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I haven't heard anything but hearsay, but it does make sense.  The  
truck and trailer are going to start, stop & accelerate in a line.  In  
a slant load, the horse is canted to an angle to that line, meaning  
the same two legs get over-used when adjusting to changes in speed.

On Apr 20, 2009, at 8:47 AM, rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Anybody ever noticed more loin soreness on horses hauled in a slant  
> load? I remember a vet commenting that the incidence of horses  
> vetting in sore on one loin went way up when slant loads got popular.


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