Mounted search and rescue

["Doug Reynaud" <dreynaud@openspaceauthority.org>]

Tying to a trailer is perfectly acceptable if there are no sharp edges (fenders ect.) and there is enough room to walk around the mount safely  or tie another mount out of kicking range. The halter rope should be at a lenght when tied to the trailer or any stationary point in which the nap to the halter is approximately 2" off the gound when hanging . This allows enough lenght for the horse to lay down , get to the feed and water with out getting a leg over the rope or neck tangled.

06/30/07, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN <ilichten1@verizon.net> wrote:

Screw anchors hold well because they have lots of surface area for friction
as opposed to a straight picket.  The key is getting it in so that it won't
unscrew as the animal turns.  Some have a swivel head that helps in this
regard.

We do not mingle most horses when out overnight. Some are used to high
lines, some are used to small corrals.  We avoid tying to a trailer or using
a trailer as a stall unless the unit is open and there is some area outside.
Even a stock trailer may not be big enough inside to become a stall, and the
trailer rocks and shakes on its springs anyway (some have jacks to stabilize
them for living quarters but not always effective).

Many of us carry an electric fence kit to build an enclosure.  The horses
can see each other, talk to each other, but can't start a fight over who's
dominant.

Irv Lichtenstein

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