Blocker Tie Rings

The Blocker Tie Ring Story

Longtime horseman and natural horsemanship trainer, Ted Blocker, motivated by the belief that he could help prevent horses from panicking and getting hurt while being tied solid, invented the Blocker Tie Ring as a safer alternative to tying a horse.

Often, when a horse realizes it's tied solid it feels trapped, panics and pulls back – potentially breaking tack and hurting itself. When tack breaks, there is a sudden release of pressure and horses have to scramble to keep their balance and can easily flip over backwards and/or seriously hurt themselves. Unique, the Blocker Tie Ring offers some resistance, but allows a horse to pull some slack in the lead rope when he pulls back which releases pressure and relieves the source of panic. This reduces the perceived threat to the horse dramatically, as well as reducing the threat to people who might try to release a distressed horse. Often, a horse just needs to pull a foot or two of slack in the lead to regain his confidence and quiet down. This is a great tool for teaching horses to tie, re-schooling horses that have a pull back problem or just keeping your horse safe. The Blocker Tie Ring offers varying degrees of resistance, from as little as a few pounds to a few hundred pounds, depending on the tying option and lead rope used. Versatile, the Blocker Tie Ring can be used anywhere one would tie a horse: cross ties, single ties, grooming areas, tack areas, wash racks, picket lines and inside and outside horse trailers. The Blocker Tie Ring is perfect for use in trailers, should a horse fall down while tied in a trailer, the Blocker Tie Ring allows a horse to pull enough slack in the lead rope to get up on its own, reducing the need to manually free a horse and the chances of horse or handler getting hurt.

Now the next generation of tie ring, the Blocker Tie Ring II with Mag-Loc®, improves upon the original. The Mag-Loc® feature holds the tongue in place, making the tie ring more stable so it can be mounted at any height. You can now add hitching rails to the list of places to mount the Tie Ring II. The stays on either side of the tongue prevent the tongue from sliding around the ring so your horse can safely pull slack from any angle. The new specially designed Quick Snap makes the Tie Ring II even easier to move from location to location. You can take your horse and your Blocker Tie Ring II away from home knowing you can tie safely just about anywhere.