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New Member: Jeans |
Posted on Sunday, Mar 16, 2003 - 10:29 pm: Why is it necessary to tie a horse into a trailer? I've heard that it's okay to leave a horse untied in a stock trailer. What about 2 horses in a (3-horse)slant? Is it okay to lead one (small) horse in first, leaving her untied, close the divider, then lead the other (large)horse in, untied, with the remaining divider open, so she has more room?Thank you! |
Member: Jimhug |
Posted on Sunday, Mar 16, 2003 - 10:36 pm: I do that quite a lot, but I would think it depends on the horse. Some just ride better than others. |
Member: Leilani |
Posted on Sunday, Mar 16, 2003 - 11:36 pm: Aloha,I have a 14' stock Gooseneck trailer with a center divider. When I haul my mare, Mele and another horse I leave them untied, but close the divider. My mare travels watching where she has been. |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Monday, Mar 17, 2003 - 7:17 am: There are advantages and disadvantages with tying. Horses in general are more comfortable when untied but can get into more trouble: Attempt to jump up into the head area and get stuck under the divider are two I have seen. Though I have allowed 2 similar size horses travel together untied in a large area, I am uncomfortable with different size horses or when a stock trailer is full. The conditions and set up of the trailer greatly effects if allowing the horse go untied is safe.DrO |
Member: Jcsmoon |
Posted on Saturday, Mar 22, 2003 - 9:45 pm: In my experience with trailer accidents, it is surpirseing that haveing the horse(s) tied does help in an accident, especially trailer rollovers. Horses that are tied seam to ride it out a bit better. It tends to keep them from getting too wrapped up in each other and dividers in roll over accidents. It also makes extrication efforts a little easier by secureing at least one dangerous end so rescue personell can manage the removal a little easier. It also insures that we have atleast one leaDrOpe per horse that we can get a hold of to tug on. Other wise we are faced with the question of how do we get over the top of a horse dog pile to get a lead rope on the horse. Trust me that is not the place you want to be. If the horses must be left in the trailer while it is hoisted back on to its wheeles, haveing them tided is a big advantage. It allows them to balance off of the lead while they are in a horse tilt-o-wirl. I personally believe that tieing also helps reduce the incidence of ejection through fiberglass roofs. |
Member: Mrenee |
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 25, 2003 - 8:57 am: I've seen horses try to lie down, I have seen several horses get their feet over the manger or divider, and one horse in a stock trailer and turned trailer over (he was free to roam all over trailer, and I'm not sure exactly what he did). I had one client who tied her horse, but loose so he could put head down, and he got his foot hung up in loose lead rope and flipped over. And believe it or not, a trainer friend of mine who had a horse that refused to be tied left horse loose in trailer and that sucker kicked the side of trailer out! I go by the belief that if a horse can get into trouble, he will. Turn him out in a 100 acre field with one small piece of glass somewhere in it, and he will find it and get cut! I tie my horses when transporting for the safety of the horse, safety of me, and other drivers on the road. |