[keaneequestrian]

What the heck is a high line, a lady was talking to me about putting her horses on it today and I just had to nod and figured I would ask you guys.

[endurgirl]

It is a line tied to two trees a good bit above their heads and tying the horses to them. They are used at camping trail rides or endurance rides.

[lvmypnt]

I think its a picket line, but I'm not positive.

[endurgirl]

http://www.outfitterssupply.com/russon/highlines.asp

[Beeks]

It is a way of tying your horses when camping that is considered to be the least destructive to the enviornment. Endurgirl described it correctly. They make special high lines with nylon straps that encirle the trees so they will not do as much damage as a horse pacing around a single tree and pulling off bark and pawing at the root system.

I personally prefer the line to be higher up, than the picture shown above so that the animals cannot get their heads over it, as it would appear the mule in the background has either done or is close to doing (silly mules).

This one is a bit better as it will clear the horse and keep the saddle horn from becoming hooked but I would still like to see it higher still.

I would love to give credit to the owner of this horse, but dang if I can remember who it is.

[WashingtonBay]

I use highlines at home for tying and grooming, and highlines are the best way to tie horses camping. Preferably higher than the one in the picture, it's ideally overhead and as tight as you can get it between the trees (not sagging).

Even mine below is lower than ideal, but we were without a ladder and it shows the concept:



Also ideal would be a swivel at each end of the horse's lead, at the head and at the connection to the line, to keep it from twisting.

[WashingtonBay]

Here's my pony on one of our highlines at home.

This one is nice and high, and because this line is for grooming and 'parking' a horse, not for overnight, it's shorter so the horse can't reach the ground. It uses a trailer tie with swivels at each end.

[keaneequestrian]

ah thank you all I was trying to figure it out

[SweetIron]

I am glad that you posted this! I never really knew about this method. I needed some way to allow my mares to graze in the front yard (supervised of course) and now I am going to use this idea

[WashingtonBay]

Better than a fixed tie, for something like that, might be a clothesline system where the horse can move along the full length of the line but just barely reach the ground. If you look at my example camping, you only want enough length that they can stretch the line down to the ground but are unlikely to step over it because it's tight.