one vice she is an angel. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | I agree with leaving her in the trailer...thats what we do now but we are in Florida, this summer it will be 95 to 99 in the shade...worry about standing in The trailer when its that hot. Just no breeze there. May i vest in a trailer fan... |
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Location: Oklahoma | What about a PHT poll pack? Just something that can help |
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| One that brakes when they set back because i'd rather have a broken halter than a vet bill and chiro visits. |
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Location: Georgia | Be careful using the ring. My horse learned that the more he pulled the more it gave. One day he pulled back a few feet, reared up and got one foot over the leadline. When the leadline was pulled straight down by his foot, it quit giving. That was a wreck and scared me bad enough I won't use them anymore except as an inside trailer tie. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | cj jet - 2015-02-02 10:21 PM Be careful using the ring. My horse learned that the more he pulled the more it gave. One day he pulled back a few feet, reared up and got one foot over the leadline. When the leadline was pulled straight down by his foot, it quit giving. That was a wreck and scared me bad enough I won't use them anymore except as an inside trailer tie.
I'm not sure that would be any worse than pulling back and launching into the trailer...she is going to split her head open or somehow get hurt. . .I would rather it break or keep going. . .I'm probably just going to keep looking for the head thing.
I looked at the PHT and the Back on track, it did not look like either of them, but similar.
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Have you tried the elastic trailer ties? We used to make something similar with a large tire inner tube. I think that was much stronger than the trailer ties they make now, but it might help. |
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Location: Whitney, NE | What you are describing sounds like a Norfields poll magnet. It is flat and has loops you run the halter through. Electric fence or panels might be the he safest option for you. That way she doesn't have to be tied. |
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