I board my gelding with a family that includes a
man who does repairs and upgrades on trailers. He's taught me a ton (just
got my first rig this past summer), and he even taught me how to tow my
gooseneck.
Recently someone brought in a 2H BP for ramp
repairs, and in talking with Michael she said she'd never had any maintenance
done and asked him to also check the wheel bearings, etc. When he checked
the brakes, they looked like they'd never been used. Sure enough, when he
asked her about this, she said that she has never had a brake controller in
any of her trucks and doesn't see any reason to start now. And this woman
hauls warmbloods with a half-ton truck! Very, very scary.
Cindy
(who has a Reese digital controller, which is easy
to adjust for the number of horses on board and for the speed
-- interstates vs. local roads -- we're doing)
