Trailering Yearlings

[YankeeLawyer]

[QUOTE=Callaway;5007767]
So I decided to leave the divider in, and I’m just going to leave them untied. They won’t be able to go anywhere, as there is a butt bar and chest bar. We leave for the show tomorrow morning, and it is just a 5 minute trailer ride. It will be a nice way to “break them in” because heading to Fair Hill, Stone Tavern, and Devon later!

Thank you for all of your suggestions! Hopefully it will be a good experience for my fillies.[/QUOTE]

They will be fine; youngsters tend to do well, especially with a good buddy along for the ride.

[BrenderGal]

The rule of thumb for Brenderups is:
If you use the stalls of a two horse model, the horses don’t need to be tied.
If you remove the center divider of a two horse model, you HAVE to tie the horse(s).
If you use the one-horse models, you have to tie the horse.

The reason: you don’t want the horse/horses to turn around in the trailer. Turning around can be dangerous for the horse (at worst) or create a bad experience for them if they get stuck. It’s also not good for the trailer.

Also, if you remove the center divider it’s important to use Brenderup’s one piece butt bar. The solid butt bars are part of the frame support for the trailer.

Hope this helps!

[Callaway]

[QUOTE=BrenderGal;5021705]
The rule of thumb for Brenderups is:
If you use the stalls of a two horse model, the horses don’t need to be tied.
If you remove the center divider of a two horse model, you HAVE to tie the horse(s).
If you use the one-horse models, you have to tie the horse.

The reason: you don’t want the horse/horses to turn around in the trailer. Turning around can be dangerous for the horse (at worst) or create a bad experience for them if they get stuck. It’s also not good for the trailer.

Also, if you remove the center divider it’s important to use Brenderup’s one piece butt bar. The solid butt bars are part of the frame support for the trailer.

Hope this helps![/QUOTE]

Thank you. I ended up keeping the divider in. I also ended up tying the fillies because they still tried to turn around. They were completely fine for the 5 minute trailer ride to the show. We have a 2 hour drive to MD on Monday for a handling session, hopefully that will also go well.

[Ladybug_Hill]

Just a thought here. I always trailer my young horses ALONE. First they need to be quiet in a stall alone before I will do this. I find that they learn to be on the trailer alone very quickly. If they are always used to having a buddy then they might panic when they don’t have one.

I am glad you tied them in the end. I have seen too many young horses try to turn around even in a tie stall. Much safer to restrict them from this in my opinion.