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Re: [RC] 2H straight load, safety concerns? - Becky Rohwer Amy,
I haul many miles with a 2 horse straight load BP trailer. I usually
haul 200 to 600 miles one way to get to a ride. I usually am only hauling
one horse though. I am able to move the center divider to one side and
latch it there so that the straight load kind of becomes a slant. Basically
the horse has about 3/4 of the trailer space to stand in. It gives my horse
a little more room, but is not roomy enough that she is able to spin around
or do anything too funky. She seems to travel well in it that way.
At a ride I went to recently there was a discussion about straight
versus slant. The comment was made that a straight load is easier on the
horse for stops and starts, the slant load is easier on the curves. So I
guess I have the best and worst of both combined.
Becky R. - Montana
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If people would just think of the hoof as the foundation for the horse like
a house foundation. when your horse plants his foot down in the ground and
pushes forward if the foot isn't 100% balanced your chances of injury go
up.
~ Paula Blair
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