extra long trailer ties?

hil529 · 03-01-2008, 04:15 PM

I just got my new trailer, and realized i now need longer trailer ties. one because my pony is too small to reach a normal length one without hyper extending his neck

lol and two becuase willow likes to travel with her nose touching Flash to make sure he is there (crazy mare

) . so obviously the pony will need a longer one, and willow could probably just have a normal lenght one adjusted to its longest.

but where can i find an extra long one? i was thinking about just putting two together, but that just doesn't sound too safe to me. if i could get one in hot pink and one in bright blue that would be AMAZING, but FAR FAR FAR from necessary. I just need two longer than average trailer ties.

or what else could i use instead of them?

Blistering Winds · 03-01-2008, 04:19 PM

you can always put in new rings, lower.....large washers, ring bolt and a nut......

horseyfrk145 · 03-01-2008, 04:22 PM

As far as a new tie - what about Dover? I thought I saw that they had a couple...

faroutfax · 03-01-2008, 04:27 PM

Would an adjustable cross tie work? You can set them pretty long or pretty short

Jess! · 03-01-2008, 04:49 PM

I'm not sure. I've just always tied with their leadropes, never a trailer tie.

xxrider21xx · 03-01-2008, 06:07 PM

I have always tied the trailer tie to the trailer ring with bailing twine so that the twine will break incase something were to happen. If you do this you can just use more bailing twine to make the trailer tie longer for the pony. I can take pictures of how I tie it so it makes a loop off of the trailer ring if you need them.

Lindsayanne · 03-01-2008, 06:39 PM

If you can't find them in stock somewhere, I can probably have them custom made for you.

This is what they'd be, just longer: http://www.raraequus.com/productcart...?idproduct=179 I don't have "bright blue" as an option, but I have turquoise which, from this company, I think looks like electric blue.

Shotgun93 · 03-01-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxrider21xx

I have always tied the trailer tie to the trailer ring with bailing twine so that the twine will break incase something were to happen. If you do this you can just use more bailing twine to make the trailer tie longer for the pony. I can take pictures of how I tie it so it makes a loop off of the trailer ring if you need them.

We do this too. It's cheap and has always worked well for us.

HitherNYon · 03-02-2008, 12:18 AM

I've been eyeballing these for awhile - it apparently adjusts from 2 to 4 feet in length:
http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...2-00b0d0204ae5

I've been using two trailer ties together for almost a year (I trailer at least once a week) and have had no problems at all... but my mare is disgustingly good in the trailer. A crosstie was just too long, which is why I went back to two trailer ties. More people must have been asking for longer lengths because I'm seeing more and more 3 to 4 foot trailer ties in catalogs in the last few months.

MidnightStarr · 03-02-2008, 07:27 AM

We have a pony and horse and mine adjust to the horse and i didnt have to buy new ones =]

03-01-2008, 04:15 PM	#1
hil529 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA Posts: 2,411 Images: 205	extra long trailer ties? I just got my new trailer, and realized i now need longer trailer ties. one because my pony is too small to reach a normal length one without hyper extending his neck lol and two becuase willow likes to travel with her nose touching Flash to make sure he is there (crazy mare) . so obviously the pony will need a longer one, and willow could probably just have a normal lenght one adjusted to its longest. but where can i find an extra long one? i was thinking about just putting two together, but that just doesn't sound too safe to me. if i could get one in hot pink and one in bright blue that would be AMAZING, but FAR FAR FAR from necessary. I just need two longer than average trailer ties. or what else could i use instead of them? __________________

03-01-2008, 04:19 PM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	you can always put in new rings, lower.....large washers, ring bolt and a nut...... __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

03-01-2008, 04:27 PM	#4
faroutfax Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 4,942 Images: 452 Blog Entries: 16	Would an adjustable cross tie work? You can set them pretty long or pretty short __________________ One man's wrong lead is another man's counter canter.

03-01-2008, 04:49 PM	#5
Jess! Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eastern North Carolina Posts: 9,259 Images: 211 Blog Entries: 15	I'm not sure. I've just always tied with their leadropes, never a trailer tie. __________________ (¯`·._¤ Jess!·._¤ ´¯) A Thousand Mile Journey Proud Marine Wife - He is HOME!

03-01-2008, 06:07 PM	#6
xxrider21xx Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 615	I have always tied the trailer tie to the trailer ring with bailing twine so that the twine will break incase something were to happen. If you do this you can just use more bailing twine to make the trailer tie longer for the pony. I can take pictures of how I tie it so it makes a loop off of the trailer ring if you need them. __________________ "When the horse does something wrong, you have to ask yourself, 'What did I do to cause this?'" -Walter Zettl

03-01-2008, 06:39 PM	#7
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,859 Images: 399	If you can't find them in stock somewhere, I can probably have them custom made for you. This is what they'd be, just longer: http://www.raraequus.com/productcart...?idproduct=179 I don't have "bright blue" as an option, but I have turquoise which, from this company, I think looks like electric blue. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

03-02-2008, 12:18 AM	#9
HitherNYon Full Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 33 Images: 2	I've been eyeballing these for awhile - it apparently adjusts from 2 to 4 feet in length: http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...2-00b0d0204ae5 I've been using two trailer ties together for almost a year (I trailer at least once a week) and have had no problems at all... but my mare is disgustingly good in the trailer. A crosstie was just too long, which is why I went back to two trailer ties. More people must have been asking for longer lengths because I'm seeing more and more 3 to 4 foot trailer ties in catalogs in the last few months.

03-02-2008, 07:27 AM	#10
MidnightStarr Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ny Posts: 4,230 Images: 61 Blog Entries: 4	We have a pony and horse and mine adjust to the horse and i didnt have to buy new ones =] __________________ Kaylin lee <3 \|\| Midnight Starr Missy I am 100% ANTI!!-Horses were created to work for man NOT to be eaten by him.

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