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| I have a horse that would benefit greatly from being tied on a patience poll for a couple of weeks. My problem is that I work from 9-3 and the rest of my family works as well, so no one would be home to check on her to make sure things are okay. I live in a hotter state and now that it's the first of June I'm a little worried about the heat too. Should I just go for it and give her a couple buckets of water and hope all goes well or should I just forget about it?
any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Just tie her while you're at home an hour or so at a time. There's a lot of day light left in the afternoons. Do not leave her tied to a tree while you aren't there. |
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| personally... and this is just my opinion... I would start by tying her up at 3 when you get home and keep and eye on her till dark (8/9/10? ish) Just incase she gets down or does something really stupid. Just forget about her for a couple of hours and go about your business. Let her kick, paw, scream, pull back.. do whatever. she will get tired in 6 hours. Then I would do it again every afternoon when you get home for a week, and if she needs more then keep doing it.
again.. JMHO and what I would do to one of mine. I would not leave them with no one around and not glancing at her every hour or so. |
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| tie yourself an old inner tube from a tire to the pole first and then her to the tube. This way if she pulls back there's less chance of her breaking something and there is give that will help keep her from hurting herself.
Edited by FlyingJT 2014-06-02 2:19 PM
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| that is a great point about there being plenty of daylight left to tie her up after I get home. Most people that I have talked to have told me that horses need to be tied up pretty much from dusk til dawn in order for them to "get it" |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | gosweetfancy - 2014-06-02 12:41 PM that is a great point about there being plenty of daylight left to tie her up after I get home. Most people that I have talked to have told me that horses need to be tied up pretty much from dusk til dawn in order for them to "get it"
I don't know about that. I think it depends on the horse. I have my sister's paint colt right now that would do almost anything to keep off of the "patience tree" lol.....he's like, "ohhhhhhh, you want me to tap dance......well, why didn't you say so.......no need for that pesky tree!" |
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| Some do some don't. It's worth starting off with the hours you have available and seeing how far you get. |
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| Use the hours you have available :) then go from there. I wouldn't leave them tied while no one was around.
I LOVE tieing them up and walking away. They figure their lives out pretty fast and I like the patience it creates. |
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Location: Phoenix | Tying after work should be fine. Tying from 3-8 gives you a good 5 hours. |
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Location: Dubach, LA | That inner tube trick doesn't work with mare beasts that can break anything. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | CanCan - 2014-06-02 3:15 PM That inner tube trick doesn't work with mare beasts that can break anything.
It can get ugly if they get a leg caught in it too. Everything can be dangerous in the right situation, but man, I don't like the inner tube..... |
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Location: Florida.. | Are you joking about leaving it tied all day in the heat while you work? 
anything over a hour is useless in youngsters IMHO which I am the odd ball out with that conclusion. |
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We are both the oddballs- SRS explains it much better than I can.  |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | TurnLane - 2014-06-02 3:28 PM We are both the oddballs- SRS explains it much better than I can.
Can I get points for saying "an hour or so" and "not to leave her tied while you aren't home?" |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | LRQHS - 2014-06-02 3:29 PM TurnLane - 2014-06-02 3:28 PM We are both the oddballs- SRS explains it much better than I can.
DOUBLE POINTS |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | TurnLane - 2014-06-02 3:31 PM LRQHS - 2014-06-02 3:29 PM TurnLane - 2014-06-02 3:28 PM We are both the oddballs- SRS explains it much better than I can.
Thanks :)
She, also, didn't say how old the horse is.....not that it matters too much......but........it might not be a youngster....again, not that it matters....just saying. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | gosweetfancy - 2014-06-02 12:41 PM that is a great point about there being plenty of daylight left to tie her up after I get home. Most people that I have talked to have told me that horses need to be tied up pretty much from dusk til dawn in order for them to "get it"
Not true. Baby steps. Tie after work, DO NOT tie them and leave them when you aren't going to be home. |
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| LRQHS - 2014-06-02 3:22 PM
CanCan - 2014-06-02 3:15 PM That inner tube trick doesn't work with mare beasts that can break anything.
It can get ugly if they get a leg caught in it too. Everything can be dangerous in the right situation, but man, I don't like the inner tube.....
you cut the tube so you can tie it to the post and then you tie the rope to it or you wrap it around the post so that the two ends of the tube are touching and then run one into the other and tie off to that. You don't leave it in circle big enough for them to get their legs in. plus it needs to be tied high so they can't get their legs over the top of it or the rope. The reason we use inner tubes is because the rubber is a little stronger and doesn't break as easy.
Edited by FlyingJT 2014-06-02 3:50 PM
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | FlyingJT - 2014-06-02 3:43 PM LRQHS - 2014-06-02 3:22 PM CanCan - 2014-06-02 3:15 PM That inner tube trick doesn't work with mare beasts that can break anything. It can get ugly if they get a leg caught in it too. Everything can be dangerous in the right situation, but man, I don't like the inner tube..... you cut the tube so you can tie it to the post and then you tie the rope to it. You don't leave it in a circle for them to get their legs in. plus it needs to be tied high so they can't get their legs over the top of it or the rope. The reason we use inner tubes is because the rubber is a little stronger and doesn't break as easy.
I need pictures lol.... |
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| LRQHS - 2014-06-02 3:50 PM
FlyingJT - 2014-06-02 3:43 PM LRQHS - 2014-06-02 3:22 PM CanCan - 2014-06-02 3:15 PM That inner tube trick doesn't work with mare beasts that can break anything. It can get ugly if they get a leg caught in it too. Everything can be dangerous in the right situation, but man, I don't like the inner tube..... you cut the tube so you can tie it to the post and then you tie the rope to it. You don't leave it in a circle for them to get their legs in. plus it needs to be tied high so they can't get their legs over the top of it or the rope. The reason we use inner tubes is because the rubber is a little stronger and doesn't break as easy.
This must be what you are thinking and this is a BIG NO NO! I don't have any pictures of ours, ill have to take some..
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