Yes, I tie mine. Otherwise my Arab would turn completely around in the trailer, and I don't want to chance him jumping out the back.

Stock trailers are different; the horse can't get out even if it's loose.

 

Stock trailers are different; the horse can't get out even if it's loose.

Actually we only tie when we haul in the stock. Never in my slant load.

 

My horses are always tied... no matter what kind of trailer. If I were to haul one untied... it would only be done in a stock trailer. Even in a slant/straight load with dividers... if the horses trys to turn around the can get stuck very easily.

 

They turn around all the time. Usually there are two together when we move them. Why is turning a problem? The trailer is plenty big for them to both turn around. mls why do you tie in the stock and not in the slant?

 

Yes and no. If I have a bunch of horses to haul and all are halter broke, it is easier to tie them, then I dont worry about the others getting out, while loading the rest. If I have mares and foals, or unhandles horses, nope, just herd them in loose. They almost always end up slant loading/standing by themselves.
In my little trailer depends on the horse. My old man I just throw in, he wont go any were.

 

I have a straight load and I tie T. She will try to turn if not tied.

 

Sometimes...? I have a slant with partitions. I usually pull the leadrope through the ring but leave it just pulled through. Sometimes I do tie or attache to the trailer tie.

If mine were in a stock trailer or a trailer with no partition then they would be tied. When I had my 2 horse straight load I never tied because I was afraid he was try to back out when he was still tied (it was a small enough trailer that the moment the doors opened he could step down.)

 

We have a two-horse straight...and yes, I tie my horses when trailering.

There was one time I took Sam for a ride, and when I asked him to back, his hind legs came out of the trailer - then he jumped back in. Odd, I thought, and asked him to back out - and he jumped right back in! I looked in the trailer to see if something was bothering him - and he turned and looked at me like "Um, he-llo, lady! You forgot something!"...I had forgotten to untie him! I was so lucky he didn't flip out.

Buck, on the other hand...he is untied before the doors open, and he does NOT back out until I tug on his tail and say, "Back".

 

I always tie, but I tie with sometihng that will break in an emergency. It's enough to keep my mare from turning, but if something were to happen she would be able to break free. I've read to many horror stories about horses being draged behind a trailer (although I'm pretty darn sure I would feel/see that something was wrong) to tie solid.

 

I still don't understand why you don't want a horse to turn in a trailer?

I just found this http://www.youtube.com/user/horseawareness#p/u/29/pFMRfwQa4sA

 

I still don't understand why you don't want a horse to turn in a trailer?

I just found this YouTube - horseawareness's Channel

I think my main concern would be the horse losing balance in the trailer. I mean, imagine if you were walking around on a bus while it was moving. I think that has more to do with the horse having something to lean on, though. Being tied, then losing balance, could cause the horse to fall and choke. But being tied still encourages them to stay put - less likely to fall.

 

We haul our horses in a big stock trailer and we NEVER tie them. My horse likes to ride backward, so I will turn him around when I load him. My mom's horse likes to ride forward, so she faces that way. They stand side-by-side in one partition together. But I like to give them the option to turn around if they want to by being loose.

I did borrow my cousin's 2-horse slant load a couple times and I did tie my horse with the quick-release snap. It was the only time I had hauled my horse in a slant load and I didn't want him to turn around and scare himself, because he would have gotten stuck if he had tried to turn around.

But I do like to let them ride backward in the trailer, if we can and if they prefer it.

 

For me, it really depends on the horses, the trailer, how many I am hauling, etc. We only have stock trailers so I don't have to worry about the partitions and slant loads and such. If I am hauling more than 2 horses and they are halter broke, I tie just to keep them from constantly moving around and causing imbalance in the trailer. If I am hauling 2 horses that are unfamiliar with each other, I tie to keep them from getting after each other and having one get kicked or down. If I am pulling my bumper pull with any horses other than Dobe and Pokey, I tie so that they don't get to the back of the trailer and pick up the back of my truck. D and P always ride at the front of the trailer so I don't have to worry about them. My working horses that are accustomed to riding together just get thrown into the trailer loose. I never back my horses out of the trailer because the door of the trailer has a little lip that will grab a shoe and pull it off so they all get turned around and led off forward.

 

For me, it really depends on the horses, the trailer, how many I am hauling, etc. We only have stock trailers so I don't have to worry about the partitions and slant loads and such. If I am hauling more than 2 horses and they are halter broke, I tie just to keep them from constantly moving around and causing imbalance in the trailer.

This makes sense.

I have a stock trailer that I have converted to a slant load with a divider. I normally tie just to keep them safe though after reading MLS's post I realize that the horse in the front stall could easily be left untied since there is no where to go.

If I did not have the divider I would for sure tie for reasons that smrobs stated.

I did haul loose once with a yearling that was not halter broke.

How exactly do you safely get them off when you arrive and they are milling around loose in the trailer?

 

If the partition is in my 2H straight load my stallion is left untied since he can't turn and won't back out until asked. If the partition is out he gets tied since the majority of the back doors is open.
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I am fortunate enough to have an open enough area and panels that I can move so that I can back right up to a pen and just open the gate, allowing them to run directly into their pen.

 

I have a 3 horse stock/horse slant combo. I do not tie with the slants closed. There is no way my horses could turn even if they tried. If I did not have the slants I most certantly would tie. I wouldnt want my horse turning around while I was driving. What if they are turning and you hit the brakes hard?!

I see you are in mass...im interested to know where you got your rmh. I also have one, and love him to death. My next purchase will be another one!

 

True they can't turn around. But, I've seen a stallion try to climb over it.

I prefer tying them, because I could just see the troubles trying to catch the horse when you are trying to unload it.

 

I just would not like the idea of my horse turning around and being able to move around. That just does not seem safe to me.

 

ya, if i had a horse that didnt trailer like mine, i would probably reconsider tieing. My horse loves the trailer and is extremly well behaved. he would stand in the trailer all day if he could lol.

 

I alway tie my horses when trailering them, and I don't like to give much skack in the rope... about a foot of slack if the 'rule of thumb' I've always heard and it works well for us.

 

depends, my big gelding I never tie. My husband's horse I tie, he's a noodler and won't keep his head above the chest bar unless I tie him. if he's free he gets it stuck under the bar, slams around. my big gelding rides quiet and doesn't do anything. course he sort of "fills" the stall area up fairly well, lol.
don't think he could go anywhere if he wanted to.

 

I always tie, but we have only ever had two horse straight loads and now a three horse angle load.

I always shut the divider before tying and untie before opening the divider.

We use quick release trailer tie's.

My horse likes to put his head in the kitchen and lick the bench, lol. Tying stops him doing it.

My other pony likes to look behind him and get his head behind the head divider - If we had to brake quickly he could snap his neck, so tying prevents that.

 

I didn't realize this was going to be such a big discussion. Thank you all for your input. I guess I am truly blessed with a horse that thinks the trailer is fun! He never panics going in, and when I go to get him he patiently waits for me to put the lead rope on and walk him out. I'm not sure what I would do if we used a segmented trailer..

 

I always tie horses to a bit of bailing twine no matter what float or truck I'm using. The horse will break the bailing twine easily if they panic.

 

A just use a normal two horse float and I do tie my horse. But in a stock trailer, I would still tie cuz if the horse turns around or moves, it could throw off the balance 0f the trailer and make it tip