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It depends on the air flow thru each particular trailer and what 
windows/vents are open. I've seen horses come out of trailers wearing 
confetti. Breathing the dust is of more concern than the eyes, since a mask 
doesn't keep it out. Unless all the flakes are large. A stock trailer is 
probably the most likely to stir things up.
Good mats are the best thing for consussion, we use dustless kitty litter to 
contain pee.
What amazed me the most when I rode with the horses for my horse's first 
trip was the way the  road joints set up a rhythmic "wave" of the horses 
midsection, with belly and back bouncing up and down. No wonder some horses 
arrive with a sore back after a long haul.
Nancy Mitts


> From: Rae Callaway <tallcarabians@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've been trailering my horses with shavings in trailers for 22 years and 
> I've never had shavings get blown in their eyes and cause problems.  I do 
> use the large flake shavings.  If this is a main concern, you could always 
> put fly masks on your horses.

> Mel Cochran <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   This probably sounds silly, but I do not use shavings in my trailer 
> because
> I am afraid that particles from them could fly up in my horse's eyes with
> all of the air circulating through the trailer.
>
>
> >From: Barb Peck
> >I conceed that if I was using a stock trailer as a box,



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