Pulling Back Horse

[Faster horses]

One thing that was mentioned earlier by someone that I do want
to say again:

Tie those horses up higher and it is much harder for them to pull
back. I mean, tie them as high as possible.
Regarding this subject,
we had a horse that pulled back and it was caused by a little girl
tying him up to some chicken wire at the fairgrounds when he was
a yearling or two-year old. A tumbleweed
blew under his belly, scaring him and he pulled back; the chicken
wire came too and REALLY SCARED HIM. He sure was suspicious
after that of anything in front of him. Mr. FH rode him and got him
relaxed and the problem seemed fixed. The same little girl tried to
run barrels on him and he hated it. She took him to a few high school
rodeos and when she brought him back the next time, the pulling
back was in there really good. And he never got over it. This was a
good horse that won everything in horse shows, was really broke, was really cowy, very smooth and just a good ride; except for this one BIG FLAW.
Our grandson wanted him and could have really enjoyed him,
but we would not allow
it. Just too darn dangerous...and he never got over it.

You just can't be too careful where kids are concerned.

 

[CattleArmy]

I strongly agree that a horse that pulls back is a great risk to children. I'm an adult and have been in a stall with one having a fit, it's scary, and really there is no way to get away from it. A horse that pulls back in my opinion shouldn't be tied solid then. Possibly hobbled outside or just let go when the job is done. Just my opinion.