Since I’ve owned him, and not recently, Mr. Peabody has flipped over 2 times, and broke a 2&6 he was crossed tied to, almost taking yours truly out, as he swung it around his stall.
The first time he flipped over on his back (saddled), I was getting ready to ride, and had his lead rope just thrown over a 2×4, untied. I went to get my helmet (safety first after fall number 1!) and as I walked toward Mr. P, he saw something that panicked him. He pulled back and the rope got caught in the corner of the hitching post, snagged, and he pulled back until his halter snapped, and over he went.
The second time he flipped was 100% my fault. Mr. Peabody was hooked inside the trailer, and I neglected to un-hook him before I told my wife, Lu, to unlatch the butt bar. When he felt the butt bar release, he tried to back out, couldn’t, panicked, and pulled hard, until this halter, broke and over he flipped over, right out the trailer. I tried to unhook him while he was pulling, but it all happened so quickly there was nothing I could do.
I had him crossed tied in his stall and I was going to use a curry comb on the caked on mud before saddling the second I touched him with it he panicked, reared, and pulled until he broke the 2×6 that the ring he was tied to was bolted into.
The cross ties had quick release snaps which didn’t release (more on that tomorrow!).
Shortly after we moved Mr. Peabody and Leroy home, Don Shedd, our farrier, came to do their feet for the first time. Before he began his blacksmithing, Don walked over, unhooked the cross-ties from the metal rings they were tied to, took a piece of baling twine, made a very simple loop through the ring, knotted it, and hooked the cross ties to the twine. No instructions necessary. Simple, cheap and safe!
The next time Don came Mr. Peabody did panic in the middle of the shoeing reared back whipped his head around and the baling twine broke. Released from the pressure, Mr. P stopped the panic immediately His eyes stayed pretty side as we tried to figure what spooked him, but the cause was not important; what was important was the result.
Now I carry baling twine with me, and if I have the need to tie Mr. Peabody, use it to make a put his lead rope through.
Wherever we go, we leave a trail of baling twine “hooks” in our wake, for all to share. 
And I notice Jerry is even outfitted with a collar of baling twine. Sounds like handy stuff to have around…sort of the duct tape of the equine world!
Pam. Baling twine is very useful much the same as duct tape. The thing about it is that it is like rabbits. It just seems to multiply!
That must be so scary. Our horses are pretty lazy and undaunted but I think I will still use the baling twine. Ya never know with a horse…