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Tnh3000-Traveling With Your Horse, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Service
Tnh3000-Traveling With Your Horse, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Service
Animals/Livestock
Almost everyone who owns a horse will eventually travel with that horse. The traveling time can be enjoyable and a good experience. Proper planning and preparation to transport horses is the key to a pleasant and successful trip
People go almost everywhere with their horses. Many go to shows and other competitive horse events. Trail rides and camping are also appealing to many horse owners. Trips to shows and trail rides are primarily for pleasure and enjoyment. However, some trips are for business — to breeding farms, horse sales and training clinics.
Horse owners should address a number of considerations …
Tnh3001-Tips On Trailering Your Horse, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Tnh3001-Tips On Trailering Your Horse, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Animals/Livestock
In today’s mobile horse industry, horses are trailered as part of a daily routine at many horse operations. The primary destination is probably horse shows, but horse owners also have to trailer horses to veterinarians, farriers, breeding farms or to a trail for an enjoyable ride.
A horse that will not trailer has limited usefulness. Many considerations and decisions have to be made to trailer your horse properly and safely. The vehicle to pull the trailer, the type of trailer and training the horse to load and trailer are important considerations that will be addressed in this fact sheet.