ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Trailering

Re: Trailering

Truman Prevatt (truman.prevatt@netsrq.com)
Thu, 13 Feb 1997 11:36:48 -0400

Living five hours to the FL border we have to trailer a long way to get
anywhere. My philosophy is to keep moving and get where you are going as
soon as possible and the let the horses move, rest, etc. When we drive we
only stop for fuel and rest rooms. We don't stop to eat and minimize the
stop time. When we do stop we drop down the doors and hang water buckets
in front of the horses and they have learned to drink while traveling. We
also keep their hay bags full. We keep shavings (fairly deep) on the
trialer floor to absorb the urine. We drive about 10-12 hours a day. When
we stop we try to find places where we can set up the electric fence and
give the horses lots of room to move and rest.

I have also installed extra roof vents in the trailer. I don't ride with
the doors at the head of the horses open. I have actually had a semi come
close enough to my trialer to knock the ring for tying horses off so I want
my horses heads inside the trailer and protected by a door.

On very long trips (like going to Utah last summer) we stopped for a days
rest after 3 days of driving so we could all have a day off.

Truman

Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL

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