One of the most important aspects of safety when it comes to horse riding is ensuring you don’t have a wandering horse on your hands.
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Ground tying is when your horse is trained to stand stock-still on command, without being actively tied to anything.
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It is widely accepted that ground tying began with American ranching, where there are plains and open spaces and a ranch hand would need his horse to stay in one place while doing work
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Patience is going to be an important factor when you start ground tie training, because, like with riding, you have to start with a safe and sound basic foundation.
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Horses should be relaxed in order to stay standing without fear alone. Some horses may naturally be more at ease, while others are more high strung or even mischievous.
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