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Tieing up arrangements...

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I tie my pony up to the small tractor in front of the garage, (the walk-way to hay barn and field/paddock is out there too, as well as the muck heap and wheelbarrow storage.

I do this because the other horse fidgets a lot and sometimes closes Dusty's stable door on me or her.

Someone told me that this is dangerous but here is why I don't think it is. From this info can someone tell me whether it's dangerous or not? If any other information is required or pictures are required just let me know.

She doesn't fidget and is a really well-behaved pony to tie, and I always tie her up with a hay net.
Any sharp bits on the tractor are well above where she is tied and she is only 13.3hh as well.
She is tied up to a piece of string/baler twine with a quick release knot, just in case.
If she does get free the gates at the front towards the road are always closed, the hay barn and field are to her left and we can shut her in the muck-heap area if necessary, and then of course we can shut the yard gate. Also there is grass in the car park and she'll probably just go straight there. But again she's really calm when in the yard, and it's probably a 20% chance of her getting free.

Thanks in advance,
Dulcie x :gallop:
 
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#2 ·
Accidents happen.
Horses are unpredictable... even quiet, well-behaved ponies...

Tractors are steel machines and have sharp edges, things sticking out at weird angles and such...
Instead of using the tractor why not do the same kind of tying but use a fence post with tie-ring away from sharp objects she could get hurt on if she moves quickly...
Having avenues of escape reduced is a good thing....
There is no telling what could happen, the secret is to avoid if at all possible putting our hooved friends in a potential dangerous situation in the first place..

Now not knowing why you need to remove Dusty from the barn area to ready for riding...
If the other horse fidgets and closes the stall door....I would put a tie ring in the stall and do my prep-work of cleaning and tacking in the stall where Dusty would be safest.
If you keep your tack in the garage, carry it down to the barn with you.
When done riding bring Dusty to the garage area, untack and place your saddle over the fence for safe keeping. Walk Dusty back to the barn either using her bridle or halter if left on underneath the bridle for a last minute scratch and pat before releasing her..
Now return to the garage and put your saddle away...

Even the most predictable, quiet natured horse or pony can have a moment of surprise and jump, scoot in reaction....that is where injuries happen to the horse/pony, you or both of you!
Be careful...
:runninghorse2:...
 
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Surely there is someplace more suitable to use for tying....

There are umpteen million stories out there of people whose horses have died from accidents, people who say the same thing as you...my horse is so quiet...stands like a champ....isn't tall enough to be injured by a steel monster he can't get away from....
 
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Is there no way to secure the door inside the barn where it can't be closed on you guys? Maybe tie it open somehow?


Yes, horses can hurt themselves on anything, but to me, what you are doing is safer than having her tied inside and having another horse close a door right in the middle of her. Personally, I don't see much wrong with what you're doing except I likely wouldn't tie her at all. I would loop the lead over something and then loop it over itself a time or two, that way if she even started to walk away, it would come loose with very little pressure but still have enough hold to discourage her from trying unless she needed to get away. I don't trust quick release knots because I've tried them all and none of them are so quick or easy to release if there is pressure on the lead from a horse that is pulling or has fallen down.

Forgive the terrible picture, it's not mine, random google search and this was the closest I could find to what I'm describing
 
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