Yes, properly broke horses don’t rear up and flip over. I have a spooky gelding who is really great now, but some noises still get him. He is totally chill on the cross ties or a head tie but his mind wanders after a bit if he’s ground tied. I think he gets in a zone while I’m grooming, and from time to time some little thing, not necessarily unfamiliar, sends him into OMG mode and he takes off backwards. Sometimes he breaks the hay string, usually he doesn’t, but I’d rather he is on a breakable tie.
Well, no.
This no more true than saying all gray horses have melanomas.
A poor rider can drive a horse into a rear and then pull them over backwards. In gaited horses a really strong resistance is much more likely to lead to a rear than a buck. That’s why so many old time Walking horse barns had eye bolts set in concrete in one or more grooming areas.
And horses can learn bad habits long after they have been properly broke to saddle.
G.
Some of these comments about a properly trained horse remind me of why Parelli’s do not weer helmets - properly trained horses do not rear or buck - but the bee can sting anytime, and the horse can trip anytime. Wear a helmet, folks, regardless of what Mr P. says.
And tying - people do for their horse what they think is the best set up for them and their horses and the situations they are put in.
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They are a flight animal, you can train all you want, but sh*t happens.
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One other thing that freaks me out: cross-ties made of chains, with no way to break… Have seen that in some saddleseat/Morgan barns and it just makes me cringe.
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And horses tied with bungee cords … gulp.
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The halters break before the chains will. I cross tie with chain to a solid object. I want my halter to break before I have a horse with flying chains attached.
There are no natural predators where I live, so there is nothing that will cause harm to my horses. Therefore there is no reason for them to flee. They have been exposed to fireworks, gunshots, trees being cut down, etc. Got into a bees nest on the trail, my friend’s horse took off, mine did not. I did not even know he got stung until I got home and untacked and saw the three large welts.
There is no scenario where any of my horses need to run for their lives. So you train that type of behavior out of them.
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True enough… but I’ve seen people using nylon halters on the chains… no rope halters so far, but… It just makes me worry.
