Towing a Trailer
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perished tyres with splits in - which leads to a possible blow out.
Uneven tyre pressure in the trailer OR car]
loose connection between the horse trailer and car
wo horses squabbling in the bag
One horse fretting in the back
Young horse or unsure horse moving around or finding it hard to balance
side top door left open causing a though draught
un balanced trailer
horse put in passenger side instead of drivers side
Driving to fast
braking to heavily
gust of wind
large vehicle passing at speed on the near side or off side
put an anti snake bar on
along with :
Snaking can be caused by a number of factors, including:
Very light or negative noseweight.
Incorrectly placed loads (i.e. heaviest horse travelled on the left hand side of the trailer).
A trailer too heavy for the car.
A horse losing its balance.
Cross winds or an overtaking lorry.
Uneven tyre pressures or brakes.
Swerving.
Driving out of line with grooves in the road left by lorry wheels.
Read more at http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?703780-What-causes-a-trailer-to-wobble#wWS9mXWI2JHiJwi4.99
Uneven tyre pressure in the trailer OR car]
loose connection between the horse trailer and car
wo horses squabbling in the bag
One horse fretting in the back
Young horse or unsure horse moving around or finding it hard to balance
side top door left open causing a though draught
un balanced trailer
horse put in passenger side instead of drivers side
Driving to fast
braking to heavily
gust of wind
large vehicle passing at speed on the near side or off side
put an anti snake bar on
along with :
Snaking can be caused by a number of factors, including:
Very light or negative noseweight.
Incorrectly placed loads (i.e. heaviest horse travelled on the left hand side of the trailer).
A trailer too heavy for the car.
A horse losing its balance.
Cross winds or an overtaking lorry.
Uneven tyre pressures or brakes.
Swerving.
Driving out of line with grooves in the road left by lorry wheels.
Read more at http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?703780-What-causes-a-trailer-to-wobble#wWS9mXWI2JHiJwi4.99
Safe Driving
When travelling a horse or pony, there are many things to thinks about:
- Diet, is the horses diet heating, that can contribute to anticipation of competition.
- Keep your vehicle well maintained
- Some horses get anxious in new lorry's or trailers, so that could be a factor, also previous drivers of these vehicles, breaking too hard etc.
- Has the horse ever travelled alone before
- Has the horse ever travelled In a lorry before or a trailer
- They may have had past abuse travelling from another horse
- Traumatic experience (blown tyre near accident etc)
- Lack of training
- Actual incident of some kind when travelling
- Keep yourself calm so not to stress the horse more
- Be prepared for the show or event by getting everything ready and loaded in
- Make sure your tank is full before the event (where possible)
- Leave with plenty of time and allow extra for traffic problems
- Check your tyre pressure
- Make sure you have rescue cover
- Make sure you have good ventilation
- Best to damp hay to stop pores flying around causing respiratory issues
- Take a spare haynet (your own hay)
- Work out the best route to travel
- Use protective gear on your horse
- Take a Jerry can of water with you
- Remember your horses passports
- Don't over rug your horse
Certainly, if you have your own transport, I would leave a few rugs of his/hers in there so the smell is familiar.
Be careful breaking and pulling away to build confidence up, keep to short journeys for a while, and make it as smooth and stress free as you can.