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> Now is a good time to talk about what to do if a trailer begins to
> fishtail. I asked my husband if I should brake slowly if the trailer
> starts fishtailing. He warned that speeding up is the way to stop a
> fishtailing trailer.


A few years ago, coming home from the Welsh Nationals, the 26 ft travel 
trailer we were pulling started to fishtail.  My husband hit the brakes and 
that trailer came around past us, started to roll and caused the 1 ton Ford 
van we were tpwong  with to roll too.  We did a complete 180.  We had our 
grandson, a tiny poodle and two of our disabled kids with us.  The 
wheelchairs were attached to the frame of the van with tie-downs and despite 
the fact that both the trailer and van were totaled and the kids were 
hanging upside down in their wheelchairs, the only injury was a broken wrist 
I sustained.  It was so traumatic an experience that I got teary eyed  just 
reading about Dave's accident.  I have always been grateful someone else was 
hauling the ponies.  How tragic to have lost a horse too.

Nancy 


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