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I'd worry a lot more about half full water tanks in the hay rack on top 
of the trailer than horses facing forward, backwards, sideways or turned 
inside out.

Truman

Kathy Mayeda wrote:
> I think the general issue with weight distribution is that the roads 
> are generally crowned to the center, where theoretically your horse's 
> heavier half stands.  If he's facing downslope away from the crown, 
> the trailer will be more apt to tilt away from the crown of the road.  
> I guess it's not enough to make a difference, though!
>  
> K.
>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Marirose Six <6mules@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:6mules@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Sorry, that must be a myth. I've hauled backwards for years.
>     Haven't had a trailer get messed up for it yet. Also, stock
>     trailers are made for them to ride any which way. When we've
>     hauled cows they run around that trailer like it's an
>     arena--trailer still works. (And yes, I haul backwards in a
>     Sundowner also, with a back tack--it still works too. :o))
>
>
>     On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Beth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx
>     <mailto:bwalker2@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>         The trailer needs to be designed for that.  Otherwise, you put the
>         weight in the wrong place, and the trailer can get unbalanced.
>          Not
>         too many trailers are made for a horse to ride backwards.
>
>
>         On Mar 18, 2008, at 9:04 AM, CK wrote:
>
>         > riding backward is supposed to be easiest on a horse.
>         >
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