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Dangers of tying your horse up with Baler twine
24 Apr 2012Modern nylon baler twine is not suitable for tying up horses as it can be dangerous and will not break in an emergency, unless it is split so that you are using fewer strands. Old-fashioned sisal twine is preferable, as it will break in an emergency. The relatively new twine on the market which is higher density for bigger, heavier bales, so that is stronger and will obviously not break as easily. There are various products on the market to tie your horse to more safely, the Equitie is one of these which can be attached to your tie up ring and then you attach your lead rope to it. It will pull apart in an emergency.
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