tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post5146867999701066428..comments2024-01-03T02:52:41.237-08:00Comments on All Horse Stuff: Trailer hazardallhorsestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-43446761221597719532010-05-14T18:33:34.198-07:002010-05-14T18:33:34.198-07:00Grey Horse...it is NOT the slant load that is the ...Grey Horse...it is NOT the slant load that is the problem... just the kind with removable half walls, that do not come up all the way. <br /><br />My mare would not get in straight to save her life...too close for her claustrophobic self. <br />Yet..I have not seen one that was not 20 or 30 years old...so maybe there are roomer one out there?Actually, we did load there in one once and had the divider left open for a roomer feel..and we closed the divider on the way home, and had another horse (a mare)in with her.allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-75335845650032261692010-05-14T18:18:36.326-07:002010-05-14T18:18:36.326-07:00After reading this I'm glad I don't have a...After reading this I'm glad I don't have a slant load trailer. We have a two horse straight load? is that the term? They just stand side by side and I've never had a problem. The tack room/ dressing area is separate with a separate entrance. Hope you get it all sorted out soon with the welder.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-4425564928777005692010-05-14T08:52:46.831-07:002010-05-14T08:52:46.831-07:00Ecellent info every one!..I love all the responses...Ecellent info every one!..I love all the responses!<br />My girlfriend does not tie her horses-in her own trailer- and it always makes me nervous. Head under the divider and sometimes making like he'd turn completely around.<br /><br />I think that Romeo may not get to eat while traveling and be "short tied" and have it released, before we get my mare out... just until I get the welder dude to make that safety bar.allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-31879225533365565452010-05-14T03:31:40.744-07:002010-05-14T03:31:40.744-07:00Kacy wow what a nice sleeping quarters and trailer...Kacy wow what a nice sleeping quarters and trailer! I agree on the breakaway halters....that's all we use along with the Clinton Anderson tie rings. We have a stock trailer for three horses that my OH made slant panels for (did a great job on them and saved some money too) and each stall has a tie ring mounted in it. It's not a fancy trailer or truck but it gets the job done and we don't go that far to go camping (30 mins.) Now I just need a better sleeping facility....we had a small tent with the taller air mattresses in it and I could hardly get out of it! They barely fit in there...and were nearly flat by the morning! LOL! Oh we neither tie too long or too short and have had no problems.LuLo Designs/Blue Eyed Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432986911571557592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-61156057369916240482010-05-13T22:55:32.316-07:002010-05-13T22:55:32.316-07:00OOH! Good to know! I'll keep that in mind wh...OOH! Good to know! I'll keep that in mind when we finally buy a trailer. And, I will look into a safety halter when we transport Casey across country soon. Good thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-70642039680865171922010-05-13T17:17:19.923-07:002010-05-13T17:17:19.923-07:00I must respectfully disagree about tying short in ...I must respectfully disagree about tying short in the trailer: I want there to be enough room for the horse to lower their head and give their airways some drainage, especially on long trip. The stock 30" trailer ties don't do that!<br /><br />I, too, use the Blocker Tie Rings in the trailer, although I try to have a hold on the end of the lead before I open my slant's divider: occasionally, a horse will rush back and the Blocker allows them to do so, if left on the "loosest" setting (you can adjust the friction/tension with variations on the placement of the lead rope's tail). Beth managed to get all the way out one time, before I could regain control (she didn't actually get loose), so until she gets some more practice I maintain a little more contact.<br /><br />I don't do anything but ground work in a rope halter, but I have never gone the route of a breakaway (or any of those easy break cross ties or whatever). I NEVER leave a halter on a loose horse (tho I am rethinking the breakaway route for Miss Piggy Kate if I get her a grazing muzzle this summer). I don't want a horse to think they can sit back and get away (see Beth's near escape above). I keep a sharp knife handy for emergencies, tho I suppose that could carry it's own dangers on a panicked horse...<br /><br />I agree, whatever *can* go wrong, probably will, so I try to make sure it can't!EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-77734019316030180362010-05-13T13:23:58.360-07:002010-05-13T13:23:58.360-07:00Crazy what horses will get into. That gap doesn...Crazy what horses will get into. That gap doesn't even look high enough or comfortable enough to get a big ol horse head into. Amazing!<br /><br />After our own trailering refusals and issues with Apache I finally figured out what caused it. We didn't tie her when she was in the trailer, because that is what my instructor advised us not to do because of unloading and not remembering to release the tie from the halter.<br /><br />Well, apparently, I believe that Apache bent her head down to hoover up some hay bits and to stick her head underneath the divider bar...and WHAM. She tried to lift her head up and hit her poll, nose and head. I think it traumatized her.<br /><br />Now, I clip her halter to the tie strap and it's my responsibility to always remember to reach in and unclip her before opening the doors.<br /><br />~Lisa<br /><br />word verification: bitticar<br /><br />It's just a little tiny car.Laughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-80395924320892018132010-05-13T13:11:26.863-07:002010-05-13T13:11:26.863-07:00Sydney~ Good idea= for him!
