This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pat,
On the trip from MN to ID, we traveled no more than 8 hours a day and we stopped once a day for the horse to get out, per your instructions. We selected places where there was room and away from heavy traffic (when possible). You knew the horse and you handled him when he was out. We also had bathroom breaks for us humans and fuel breaks for the Dodge. :-) On the way to MN, I stopped for bathroom breaks and fuel break but did not unload the 3 horses I was hauling out. They were allowed a long lead so they could drop their head and they were given good clean grass hay to munch on. It was wetted down so that the horses get some moisture in them. I also did not drive more than 8 hours a day. (Mainly because I needed the rest.) At each overnight they would be hand walked for 15- 25 minutes and then turned out if possible for exercise, and then they were groomed and bedded down for the night. This process for 3 horses took a few hours, so that was why I only drove 8 hours maximum a day. (I was traveling by myself.) The roads were very easy compared to some of the back roads out west. It w mainly a straight shot. Catherine Lassesen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bumper sticker of the year: "If you can read this, thank a teacher -and, since it's in English, thank a soldier" The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
