Have you ever hobbled a horse? If so how did it work? How do you use a hobble? Post your personal thoughts.
I am at a boarding barn and instead of cross tying I just lead him out a slip a pair of hobbles on him. It leaves his head free for grooming, I don't have to duck under a cross tie either. The horse learns to stand absolutely still while you do your thing. I tie them both front and back.If hobbles teach so much patience, why exactly do you continue to hobble your horse daily? Ground tying isn't ground tying if your horse is restrained. Hence the term GROUND tying. Seems like a pretty big waste of time if after all these years your horse hasn't even learned to stand still for saddling.
I've never had a problem teaching patience and standing without use of hobbles. Quite frankly, I dislike the idea of completely removing my horses ability to escape if neccesary.
OP - what is your experience with hobbles? Why do you want to know how to use them? I've never quite understood the point of them, other then to cause unneccesary danger.
hey hey hey, now as an STB girl you should know you should include trotting hopples in that, not just pacing!!! lol. and i dunno about in canada, but they go by both hopples and hobbles here. which is what confused me!Ya, we ran week long pack trips hauling gear for hikers and campers - we slept in the open, and without hobbles, it would have totally sucked! I thought maybe you were confusing them with "hopples"!lol Like for pacers!
wow, that could have been pretty nasty!!!!!!Well as they say" a picture is worth a thousand words"
Here is a couple of pictures of a friend of mines horse.
He always hobble trains all his horses as I do and this is one of the best reasons to do it.
The horse stood and waited for help with no injuries!
You have my permission to NOT use hobbles.I never said restraint was a waste of time. My mare will follow me out the gate and directly to the sand area where we tack up. She will stand quietly, without any restraint whatsoever while I groom and saddle. If I'm on a trail and I need to do something, I dismount and she'll graze while I do my business. So no, I don't see the point in hobbles. My mare doesn't panic when she gets tangled in something, she stands and waits for me to help her. So she's learned everything your horses have without the danger of having all four legs restricted at once.
I just don't understand why on earth you'd want to train every flight sense out of your horse. Are you actually so arrogant as to believe that you are the supreme god and you will always be able to protect him no matter what? Things happen, regardless of your belief that your horses are beyond imperfection, and I'd rather be able to get my horse loose but fast when they do.
But again, to each their own I suppose.