Re: [RC] Hauling- my humble opinion - Truman Prevatt
What I do that works for me was honed over several long trips, one FL
to Utah, one FL to CO, one FL to Idaho and one FL to IN to WY. The
routine is two days on one day off. On the driving days we drive 10 (up
to 12 hours). We stop every two hours to change drivrs, every other
stop for fuel. Each stop is about 20 minutes. During that time the
horses get replinished with hay and get offered water. After two days
of this we take a layover day. A layover day is at a stable, state park
equine camping facility, etc. We've been doing this for years with four
different horses and it seems to work for us. Myself I'd rather get to
a spot where we are finsihed for the day and they can relax for the
night in 8 hours rather than spending time getting them in and out and
take 10 hourse to get to that point.
Truman
Laura Hayes wrote:
Having hauled both experienced
horses and 'never been off the farm' horses across the country several
times- including our 7000 mile XP adventure this summer (yes, we put
7000 miles on our truck, trailer and three mares in 6 weeks!) I can
tell you that there is no one way to handle hauling. You need to look
at your horse's abilities, your equipment restrictions, and your time
and risk factors.
-- "It is necessary to be noble, and yet take humility as a basis
"It
is necessary to be noble, and yet
take humility as a basis.
It is necessary
to be exalted, and yet take modesty as a foundation."
