Comments on How to Transport a Horse

Make sure your hay bag is high up! and your cross tie isn't high up, try to put the cross tie as low as you can . I've had a horse get its foot caught in the hay bag and flip over the chest bar, and putting hay bag high and the cross tie low can avoid that problem.It can prevent rearing too!Just make sure the cross tie doesn't interfere with the horses legs. Oh , and get a cotton hay bag instead of nylon ;a cotton one will break under pressure.

You should stop every four hours so your horse can urinate. A horse will hold it's urine until it is stopped moving. If you travel too long, you will damage its kidneys. A 20-30 minute break should be considered on trips longer than 4 hours. Plan on extending your fuel refill time and you should be fine. I have found is out as well as many other tips during my 40 year horse career.

You should stop every four hours so your horse can urinate. A horse will hold it's urine until it is stopped moving. If you travel too long, you will damage its kidneys. A 20-30 minute break should be considered on trips longer than 4 hours. Plan on extending your fuel refill time and you should be fine. I have found is out as well as many other tips during my 40 year horse career.

If have trouble getting your horse in the trailer, don't force them work with slow try feeding them grain in the trailer until the horse is comfortable in a trailer. eventualy they will step right in as soon as you put some grain in there.

If your trailer has open or slatted walls, do not bed the trailer with shavings. Do not have any type of bedding in the trailer. Bedding will fly around and get into the horse's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Instead, use properly secured rubber matting.

If you are hauling horses in a livestock trailer, put fly masks on the horses to keep debris off the road from injuring eyes or ears.

When transporting a single horse in a two-horse trailer, load the horse on the inside (left) side to help distribute weight and avoid causing the trailer to tip over when roads are higher in the middle and lower on the right side.

If your trailer has open or slatted walls, do not bed the trailer with shavings. Do not have any type of bedding in the trailer. Bedding will fly around and get into the horse's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Instead, use properly secured rubber matting.

If you are hauling horses in a livestock trailer, put fly masks on the horses to keep debris off the road from injuring eyes or ears.

When loading your horse, always have a friend put the buttbar up before tying your horse. That way if he panicks or goes backwards, the buttbar will stop him. If it was not up and he was tied, he could break his neck pulling against the tie, break his halter, or the trailer. And always use a quick-release knot. When unloading, untie first and then let the buttbar down.

If you feed hay to your horse in a moving trailer, be sure to have a fly mask on your horse. The hay chafe can fly into the horse's eyes and cause problems. It is much safer to feed the horse pellets if possible. If you use the pellets the horse will need to drink more water, to avoid compaction.

Be aware of laws against having "unsecured loads" (which include horses) in the area where you are traveling. If your horse is not tied they can/will write a ticket.

Always tie your horse when hauling it anywhere. No matter if it's only down the road a little ways or on a long trip. Not tying your horse while hauling is very dangerous and could result in your horse being seriously injured if you have to stop fast.

If have trouble getting your horse in the trailer, don't force them work with slow try feeding them grain in the trailer until the horse is comfortable in a trailer. eventualy they will step right in as soon as you put some grain in there.