This may sound like a goofy question for those of you who trailer long distances frequently.
BACKGROUND: This fall I’m trailering from NY to FL and I’m doing lots of planning as this is BY FAR the furthest I’ve ever driven (with or without a trailer LOL). It’s going to be a 2-day trip. Each day, I’ll be traveling about 8-10 hours. I have a 2-horse slant-load bumper pull trailer; it’s also a forward or reverse slant load. The first day I’m going to travel with them in one direction and the next day in the other direction.
QUESTION: I believe my hay nets will only hold about a half a bale of hay (the bales i get are about 25-30lbs). At home my horses generally eat about 1 1/2-2 bales/day EACH. I was hoping to get a whole bale in a net, but no way will that fit. There’s no way to get into the trailer sections to add more hay. Maybe while traveling they won’t eat as much? Any suggestions or thoughts? Would corner feeders be better? But i would think with corner feeders that a lot of hay would be lost on the floor as their heads would be moving back and forth since it’s a slant and they’re tied on one side and the hay’s on the other…their heads are not just hanging over the feeder.