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Can this filly get proper health documentation and be safely hauled without
putting people at risk? I don't want to be the doom-sayer, and I am all for
rehab, but not if life and limb are at stake. Also, as horse owners, do you
want horses hauled all over the place without proper exams, potentially
bringing who-knows-what next door to you? There is a reason for all those
pesky regs...
Would comment, though, that if you can get her bled, examined, and loaded,
DON'T under ANY circumstances unload her until she gets where she is going!
Have hauled up to 60 hours without unloading, especially with horses that do
not have to do a ride when they get there--just make sure they have a hay net.
Tie it high to keep feet out. Would agree--she needs to be in an open stock-
type trailer. As to water--24 hours this time of year without water is not a
problem. If you will be longer, hook a bucket in a corner BEFORE you load
her, and figure out a means of filling it from OUTSIDE the trailer. (New
plastic 5-gallon gas cans that have never had gas in them are good, because
you can fix the gas pour spout right on and pour through the open area in the
upper part of most stock trailers.)
JUST DON'T GET HURT!!!!!
And remember--even with the best of intentions, not all can be salvaged. Good
ones don't eat any more than bad ones.
Good luck.
Heidi Smith, DVM--Sagehill Arabians (Oregon)
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