Hi jodie151,
First of all you can teach your youngster to release the pressure, when you ask him on a lead to come forward. As long as he doesn't understand how to go into your pressure, he's not yet fit for tying. So if he has learned to come towards your request, then you can put the leadrope through a solidly fixed ring or around a pole etc. always it being you to release as soon as he comes towards your pressure.Some people then step up to an old inner tire, so there is give, elasticity, but no relief. Always keep sessions short and make sure the horse is safe, and don't forget your own safety! Never tie unless your sure the horse can handle it and still make sure you can release at any time. Only when all is well and safe, the horse can learn that it's OK to be restrained. Take your time.
Miriam

The rope halter is better than the dually for teaching them to tie up as you must not use the discipline ring for tiny up which means that it is then a conventional halter. As Miriam indicates make sure your youngster is responsive to the pressure of the rope halter first. When I initially taught my youngster, Tricka, to tie up I used a roe halter. I looped it around a solid pine post on the fence and placed myself away a little on the opposite side of the fence so that I could release the rope easily and safely if she got into trouble. Only left her tied up for a few minutes at a time to start with and slowly lengthened the time. As soon as she understood the concept. I reverted to using a string of hay bale twine to tie her. Occasionally she did pull back and break the twine but I was always there to immediately re tie her. She is excellent now - no longer a youngster as she is almost 8 - but yesterday I left her tied with hay twine near my Shetland but in a separate small paddock while I took my float back to pick up her mate from my rented paddock - took me about 40 minutes and I was relieved to find her still tied up when I returned - she had poured the ground a bit with her hoof! Lucky she didn't t pull away as it would have been a big set back but I felt tying her was my safest option as I did not have a second yard and did not wish her to be flying around the paddock stressed as I was away as she could have hurt herself.

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Thanks for that ! and yes I have taught her to come off the pressure ,and she is responding well ,

Hi Jodie,

I found to start with it was a good idea to rest the line over a pole or fence post while grooming and playing with my youngster. This allowed them to learn the concept of standing still without the potential for danger that there is in tying to a solid object without them being used to standing still. I then upgraded to tying through hay twine (that way it will break if they spook) and that's what I always use now. It's just safer.

Now I am able to tie him outside his stall while I clean it or in the wash bay for a bath or in the tie up bay next to my stall for the farrier. (One of which is open and the other is enclosed) I found using the enclosed area of the tie up bay was a good way to introduce them to being in a smaller space such as a float.

Wishing you all the best

Hi I am very new, have to give a Little tip though,from experience of tying head shy, unruly or Young horses to walls.

Horses not used to being tied up, tend to make 180 degree checks of their surroundings, and back up as much as they can near the wall. Make sure that there are no objects what so ever that the horse could stumble on or just brush with its tail in all the angles available from your tie up spot, and do not underestimate the length of horse + rope.

Speaking for me I have a Pony with a broken jaw I could only feed being tied up since I couldn't risk for him to chew on any other Thing than his soaked Food. He stands still up to an hour after he's done eating, while I take care of his wound, never turning a leg or making a sound. I am always amazed of the trust a horse retains even in such a frustrating and painful Situation. I would not let someone rinse my mouth with a hose two times a day for weeks and weeks!