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RE: [RC] Pros and Cons of confinement systems - heidiJessica Spoone-Raines wrote: >>> I have a 3 horse slant trailer with a large dressing room so I use the trailer as one side of my corral. Its less panels to carry and give them a secure place to be fastened to so they cant be collapsed (at least not easily).<<< I have heard of them still collapsing, but they just can't usually run through camp as easy, with them hooked on their body <wink> They just sandwich around the horse. If you can lift on the corral after set up, and it can hinge and change shape, then your horse can do the same...... Jonni Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) they don't usually attach to the horse when they collapse. Had an unsecured pen collapse at Oregon Outback last year, and one of the horses that got loose tried to jump a wire fence, got entangled in it, and flipped over, breaking his back. While I've seen injuries associated with trailers and confinement systems, I think I've seen far more injuries from horses that got loose. For horses getting loose, in my experience, electric pens are the biggest culprit. It isn't always the horse in them that breaks out--sometimes it is the loose horse in camp that runs through and takes out several electric pens. Had one take out 7 electric pens at one ride--what a nightmare! Loose horses all over, some down on the highway, some in barbed wire fences, some not found until the next day. I personally would not use one for full-time confinement--only for turnout when I am right there. My solution to this is a bit like Jessica's--I attach mine to my trailer. But I don't like the flimsiness of the "portable" panels--I carry five 12' stock panels on my trailer (hubby made a carrier that accommodates that over one fender) and so have a 6-sided corral (hooking them to the side of the trailer) that is as sturdy as a pipe corral at home. They are a chore to take on and off of the trailer, but I can do it by myself, and it is well worth the peace of mind to me. If I don't use that, I prefer to tie to the trailer, if the horse is well-broke to tie. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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