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I think this really depends on the horse. I took the divider out of our 
trailer and watched how our horses would stand when we trailered one at 
a time and they had room to chose. Both the ones we are currently riding 
will back their butts in to the corner for support and stand slanted. 
Some people report their horses would turn around and stand facing the 
back either diagonally or stright front to back.

I've pulled a long way in a slant load, FL to Utah in '96, FL to CO in 
'97 and FL to Northern Idaho in '01 not to mention to SE rides and we've 
never (knock on wood) had a problem with it bothering a horse. So I 
think every horse must have a preference on this. I would also not 
discount the driver in anything having to do with trailering.

Truman

Stagg_Newman@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Alison,
>
> Slant load trailer lameness is not caused by horses slamming
> into the sidewalls.  It is caused because the horse is standing
> such that the weight is more on one diagonal than the other
> for the entire trip.  Thus they stay more tense on one
> side and come off the trailer with a uneven gait.  Usually they
> will work out of it after lunging but why cause this is the first
> place.
>
> BTW when we have a single horse in a trailer we turn the horse loose.
> We have have observed the horse standing straight forward and straight
> backward but never at an angle.  So maybe the horse is telling us
> what is most comfortable.
>
>
>  




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