Trailering Horses ------RANT IN THE WORKS

QHGirl · 06-15-2004, 06:52 AM

OH MY GOSH... poor thing, can the pony survive or are they gonna have to put it down? HOw severe? OUCH.... at least they called. SO glad you are gonna go help.

WOW... good thing you were there, unfortunatly this happened but maybe you just saved them seriously loosing their horses with another stunt!

arabianlvr87 · 06-15-2004, 06:57 AM

Oh how horrible Blistering Winds. That poor little pony.

thrghbrdrder · 06-15-2004, 07:13 AM

"what idiots, how hard is it to put on a halter."

lmao expressa!! but its so true...it only takes a few minutes to untack your horse and the risks that you go through if you don;t are really bad

Cyn · 06-15-2004, 08:40 AM

I grew up putting saddled horses in a stock trailer. WITH A HALTER tied. We had property about 30 min away. When we needed to work with the cattle we would load up the horses already groomed and saddled. Tie em in the Stock tralier with halters and go. It was just so much easier. If we waited to groom and saddle up when we got there we would have to sort out who's tack was who's in the back of the truck.(not lazy, just a pain) The cows knew they were going to be messed with so they would always take off when we got there and go straight down this reveine. We would have to literally get out the horses, check them over, bridle up and go to cut off the cows from going down the revene into the brush.

I have never had a problem doing this. I do agree NOT to tie with a bridle. I know some of you may ream me for BEING HONEST, (I could have just not said anything) But I just wanted to state that I think there are some instances where it is OK to trailer with a saddle on. Horses had plenty of room in the trailer, The ride was only about 30 min. We would unsaddle before we left.
Rate me BAD if you wish. I don't think I was a bad owner for doing it.

I do hope the horses you are talking about are going to be ok.

QTRgirl · 06-15-2004, 09:35 AM

That's what I really enjoy about this site. As a newbie I know I can always come here and ask questions rather than doing something stupid. Maybe you should tell them about the message board.

cowgurly02 · 06-15-2004, 09:55 AM

Don't worry Cyn we do that too (trailer with the saddles on). I think it's fine the horses are in a stock trailer, tied with a halter. Stock trailers are so huge and there's nothing for the saddles to catch on at all, plus in a stock you lead them out of the trailer so you can check and make sure everything's fine.

QHGirl · 06-15-2004, 10:03 AM

Cyn you have vaild points... great post. I commend you for being honest... YEA!!!

SEE... opinions... depending on situations it possibly is OK... That is great to hear someone EXPLAIN the reasons for us to learn!!!!

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 06-15-2004, 11:54 AM

only read part of the first page...

but its stories like these y i really hate trailering long distances. i'm always afraid Fiona is going to hurt herself somehow!!(never know what this mare will do!) and i have to trailer her down to Maryland from Connecticut!!!

BBJ

OwnerofWillow · 06-15-2004, 12:44 PM

Glad to hear they made it through the night! So sad that the horses skull is busted. I hope it doesnt do any major damage to his brain. Poor little pony. Got a good bonking in that trailer

Keep us posted BW

QHGirl · 06-15-2004, 12:57 PM

Oh... just thought, bet it will be heck getting them back into the trailer again... poor things!

06-15-2004, 06:52 AM	#51
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,995 Images: 264	OH MY GOSH... poor thing, can the pony survive or are they gonna have to put it down? HOw severe? OUCH.... at least they called. SO glad you are gonna go help. WOW... good thing you were there, unfortunatly this happened but maybe you just saved them seriously loosing their horses with another stunt! __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky

06-15-2004, 07:13 AM	#53
thrghbrdrder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 1,173 Images: 29	"what idiots, how hard is it to put on a halter." lmao expressa!! but its so true...it only takes a few minutes to untack your horse and the risks that you go through if you don;t are really bad __________________ "My mouth was open Albert!!" -Hitch

06-15-2004, 08:40 AM	#54
Cyn Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,617 Images: 834	I grew up putting saddled horses in a stock trailer. WITH A HALTER tied. We had property about 30 min away. When we needed to work with the cattle we would load up the horses already groomed and saddled. Tie em in the Stock tralier with halters and go. It was just so much easier. If we waited to groom and saddle up when we got there we would have to sort out who's tack was who's in the back of the truck.(not lazy, just a pain) The cows knew they were going to be messed with so they would always take off when we got there and go straight down this reveine. We would have to literally get out the horses, check them over, bridle up and go to cut off the cows from going down the revene into the brush. I have never had a problem doing this. I do agree NOT to tie with a bridle. I know some of you may ream me for BEING HONEST, (I could have just not said anything) But I just wanted to state that I think there are some instances where it is OK to trailer with a saddle on. Horses had plenty of room in the trailer, The ride was only about 30 min. We would unsaddle before we left. Rate me BAD if you wish. I don't think I was a bad owner for doing it. I do hope the horses you are talking about are going to be ok. __________________ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

06-15-2004, 09:55 AM	#56
cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 9,716 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 381	Don't worry Cyn we do that too (trailer with the saddles on). I think it's fine the horses are in a stock trailer, tied with a halter. Stock trailers are so huge and there's nothing for the saddles to catch on at all, plus in a stock you lead them out of the trailer so you can check and make sure everything's fine. __________________ "I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." - Zoolander

06-15-2004, 10:03 AM	#57
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,995 Images: 264	Cyn you have vaild points... great post. I commend you for being honest... YEA!!! SEE... opinions... depending on situations it possibly is OK... That is great to hear someone EXPLAIN the reasons for us to learn!!!! __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky

06-15-2004, 06:57 AM	#52
arabianlvr87 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,567 Images: 294 Blog Entries: 158	Oh how horrible Blistering Winds. That poor little pony.

06-15-2004, 09:35 AM	#55
QTRgirl Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,055	That's what I really enjoy about this site. As a newbie I know I can always come here and ask questions rather than doing something stupid. Maybe you should tell them about the message board.

06-15-2004, 11:54 AM	#58
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N.Granby, Connecticut Posts: 10,932 Images: 423	only read part of the first page... but its stories like these y i really hate trailering long distances. i'm always afraid Fiona is going to hurt herself somehow!!(never know what this mare will do!) and i have to trailer her down to Maryland from Connecticut!!! BBJ __________________ Semper Paratus Fiona's First Class-Oldenburg/Arabian mare Waldemar-Hanoverian gelding Illusive Legacy-Miniature filly

06-15-2004, 12:44 PM	#59
OwnerofWillow Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: AZ Posts: 908 Images: 11	Glad to hear they made it through the night! So sad that the horses skull is busted. I hope it doesnt do any major damage to his brain. Poor little pony. Got a good bonking in that trailer Keep us posted BW

06-15-2004, 12:57 PM	#60
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,995 Images: 264	Oh... just thought, bet it will be heck getting them back into the trailer again... poor things! __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky

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