Posted 2012-03-13 7:59 PM (#142046) Subject: what are the best trailer ties to use?
Regular
Posts: 82 Location: Massachusetts
I just bought a new trailer and the tie rings are up high.( which I cant reach Im too short)What lenghth trailer tie would be best? Should I get Bungi cords or nylon? Whats the best way to hang them by the panic snap at the ring or the bull snap at the ring?Is there a better snap to use than a bull snap?
Posted 2012-03-13 9:02 PM (#142050 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 610 Location: Northern CA
Maybe one of those ties that goes with the Hi-Tie system would work? They have the velcro at one end and a snap at the other. These tend to run longer than the average trailer tie. I had the same problem as you when I owned my Exiss trailer. The rings were high up.
Posted 2012-03-13 9:21 PM (#142051 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 20
Location: Jersey, GA
No bungees...can stretch, snap and cause horse or person terrible injuries! I like to use my lead rope and an Aussie tie ring. Works great.But only use the tie ring with a horse that has been trained to stand tied quietly.
Posted 2012-03-14 2:38 PM (#142088 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 736 Location: Western WA
My interior tie rings are up high on my 7'6" tall trailer and I have to use cross ties that are shortened most of the way rather than trailer ties. Bull snap on the trailer, panic snap on the horse, because I can't reach the tie ring to pull the panic snap in an emergency.
But I agree with the previous poster who suggested the other way around: panic snap on the trailer, bull snap on the horse. If you have to unload quickly, at least you have a lead on your horse. It just doesn't work in my situation where I can't reach the tie ring without crawling up into the manger.
Posted 2012-03-14 2:45 PM (#142089 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
Single big cotton lead line tied up high with a slip knot, bull snap on halter. Just pull the end of the lead rope and go. We don't use any break away snaps, lines, halters, etc. We keep a sharp knife close by to cut line or halter if needed.
Posted 2012-03-14 3:25 PM (#142092 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
When he wants to, one of our paints can break a halter or lead at will. We have switched to the Clinton Anderson Aussy tie systems and have had favourable results. It does take a bit of training for the horses to realise they are not solidly fastened to a structure. Once they can slip the lowest setting, they don't fight as hard trying to escape. As they learn, the slip pull is increased to a point where it is almost fixed.
There are various videos available on the internet that describe this process, for those who might be interested.
Posted 2012-03-14 4:23 PM (#142101 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 55 Location: Wright City, Mo
Agree with Gard, we use the Blocker Tie rings and a large carabiner. Put the rope thru the tie ring and walk them into the trailer, snap the carabiner over the trailer tie ring and your done. Easy to release from outside the trailer as well. We unload the same way, release the carabiner and back'em out. If your tieing up to the trailer, just resnap the carabiner on the outside tie ring.
Posted 2012-03-14 4:53 PM (#142106 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 610 Location: Northern CA
What I have done since I am vertically challenged, is gotten a couple of carabiners attached to each other off the tie-ring and then attached the trailer tie onto that.
Posted 2012-03-14 8:59 PM (#142124 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 373 Location: Texas
Bolt snaps on halters can be brushed open on a bucket and horse can get loose, or when its really bad, opens and then closes around a bucket handle. No bueno.... So I use only bull snaps on halter end.
No flat nylon cross ties etc. to tie with. IF horse gets tangled, flat nylon ties will cut, not just do a rope burn.
As others have mentioned, bungees are bad if they get pulled against and break. And they WILL break, and then become a missel.
We use over head ties on our trailer. (Hi- Ties) You can take something like a shorter trailer tie, and attach it to the over head tie, and have a big ring on the lower ring. Then tie your rope into that ring, which is at about eye level, and easy to grab to release for those who are vertically challenged.
Posted 2012-03-15 7:05 PM (#142166 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 434 Location: Brooksville, Fl
I use a lead rope with 'The Clip'. It's a very adjustable tie clip that you can easily set the amount of tension that the horse would need to pull the lead rope through. I have one permanently attatched to the large trailer as they are very high up and hard to reach. Then I just attatch the rope as usual. It's handier than the Blocker/Ausie Tie Ring. I use one regularly in my smaller trailer and it's so nice to be able to unclip your horse from inside the trailer and then just clip him up outside of the trailer. No knots to tie or mess with. Even though the knots are slip knots, they're not that easy to untie once the horse has really pulled them tight. My friends began using them as well and one of their horses sat back. Enough line gave to give the horse release but not so much that he got totally free. He could have pulled more line but didn't. The length of line is adjustable by a slip knot in the lead if necessary. I tie a knot at the end of all of my leads except for the ones that I use in the trailer. That way if I'm having a stupid moment and forget to untie my horse before he backs out, then all of the rope will slide through and he won't break something. These Clips also work great on a high line.
Posted 2012-03-17 10:43 PM (#142230 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 81
I use "The Clip" as well. Will not haul without one. Very handy to have and a great safe way to tie your horse any where, especially in the trailer !!!!
Posted 2012-03-18 7:52 AM (#142231 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 5
We made our own trailer ties.
We used 5/8" soft-laid, marine, nylon line. We bought the hardware at TSC and put the panic snap on the trailer end. They have given good service and were not expensive.
Our barn and wash rack cross ties are made the same way, but use 3/4" soft laid line.
I agree that bungees are a bad idea.
We haul in a slant load trailer. If I hauled in an open or box or some other type of trailer I might use a different system.
Posted 2012-03-18 9:51 PM (#142251 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
Veteran
Posts: 122 Location: Monroe, WA
I had a horse who would open the panic snap when it was on the trailer end. He would grab it and pull it open. So he always got the panic snap on his halter. Now I usually do not tie my experienced horses, especially for long hauls so they can get their heads down and "drain".
Posted 2012-03-22 9:17 PM (#142397 - in reply to #142251) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
Location: Kentucky
I do not tie my horse. For horses that I may haul for others, I tie with the lead rope leaving an appropriate amount of slack for the horse to lower his head a bit. I tie using a safety knot that I can quickly untie. I haven't seen a trailer tie that I liked, so far.....
Posted 2012-03-28 8:28 AM (#142561 - in reply to #142046) Subject: RE: what are the best trailer ties to use?
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Posts: 1391 Location: North of Detroit, MI
I am vertically challenged also and no running board. I use Tie-Safe trailer ties. They have velcro. I also loop one web trailer tie through the overhead ring, then attach the tie-safe to that. If the tie-safe has to break away, it leaves a "tail" attached to the halter. Velcro holds the entire thing together.
I also use the full leather crown break-away halters. No stitching on the leather part. Came in handy one time when the horse scrambled.
I use the Tie-safe cross ties for tying to a picket line. They are longer.
For those using carbiners to attach lines to the trailer; you might want to purchase some large-eye panic snaps and use them between the carbiners and the tie line. I also use panic snaps when hanging hay nets.
what are the best trailer ties to use?
I just bought a new trailer and the tie rings are up high.( which I cant reach Im too short)What lenghth trailer tie would be best? Should I get Bungi cords or nylon? Whats the best way to hang them by the panic snap at the ring or the bull snap at the ring?Is there a better snap to use than a bull snap? 
