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We have 3 trailers, a 18 ft GN 3hrs slant stock type trailer, my 2hrs GN 
slant with a rear tack and our GN LQ trailer; no mangers in any of the 
trailers. Both slant trailers we have taken the dividers out of and almost 
never use them. We haul loose 95% of the time. The only time we will tie is 
when we are hauling another person's horse along with ours. Our LQ trailer 
has no dividers, it is just an 8 ft box stall. We can haul 3 horses in there 
pretty comfortably, but this year we have usually only had two.  All of our 
horses ride very well and get along very well. They don't move around a lot 
and shake the trailer. They usually wait until we stop and then will move 
around. They can turn any direction they want in both the big trailers but 
not in my little trailer although I have caught my lanky little Egyptian 
gelding who was loaded in the back of the 2hrs bending around under my 
mare's neck and end up backwards in the front slot. (I call him Gumby, he 
makes me think sometimes a horse can be TOO flexible LOL:-) ) Halters always 
stay on, if it is just a short trip we just loop the lead around the neck, 
if it is a long trip we take the lead off. The only trailer that any of them 
have to back out of is my 2hrs and my guys know to stop as soon as their 
front feet hit the ground, no running out backwards, and then while I have 
the one standing in the door the other one has usually turned around already 
and I have their head to clip my lead to. In the big trailers everyone is 
usually turned around as soon as we stop. Never had any trouble and our guys 
like it and are never stiff when they come out.  Works for us.


Katrina Mosshammer (AERC # 5763)
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From: "Elizabeth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:19 PM
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC] Trailer Tying (or not) (was rolling the dice)

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> I'd be interested in hearing from anyone that trailers in a box stall 
> configuration, where the horse has room to move around.  Does that  cause 
> any problems?



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