If your destination is a day’s drive away, pack
enough food, feed, hay, water, and supplies to
last you and your horses for two. Also, no matter how far you are traveling, always be sure to
pack your first aid kit for any human accidents or
injuries, and your equine medicine cabinet for any
horse accidents or injuries.
dling horses ride with you, or in a separate vehicle
behind you, while traveling to your destination.
This person will be indispensable when you need
to load, unload, or in the event that your vehicle
breaks down.
While the above suggestions will assist in starting
you on the path to safely hauling a horse, it is by
This basic preparation can help you to avoid some no means a fully comprehensive explanation on
serious issues in the event that your car breaks the methods to do so. It is important to always
down or if weather slows your travel to your des- remember that safety can always be improved
tination.
upon. In the end, safety comes down to just two
things; taking the proper steps to help avoid an
Planning your route for hauling your horse(s) accident, and taking the proper steps to deal with
should be a little more complicated than putting an accident should the need arise.
the destination in your GPS and heading out.
Horses in trailers tend to relax more when the
trailer is in motion; frequent stops or periods of
non-movement tend to agitate horses and can
lead to dangerous situations inside the tr