Re: RC: stock trailers

["Tamara Woodcock" <plasmatica@hotmail.com>]

I had my 16x6 stok trailer modified for horses like this:  raised the roof 1 
foot (to keep rather stupid, high headed appendix mare from braining herself 
everytime she got in.)  3 removeable slant gates installed.

I usually leave the forward most gate in place, the gate runs from the start 
of the straight part on the left to just behind the pig gate on the right.

The end most gate is slanted to the far right hand corner at the back, and 
the mid gate is directly between.

This makes for 2 very wide trailer stalls.  Good for hauling two horses.  I 
take out the last two gates and haul 3-4 tied to the left side.  Take out 
the first gate and let the first horse stand backwards and haul 5 horses 
tied on the left.

-Tamara

>From: TddWil@aol.com
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:  stock trailers
>Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:33:37 EST
>
>Does anyone out there that uses stock trailers (no partitions) have any 
>hints
>on using them safely? Should the highest horse in the pecking order go in
>first or last? What about mixed loads of mares and geldings? I have a 12 
>foot
>by 6 foot wide stock trailer I use for 3 horses. Sometimes the one in the
>front wants to turn around backwards and it causes problems. I used to tie
>high to the tie rings but had a horse back up and raise his head to let
>another horse pass under his neck and kick the crap out of the horse in the
>back. I've been tying lower so I can tie shorter and they still can use the
>hay bag. I was wondering if blocking the front off at a slant (from the 
>left
>front corner to about 3 feet back on the right side) would keep the horses 
>in
>line better. It would also give me a storage space I could get to thru the
>side door. I could put in dividers, probably just a round steel bar at the
>right height, but I see alot of people doing fine with no partitions.
>
>                               Shelly in DE


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