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In a message dated 3/27/2007 12:09:27 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> We stopped often and let him stretch and relax -"
>
> How often is "stopping often" in you opinion? Do you get them out and walk
> them around or just take a break from movement?
>
>
Hi Jerrie !
We hauled just over 16,000 miles in 2006. We plan our trips to give the
Fjords no more than 10 hours of being in the trailer. 8 is even better. We stop
every couple of hours for at least 20 min. to let them stand and relax. We do
NOT unload them. Any professional hauler would agree that more accidents result
in the loading and unloading process, or even worse.....getting loose in some
truck stop grass area, than safely leaving them in their trailer. We tie them
with long leads so that they can get their heads down and sneeze or cough the
road dust out. Dispite every trick, mine do not drink ( much if anything )
while trailering, although they all have water buckets hanging in front of them.
We feed them early.....allowing them to eat and drink their breakfast, than
load up and go. Since they do not drink in the trailer, we do not hang hay in
front of them. Once unloaded.....we feed their " noon feed " with some extra
salt or minerals to encourage drinking. When we see that they are eating and
drinking normally, we give them their hay dinner.
One problem that we DO have is, that mine are all potty trained at home not
to poop in their inside stalls, so at layover places with closed box stalls we
have to watch them or even take them outside somewhere to do their business.
At shows, they seem to know that its a differant place and are happy to poop up
their stalls galore. Usually laying down for a snooze in it just before a
class BTW. We also have to UNBED any straw filled stalls in layover places, as
they will eat it all night long.....
; /
( stomache's full of dry straw, no drinking all the next day, oh ohhhhhhh )
Just MHO of course, Lisa
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