This message is from: "Debby Stai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Great idea about the crushed ice...I'd heard of spraying with water, but the
ice is definetly needed in these hot and humid days of Texas...
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You could try Merecedez transport at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't
know if they are still in business, but I highly recommend them if
they are. They transported our mare down to Kentucky Horse Park and
were extremely good to work with.
Ma
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a company to transport a fjord from
Iowa to New Hampshire in the middle of May?
Also any companies not to use?
Mary Anne
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Reena
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Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: trailering
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Seems like there's an even divide between people saying "never drop the
butt
bar while your horse is still ti
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Seems like there's an even divide between people saying "never drop the butt
bar while your horse is still tied" and people saying "drop the butt bar,
untie your horse and then go back and catch the rope on the way out".
Being
ut without you yourself getting into the trailer. This of
course isn't the way I have always done it, which is why I was wondering if
others had any experience with this type of loading and unloading with a larger
stock style trailer.
Mark
Subject: RE: trailering
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This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
No way am I ever getting in a trailer with a horse!! I have trained mine
from almost zero up to enter the two stall side by side trailer on their own
(food or apples on the shelf) and then I reach through the "head door" and
hook them to the t
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i have limited experience with trailering, and also have the world's smallest
trailer, i think. it's a 2 horse straight load, an old WW model. what i have
learned to do with oz and unloading him is this: the few times i have taken
him any pla
This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
But be very careful about opening the back with the lead rope still tied in
a trailer where a horse could back out far enough to get a foot on the
ground and then be stopped by the rope.
I have a horse who has some problems with pulling b
This message is from: "Janice Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, Mark, I get in the trailer, attach a lead rope, if they have been
tied, release the quick release tie that held them in the trailer, and
back them slowly out. Again, I agree with Karen..preparation and
practice at home is the key.
But
. No magic.
Karen McCarthyGreat Basin Fjords :: Carson City,
Nevadahttp://www.picturetrail.com/weegees
From: "Skeels, Mark A (GE Healthcare)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
To:
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I trained my horses to back out of the trailer when the halter rope was
released. Only problem was getting back there fast enough to grab the
halter rope as they come out. I have seen some pretty bad things happen
with the person in the stal
with the horses skinning the backs of their
> legs, as we stop the horses before they walk off, they usually sorta
> look down and assess the situation some before they walk off.
>
> Mark Skeels
>
>
>
> This message is from: "Janice Lee" <[EMAIL PROTE
t;Janice Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have done quite a bit of long-haul trailering with both stock
trailers and slant stall trailers. When trailering with the stock
trailer, we do just what Karen McCarthy does. Start with them tied and
then turn them loose if they are riding quietly. The
This message is from: "Janice Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have done quite a bit of long-haul trailering with both stock
trailers and slant stall trailers. When trailering with the stock
trailer, we do just what Karen McCarthy does. Start with them tied and
then turn them l
inst them. this leaves an open compartment for the horse that is about
8' long by 6' wide (width of trailer). If I were trailering two horses I
would have to tie them, certainly, but find that letting one horse loose in
this 6' x 8' space works well. The solid metal divider
This message is from: Carol Makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I trailer my one horse in a 16 ft. open stock trailer, but would never
let her just loose to wander in it. What if I had a sudden stop or
whatever? She would be thrown who knows where and down and everything.
I tie her up front at a sl
as much as
I enjoy being in their midst, all together while out on the road...
Happy trails!
Karen McCarthyGreat Basin Fjords :: Carson City,
Nevadahttp://www.picturetrail.com/weegees
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)"
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Since I saw
This message is from: "shawna smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mark,
I have a 16 ft. stock type trailer. Have had it almost 20 yrs. and really
like it. If hauling just one horse, I usually leave them loose; they always
ride facing the back. Can haul 4 horses, tied, and making sure any horse that
mi
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have a small 12" stock trailer and I generally trailer only one at a
time. I let them be loose and they do turn around an ride backwards most
of the time. They can balance better backwards. I take them off facing
out, no problem. They
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Since I saw a post recently about horse trailering, I thought I'd set
out my little problem with the Fjords and see who does what.
