Mounted search and rescue

["philip easley" <easleyranch@foothill.net>]

Just today, I used hobbles on a mule in for training that would spin and run
off in the round pen when mounting.  The hobbles put a quick stop to that.
After I mounted and dismounted about 5 times.  I took them off and she stood
real well.
Philip Easley
NCSSAR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherry C. Hicks" <shicks@nwinc.net>
To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Hobbles


> I have to say about this hobble topic that I have learned a great deal. I
> have only heard of hobbles being used to keep a mare from hurting a
stallion
> during breeding, or used to control a horse that is otherwise
> uncontrollable. Because of that I have always seen them as a last resort,
> though perhaps necessary under some circumstances. I have never heard of
> them being used to keep a horse in a general area. In Tennessee you would
be
> hard pressed to find a place with nothing to tie to. In the parks we carry
a
> towel to protect the trees. I am a fan of the trail halter harness, where
> the bit clips to a special halter. When we stop the horse already has a
> halter on, I can drop the bit out and use my reins as a line. When we get
> ready to go I just put his bit back in his mouth, clip it back on the
halter
> and we are off.
>
> I now have a much better understanding of how hobbles can be used and I
want
> to thank you all for that. I am now much more open minded about their use.
>
> Sherry Hicks
> Tennessee - START
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Una Smith
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 2:48 PM
> To: Mounted search and rescue
> Subject: Re: [MSAR] Hobbles
>
> I don't use the saddle as a "ground tie" anchor;  if the horse
> needs to be tied to anything, then I think it should be either
> something the horse cannot break, or (if the horse is good at
> being tied) an almost symbolic tie object that is no danger to
> the horse.  Many ride-and-tie folks boast their horses can be
> tied to nothing more than a hank of grass or a twig on a bush.
> Staying tied is really easy to train if you convince the horse
> that being tied is a rare opportunity to take a nap.  To teach
> that, smart polo grooms tie and leave green horses precisely
> when the horse is tired and desperately wants a nap.  In no
> time at all, a conditioned response forms:  "She tied me and
> now she is leaving.  Heh, heh, nap time!  <zonk>"
>
> Now, if I needed to tie out my horse and there was absolutely
> nothing to tie to, I would (1) wish I had packed a picket stake
> and (2) probably use my saddle.
>
> Una Smith
> New Mexico
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