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Re: [RC] Hay while trailering - Linda Marins----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Standefer" <kstandefer@xxxxxxxx> ...Actually, I put it on the floor of the trailer and I don't tie... My old vet (who did a lot of race horses) said that the biggest mistake people make is tieing the horse's head up. This is what causes "shipping fever," the pneumonia that takes the lives of so many horses shipped long distance without respite. The horse has to be able to get its head down to drain mucous and dust, from both the road but most particularly from hay in a bag next to its head. Otherwise, everything drains into the lungs. And a big loose square box is best, counter to my every intuition that this would make it hard for the horse to keep its balance. Linda Marins =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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