Tuesday, November 15, 2016

No matter who you ask, everyone has a opinion on a subject. Or maybe a point of view you could say. With horses, some say to NEVER leave a halter on them if you are not working with them. On the other hand, some say a simple rope halter will suffice on a daily basis. While still others say a halter is fine, as long as there is nothing for them to get hung up on. Well this is the predicament we found ourselves in at the farm last week. We have never had a problem leaving the halters on our horses because there is no "dangerous" spots where they could get their halter stuck. Mr. T, our draft horse, proved otherwise. How he did it, I have no idea. But somehow he got himself caught on the corral panel gate. How's that exactly? Well, there was no time to figure that out when it's dark,  he was on the ground in a ball, wheezing, back legs in the panel, and two panels angled up off the ground. Long story short we had to cut his halter off and he walked away unharmed besides a few scraps on his legs. And to say the least that is why, in my opinion, to NEVER leave a halter on your horse when you are not working with them. Even if you think there is no danger because they will find it trust me.