1. How many of you trailer your horse in an open trailer, like a
This message is from: "Ursula & Brian Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I also recently read an article on tailoring and the researcher wrote
similar stats regarding ratio of travel to rest. The most important factor
was that horses need to be able to put their heads down in order to clear
their air pas
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> "Lois Berenyi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> my mare. Her first trip almost 4 years ago was from Nova Scotia to New
> Jersey. She had a cough for about a month after that. [...]
> Her second trip was from New Jersey to North
> Caro
rsus a commercial vehicle used for a
diverse population of horses (and their germs)?
Lois in NC
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From: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:07 AM
Subject: RE: Good trailering advising. Source: Budweiser
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mpromised immune system would allow EPM to develop in a significant
number of horses that had been exposed.
I didn't write down the list of problems from trailering stress, but the
highest item was respiratory issues, which will appear 3-21 days after
trailering in 12-15% of horses. The l
er-days per year, and that they track a lot of data. This makes them a
great source of reliable data. Bud wanted to know what would be the best
guidelines for trailering, and this is what they came up with:
For Day 1, they do not trailer more than 10 hours or over 500 miles.
Day 2, no more tha
This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My guess is that stopping would make him hotter because of the loss of the
breeze when moving, unless you doused him with water in the trailer (which
could have an unintended consequence of making the trailer floor slippery if
you were not c
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along the lines of my newness and paranoia about doing right by my guys, i
could use a few tips on hauling to blue earth. it's only 200 miles from my
place, but it could very well be very hot.
i have the world's smallest two horse trailer, at least for
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Debby I wonder if they tied their heads up which would stress the neck
muscles and could cause shaking? Weird?
Jean Walters Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
Author:The Colonel's Daughter
$20 PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563
This message is from: "Debby Stai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I sent two horses to Geogia this past week, a retirement farm, and had a
hauler do it since my hubby is gone and when I checked to make sure they'd
made it fine, no booboos, she told me the weirdest thing. Said that for the
day, they both had
This message is from: "ReenaG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have a question:
When you all trailer for long distances what do you do with the horses at
night? find a place for them? leave them in the trailer? what? just
curious..how often do you stop? do you let them out, water them in the
trailer
This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I trailered a young Arab from Oregon to CA...about nine hours total. I am
> not quite sure what happened to him, but he certainly looked like he might
> eventually go down in the trailer. He was sweated up and the muscles on
top
> of his
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===Oops. Hit a wrong button,... will try again.
> This message is from: Janet McNally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> We have hauled our horses on trips that required 20+ hours of driving. It
is my preference
> to unload and rest the horses just
This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I'm very sorry to hear about your horrible experience.
>
> We have hauled our horses on trips that required 20+ hours of driving. It
is my preference
> to unload and rest the horses just before entering the mountains, as the
constant up/do
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I trailered a young Arab from Oregon to CA...about nine hours total. I am
not quite sure what happened to him, but he certainly looked like he might
eventually go down in the trailer. He was sweated up and the muscles on top
of his butt were
This message is from: Janet McNally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>This horse is a 28 year old T/B mare. No known reason why she went bonkers,
>but the owner assumes it was because she stood in the straight stall of the
>trailer too long, (3 days, instead of 2), and her arthritis hurt so bad she
>couldn't
e I was
going to have to will him to one of my kids 'cause they live so
longbut his presence will live onhe's going to get
stuffed!!{right now he's in the freezer awaiting the taxidermist}
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>To: "Fjord Horse List&
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Hi Everyone,
I sure have enjoyed the discussions lately :-)
Our new filly - LFF Valena - Flotren's filly :-) is coming from outside of
Buffalo, NY to our place outside of Ottawa, Ontario tomorrow (weather
permitting). It will be an 8 to 10 hour trip for
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Some good ideas, Amy! I like the part about tieing. A few weeks ago, I
witnessed a horse who did not know how to tie just about hurt herself &
everyone around. This was at the ranch where I take driving lessons. It was a
3 year old TB filly, fresh off the
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I'm several days behind so I hope no one minds my late comments on
these subjects. This is kind of long...