DI~ Wa hated to trail...Sydney~ Good idea= for him!<br /><br />DI~ Wa hated to trailer when i got her...took 40 minutes to load and all kinds of stunts...patience and good trailering rides and trust...all it takes is time and patience !<br /><br />Kate~ glad(not really) that Wa is not such a freak..there are others like her. Thanks for letting me know that!<br /><br />Jane...notice in my photo of my trailer tie....it IS a BLOCKER!The breaking halter this time was from the "Bridle hook" over the wall in the tack area-right).<br /><br />And> I NEVER Use "ROPE HALTERS" to trailer in( only ground manners and NOT even lunging!)...I had an incident, resulting in a head Injury for the horse- I now use A "BUMPER HEAD PIECE" because of this.<br /><br />No matter what devise you use to tie them with...once they hit the small double/ or larger single rope on poll- and all the balls coming into action on sensitive nerves on jaw and sides of face...it's ON-ON Pain!<br />That Pain memory for the trailer took several months to erase.<br /><br /> Only "Safety halters"- that break- for me and my riders in the trailer now!<br /><br />"My MOTTO" for handling horses:<br />If it could happen- it will happen- SO, I plan for it Not to happen!allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-914585422286554862010-05-13T12:12:27.268-07:002010-05-13T12:12:27.268-07:00Kacy, use the Blocker tie rings. the horse can pul...Kacy, use the Blocker tie rings. the horse can pull back and release the tension without breaking the halter. I use the Clinton Anderson rope halter on Gilly all the time but when he is tied, the rope is tied to the Blocker tie ring. Since this ring releases the rope slowly it also teaches the horse not to pull back.<br />I hope one day to have a trailer of my own, I want a Featherlite Stock combo. I think this will work for me far better than a regular horse trailer...husband wants cattle again and don't want them in a horse trailer! LOL<br />Your trailer is beautiful!!! So neat and clean!<br />hugs...<br />Jane and Gillyjane augensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053766605374583376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-41189203884294871092010-05-13T12:02:28.122-07:002010-05-13T12:02:28.122-07:00Our mare Dawn has the same personal space issues a...Our mare Dawn has the same personal space issues and is happy as a clam when last on (I have a slant), but kicks up a storm if there's a horse behind her.<br /><br />It's good to be thinking about all these safety issues all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-78326797391055675312010-05-13T11:04:42.859-07:002010-05-13T11:04:42.859-07:00I worry about trailering horses. I have a trailer ...I worry about trailering horses. I have a trailer and the older mares are great travellers. The youngsters have been aquainted with the trailer and are happy to stand in it, we now have to take them on small journeys to get them used to travelling. Good idea to get the safety bar fitted.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077382147781767424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102014432675371300.post-73184054979621663592010-05-13T11:00:38.267-07:002010-05-13T11:00:38.267-07:00Tie them shorter. I don't use the off the shel...Tie them shorter. I don't use the off the shelf trailer ties for the reason of them being too long and horse getting caught up on stuff in the trailer or possibly getting leg over the rope. Had a similar incident but with a latch for the door, not a bridle hook. I believe you really can't tie a horse too short but you can certainly and easily tie them too long.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.com