Also found out during the trip that some of
them don't hang hay in the trailer when they're traveling -- and it took
us five hours to get to the campground! Why? Because it makes a
mess in the trailer.
** Recently went camping at Pt. Reyes....you see
all kinds of horses and containment systems. Our group had a mix of
horses in electric corrals, portable pipe corrals and two on a high line. The
two on a high line had stops in the line so they could not get within kicking
range; they had their water buckets and hay at opposite ends....
**I hauled my mare and my friends mare down (3
hour drive). First thing we do when we set up there is give water;my mare is a
very good drinker. The first night she drank half of huge rubbermaid
tote of water, really drank well on the whole trip
**Horses across from us belonging to folks with
extremely fancy LQ trailer and new truck were also on a highline.
They never had any buckets of water we could
see. I guess the owners walked them to the tiny stream morning and
night. They also went through the night with no hay....and of course,
kicked up a ruckus. In fact, only time we ever saw food in front of
those horses was one morning (pan of grain and very small flake of hay).
The horses did look a normal weight, but I just can't fathom parking horses
for long periods of time with no access to water!!! Mine always drink the most
at night...
