Hi Diana! As a general rule, we never tie in the trailer. Two reasons: 1, if there's a trailer accident and the horse is tied, it can be nearly impossible to get them out of the trailer, especially if the trailer is flipped over. We've seen this end in death for horses who weren't severely injured in the accident, but couldn't be removed fast enough. 2, horses need to be able to lower their heads to sneeze or cough and clear their airways of dust. If they're tied, that can be difficult for them to do, which can contribute to breathing problems.
Well if we all had million-dollar trailers like that it probably wouldn't be a problem but I have a 2 horse trailer and a horse with an injured stifle could you help me with that issue? I am trying to get him to the vet across the river bed from me but I don't want him to rip his stifle more getting in and out of a step upload type trailer loading a horse in a trailer like this is a piece of cake we need more realistic situations like two horse straight loads with a step up that would be helpful thank you in advance
Hi Lisa. There are several used trailer options with ramps for under a million dollars. You can also generally hire someone with a ramped trailer to haul your injured horse to the vet. Your veterinarian can likely recommend someone local who would do it for a very reasonable price. The key to success is changing your mindset from being a victim of circumstance to becoming a person who finds solutions to the problem. A trailer payment is often less money per month than the unnecessary supplements many people feed their horses. Other people make their trailer payment by hauling other people's horses to the vet a few times a month.
I would definitely back them out unless that you can turn them around like in a stock trailer but every horse should know how to back out of a trailer whether it be around flood or a step load good luck
So, do I tie the head to travel or not? And why? Sounds like not at all. This was an excellent video, thank you 🐴
Hi Diana! As a general rule, we never tie in the trailer. Two reasons: 1, if there's a trailer accident and the horse is tied, it can be nearly impossible to get them out of the trailer, especially if the trailer is flipped over. We've seen this end in death for horses who weren't severely injured in the accident, but couldn't be removed fast enough. 2, horses need to be able to lower their heads to sneeze or cough and clear their airways of dust. If they're tied, that can be difficult for them to do, which can contribute to breathing problems.
Well if we all had million-dollar trailers like that it probably wouldn't be a problem but I have a 2 horse trailer and a horse with an injured stifle could you help me with that issue? I am trying to get him to the vet across the river bed from me but I don't want him to rip his stifle more getting in and out of a step upload type trailer loading a horse in a trailer like this is a piece of cake we need more realistic situations like two horse straight loads with a step up that would be helpful thank you in advance
Hi Lisa. There are several used trailer options with ramps for under a million dollars. You can also generally hire someone with a ramped trailer to haul your injured horse to the vet. Your veterinarian can likely recommend someone local who would do it for a very reasonable price. The key to success is changing your mindset from being a victim of circumstance to becoming a person who finds solutions to the problem. A trailer payment is often less money per month than the unnecessary supplements many people feed their horses. Other people make their trailer payment by hauling other people's horses to the vet a few times a month.
Should u back ur horse out of a step up trailer?
I would definitely back them out unless that you can turn them around like in a stock trailer but every horse should know how to back out of a trailer whether it be around flood or a step load good luck