Our mare Paradise's Taffeta is a Fjord with some "attitude". She'll
test us, but if we take it in stride she learns quickly to do what we
ask. When we
being jerked around. >>
Sue, go to the John Lyons site on the Internet, and print out the 2 part
article on trailering and leading. Simply the best, advice Ive seen about
both.
Good-Luck !Lisa Pedersen
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2 year old filly that has been trailered lots. [...] Last summer I
> had Heather shod for the first time as I started her driving. After I
> had her shod she started scambling in the trailer to the point of
> pulling the mats down off t
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cheryl, This is what you sent when Luisa died. It was very much
appreciated. I saved all the messages...with the intent of replying to
allbut life goes on and is crazy. My office floor is completely
littered, and the desk between one a
This message is from: "Cheryl Beillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
OK Gail .. that did it. I didn't send any messages of condolence when I
read the first few messages telling of Luisa's tragic death -- although they
certainly hit home. But I read this last, very thoughtful note and
finished in tears.
This message is from: "Ron & Sherrie Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi List,
We purchased a security camera and monitor for our horse trailer so we
always know whats going on in the trailer. With the sound on you can hear
anything that's going on and if you put the monitor someplace in the cab of
t
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I met a man named Rick Horton while living in New Mexico. Trailered Juniper
back and forth from Ginny Cowles' place to mine. Ginny liked him, and he
liked fjords enough that he was recommended as the driver to take the feral
fjords of the mountains to M
This message is from: "linda hickam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dittos to Denise's comments!
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>From: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
>Subject: Re: Horse Trailering!!
>Date: Thu, Jun 15, 2000, 9:58 AM
&
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
dear maureen,
i have used HORSEIN AROUND, 800-234-4675. once from canada and the other
time from missouri. they did an excellent job!!! the horses arrived in
great shape. the driver/keepers really knew horses and you could tell,
really
This message is from: "Maureen Lafleur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi there to everyone.
I would need your help for a matter. I am looking to show my fjord at
Spruce Meadows this year but we will be unable to transport him
ourselves. We are willing to put him on a transport or even a train.
We need so
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From: Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Date: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: trailering and mare
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
hey listers,
i am back from our russia trip and i kissed american soil when we landed!!
what a place..but that is another story!
i have a trailering question for you all. i have a 3 horse trailer. i will
be hauling one
This message is from: " Dave McWethy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>How often would I need to stop
>and let the horses relax on the way back?
I like to not let more than two hours go by between checks, and often do it
more frequently. This is not for the horse's rest, but just to keep an eye
on them. If
This message is from: "Dan T Uptegraff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If you are coming to Florida and are pulling a horse trailer, with or
without a horse in it you had better stop at the state line for the
agriculturial inspection or they will come and get you. This is experiance
talking. Thank goodness I
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Hello!
Oops, sorry! I had thought I had sent this privately.
Lynda
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Hello Brian,
I would like to reprint your email titled "trailering" for our winter edition
of the Fjordhest Forum. Would this be ok with you?
Lynda
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To: FjordList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 7:38 PM
Subject: trailering
>This message is from: "Dave McWethy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>I still don't have horses going west when I trailer next week. Thought I'd
>mention thi
This message is from: "Dave McWethy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I still don't have horses going west when I trailer next week. Thought I'd
mention this again, in case the right person missed it. I'm leaving NH on
July 5 headed to Nebraska with an empty trailer, and looking for horses to
haul.
Dave
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The advice about trailering has been very good. Thought I might add a
thing or two from a veterinary perspective.
We don't often see problems from trailering, but I'd like to give a
warning about what are probably the five most likely possibi
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I thought the tip on trailering the prospective pair on a trial run, eg. to
the coffee shop, a splendid idea! It was horse sense at its best and
deserving of an award for practicality. It is this kind of "gem"
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