The only way to that a horse that is bound and determine to do himself
in from doing himself in is put him in a padded cell with nothing
protruding from floor, walls and ceiling. Even then he would probably
eat the padding and colic.
The trailer ties we have will release with pressure on them so if a
horse goes down in the trailer, they won't be haning by them. This
horse had gotten the trailer tie to release, he limboed under the
divider (he is 15.2), not just the first one, but the second divider
and had done a 180 in the trailer. Thank goodness for the sheet. It
was ripped over his topline, but he only had a minor scratch.
I consider this trailer to be very safe and well designed. But when
you have a horse determined to do something, they can figure out a way
to hurt themselves.
Carolyn Burgess
-- "There is always a well-known solution to every human
problem--neat, plausible, and wrong
"There is always a well-known solution to every
human
problem--neat, plausible, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
