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>In a message dated 97-06-03 18:58:38 EDT, you write:
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><< If you have to slam on the brakes, the slant divider helps hold
> the horse in place. What does he do if he's facing backward?
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>He hits his butt, which is far better than hitting his chest or head. I had
>a small accident years ago with a stock trailer. My horse rode backwards and
>on impact, she just bumped her butt...I drove on to get to a ride and
>finished just fine...if she had been facing forward or on a slant, I doubt
>she would have come through unscathed.
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>Teddy
Teddy,
If I understand you correctly your horse didn't have a "whiplash"
effect? That was what I was wondering. I thought that maybe he would hit
his butt first, as you described, but then have the potential of hitting his
head next? Maybe it just depends on how hard you have to slam on the
brakes? Or, do you think that just due to the horse's weight and his
"putting on the brakes" power (no pun intended) he has regained enough
balance not to hit his head? Kim
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