My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Trailering scares me. You put your horse in a metal box then drive, sometimes at highway speeds, and hope that everyone around you is driving as carefully as you are. And what about your horse? Most of the time, they ride quietly, happily along, munching on hay, completely unconcerned. Until they don’t. My friend Suzanne […]
Read MoreThis video was taken of a trailer traveling at about 70 MPH on Route 3 North in Massachusetts. Letting horses stick their heads out of the windows on a highway at speed is a terrible idea. Your horse could be injured by debris thrown up into their faces, or even hit by a passing semi. […]
Read MoreMy horses generally self load but not with this kind of enthusiasm.
Read MoreThis article appeared on http://www.thehorse.com. All of us who drive trailers hope that more people understood the physics of it. My pet peeve is the person who scoots out in front of me (cutting me off) because they are worried about being stuck behind a horse trailer. Why are so many drivers oblivious to the […]
Read MoreI hate driving my trailer on the highway. It’s bad enough dealing with traffic in your car but when you horse is involved it’s truly nerve wracking. And it’s not your own driving that’s the problem – it’s everyone else. Here’s a terrible accident that luckily had a good ending. A woman in a van […]
Read MoreHere’s an update from the owner of the trailer and details on how to get your own version. What fun! That’s my trailer! A friend of ours does graphics for trucks and buses. I had this idea but it took a bit of thought. This trailer is a slant load with a tack locker in […]
Read MoreAt one of the hunts we went to last fall there was a very cute small pony. When loading up to go home, I saw someone load their two horses into their trailer. Then, I thought I saw the pony go into the dressing room. I thought I was seeing things. But, indeed, the pony […]
Read MoreI’ve always shipped my horse with hay — and usually with either shavings or straw on the trailer floor. However, recently I was reading a forum post where several people indicated they did not trailer with either hay or shavings. The main reason was that hay and shavings can blow around while the trailer is […]
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