Re: slant load

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

My vet has told me he's had to treat more than one horse who has been
semi-to-badly injured by flying debris that struck them in the face as
they traveled down the highway with their head out the window.  He said
the most common injury was irritation or damage to the eyes, including
to the point of blinding them.  He also told me he was called by the
highway patrol to the scene of one accident in which the horse was
literally decapitated by a too-close truck going the opposite direction,
and the patrolmen told *him* it wasn't the first time he'd seen that,
either.

This is different from Teddy's horses who only can poke their nose out,
these above accidents all happened to horses with their entire head out
the drop-down doors.

Just food for thought.

Susan G

Teddy Lancaster wrote:
> 
> I travel 40,000 miles (not 4,000, but 40,000) miles a year...most of it with
> horses in the trailer.  In good weather I ALWAYS leave the drop down windows OPEN
> and fly masks on the horses.  I have mangers so they can only stick their noses
> out.  I have NEVER, I repeat, NEVER, had a problem doing this....
> 
> Teddy
> 
> Leigh331@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > I think it is dangerous to allow your horses to ride with their heads out.
> > Flying debris can get them anytime! Most trailers can be equipped with nets
> > that fit over the drop down windows. With these, your horses get air without
> > having their heads out. I don't know about the laws of CA. Also, I pull a
> > stock trailer sometimes that has slatted sides that allow lots of air to come
> > in, I use Farnam fly masks on my horses while they are hauling. This protects
> > the eyes from debris. I think you should at least use the fly masks, even if
> > you continue to allow your horses to keep their heads out of the windows.
> >
> > Leigh SE