Once you have your horse trailer and tow vehicle properly sorted out, it’s time to give some thought to how to drive safely – for you, your horse, and other road users.
Horses often get stressed in a trailer; this will be reduced if you provide a comfortable and safe ride.
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Many injuries to horses occur when tied up, especially to trailers. The “fight-or-flight” response of horses means you need to give some thought to tying up your horse to a trailer.
Horses by nature are used to having large areas in which to roam. Tying up prevents a horse from easily exercising it’s flight response, and can cause a horse some stress. Continue reading »
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Maintaining your horse trailer is just as important as maintaining your tow vehicle. If something goes wrong with the trailer whilst you’re towing, the results can be anywhere from inconvenient to disastrous! Continue reading »
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My wife Sandy is ferrying our daughter Kalya and her friend Jodie to a trail ride, and towing both their horses. Half way there, the friend’s horse Tess somehow falls, in our small, 2-horse tow-along trailer. Continue reading »
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