trailers

["Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>]

I remember reading something in an article, too.  I guess the assumption is
that roads are crowned higher in the middle of the road and therefore to
help the trailer balance better, it is bettter to have the heavier front of
a horse towards the higher side (left).

We just had a seminar last week from a guy from Ohio complaining that
California doesn't crown their highways so he's hydroplaning when it rains!
Come to think of it, it does seem that way. But there are plenty of crowned
rural roads.

I never thought of the reverse plan, but it does make sense to me, too.

Kathy

-----Original Message-----
From:	superpat [mailto:superpat@gateway.net]
Sent:	Tuesday, March 28, 2000 12:00 AM
To:	Marinera@aol.com; ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject:	RC:  Re: No Subject

Hi Julie,
I have read in a few magazines over the years that the reason the
trailers
are designed with the horses facing the center of the road has to do
with
the way the road is banked and the balance of the horses being directly
related to this factor. I believe the latest article that mentioned this
was
in Practical Horseman. Anyone out there remember reading this?
Pat Super

----- Original Message -----
From: <Marinera@aol.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 7:16 PM
Subject: RC: No Subject


> Bob and I have a three horses slant load trailer-Featherlite.  When we
> ordered it, I requested that they reverse the floor plan...i.e. head
toward
> the right or curb side of the trailer, rear toward the road.  I just
didn't
> see why it was necessary for my horses to face the road with all the
> big-rig's,  diesel fumes, etc. passing  inches from their noses  And
of
> course at night, into the headlights.  So our horses face the scenery
on
the
> right side of the road.  If we have to stop and check on them, we do
it
from
> the curb side and do not have to go out on to the traffic side of the
> trailer.  The dealer told me nobody had ever suggested that before and
he
> assumed they slanted to the left because when leading a horse you
usually
are
> on the near side.  But it is simple to teach your horse to lead from
either
> side and it has never been any problem loading them leading from the
right
> side.   Of course, we had to pay extra even though  I told them all
they
had
> to do was take the blueprints and reverse them.   I like the slant
loads
and
> with this reverse plan, our horses never face oncoming traffic.
Julie
Suhr
>
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