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| 1797.1 | | TOMLIN::ROMBERG | I feel a vacation coming on... | Wed Sep 08 1993 10:50 | 14 |
| > Have someone (a person) ride in the back with the filly. Don't
> know how this might work.
Legally, this is not an option.
A few other questions:
How long ago was the filly weaned?
How quiet is she?
Does the trailer have solid back doors (above the ramp) or a rain curtain,
or nothing?
How much trailering have you done?
Has she *ever* been a trailer before?
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| 1797.2 | Looking for prior experiences. | SOLVIT::BRIGGS | | Wed Sep 08 1993 12:33 | 2 |
| Thanks for the addtional questions, but I was looking for suggestions,
what would your choice be, and why?
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| 1797.3 | What we did - your milage may vary | STUDIO::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Sep 08 1993 13:20 | 15 |
| I started trailering my foal before he was weaned. My friend
who breeds does as well (she's transported a lot of babies).
What I did was make sure the entire trailer was enclosed (had to have
someone weld me up some top, back doors), took out the center
partition, threw in lots of shavings, loaded the baby and off I went.
He has not shown any stress, and in fact looks forward to going places.
Now, as a weanling, I would again do the same until he gets a little
taller and I can be assured he won't get hung up un the chest rails
or center partition.
This is my experience with my baby, and may not be suitable for yours.
My baby is exceptionally trusting and level headed for his age, I have
been able to introduce new things to him without any difficulty.
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| 1797.4 | Time duration? | SOLVIT::BRIGGS | | Wed Sep 08 1993 13:48 | 2 |
| Thanks very much, that was extremely helpful, what was the longest trip
duration you took with him?
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| 1797.5 | | TOMLIN::ROMBERG | I feel a vacation coming on... | Wed Sep 08 1993 14:20 | 17 |
| My choice would be based on the answer to those questions. For example,
if your trailer doesn not have a steel curtain, I would get someone else
who can totally securely enclose their trailer to do the hauling (or borrow
their trailer).
Other questions: does your trailer have a chest bar or a manger? Does the
filly tie?
If your trailer has a chest bar, you may want to 'solidify' the front with hay
bales, so she can't slip under the chest bar. If she doesn't tie, you have to
be doubly sure that she can't turn around and bounce out the back of the
trailer. A canvas curtain is not sufficient. (Also, if you don't have a full
partition, you would want to pack the other side of the trailer so she doesn't
slip underneath.
You might also consider calling a professional trucker such as Blue Chip to
see if they have any comments on the matter.
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| 1797.6 | Baby rides | SALEM::ROY_K | | Wed Sep 08 1993 14:48 | 13 |
| I have moved several babies around and some for long periods of time.
We have had success with leaving them loose in an enclosed trailer, we
have a stock trailer that partitions all the way up and we just left
them loose and checked periodically. Every baby that I have moved has
been extremely quiet and level headed. The last baby had only been
weaned about 2 weeks so we brought an old pony with us who stood in the
other stall (was very crabby). It was about a 3 hour ride and the baby
was bushed when he got home.
Hope it helps.
Karen
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| 1797.7 | | POWDML::MANDILE | medium and messy | Wed Sep 08 1993 14:48 | 3 |
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I'd go with hiring a professional to move her, since they have
the know-how.
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| 1797.8 | | STUDIO::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Sep 08 1993 15:34 | 6 |
| .1's (Kathy?) questions are key. I'm sure the last thing you want
is for something to happen to the weanling and never have it trailer
again.
If you hire someone to do it, make sure they have plenty of experience
dealing with foals.
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| 1797.9 | Thanks | SOLVIT::BRIGGS | | Wed Sep 08 1993 16:44 | 4 |
| Thanks very much for all the input, it has been extremely valuable in
helping me to understand the potential issues.
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| 1797.10 | | TOMLIN::ROMBERG | I feel a vacation coming on... | Wed Sep 08 1993 18:25 | 5 |
| Just another thing to consider is whether you were planning to wrap the
filly's legs or not. Leg wraps are a funny thing. With a baby, I would
probably ship them unwrapped, and not give them something else to fret about.
(Not to mention trying to get wraps to stay put on pencil-thin legs! If they
slip at all, they're bound to scare the baby.)
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| 1797.11 | my 2 cents | BRAT::FULTZ | DONNA FULTZ | Fri Sep 10 1993 08:42 | 16 |
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We had the same questions when we moved Max about 3 years ago. We
rented a trailer that the back was closed in. Blocked the front with
hay so that she couldn't slip under neath. We didn't wrap her, would
have been impossible any way - she was a slippery little devil.
Left her untied - I was nervous reck the whole time but, she
handled it fine.. I check with a vet and he said drugging was
not a good idea becuase they will have trouble keeping there
feet underneath them.
If you have never trailerd a horse before - I wouldn't start with a
baby.
Tell us how it come out.. donna
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