eating while travelling

[Lucy C Trumbull <elsie@calweb.com>]

> << Third, is it safe to feed cubes while trailering?
>  
>  I wouldn't, just to be on the safe side.  I've heard way too many
>  stories of choke, which wouldn't be as big a problem if the horse could
>  lower and straighten his neck to cough.  >>
> 
> Have to say that Susan is right on about the danger of choke in the trailer.
> The more "chopped" the feed (as in cubes) the higher the risk.  


Does this mean that feeding hay while trailering is
relatively safe?

How 'bout if a horse is travelling in a slant load, untied, 
would he be able to lower his head to cough out blobs of 
choking food?

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Lucy Chaplin Trumbull - elsie@calweb.com
Displaced English person in Sacramento, CA

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