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Post by stormyskies on Apr 20, 2010 17:53:56 GMT
Am full of questions tonight!
Need to take mare with 5 week foal at foot up to vets on Thursday as mare needs an x ray.
What is best way to travel them in a trailer?
Am thinking partition out, mare tied up and foal loose. Is that correct?
Would you cross tie mare?
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Post by oberchis on Apr 21, 2010 2:18:32 GMT
Yes thats what I'd do and did it that way at one of the studs I worked at. Has your trailer got doors at the rear above the ramp? If it does travel with them closed too.
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Post by holiday on Apr 21, 2010 7:32:53 GMT
Yes that is how I would travel them also, with all top doors shut!!!! I dont cross tie mares, they travel well with foals and are usually careful so not to stand on them.
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Post by Guestless on Apr 21, 2010 9:19:48 GMT
I don't cross-tie either, but I do usually tie a couple of bales of hay/straw right at the front to keep their weight off the front and have lots of straw on the floor. My mares usually end up travelling backwards.
I also tape padding over any bits that stick out (ie bits where the partitions usually slot in)
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Post by stormyskies on Apr 21, 2010 11:50:46 GMT
so do you tie mare up at all?
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Post by Guestless on Apr 21, 2010 12:48:57 GMT
I don't  |
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Post by holiday on Apr 21, 2010 14:29:12 GMT
I do tie the mares up but on a rubbish bit of twine in case it needs to snap!!!
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Post by horseyll81 on Apr 22, 2010 14:35:12 GMT
I'm with the majority. I tie my mare up (cross tie) and leave the foal loose, without the partition in. Did it numerous times going to and from stud last year and worked very well :-)
Good luck x
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Post by horseyll81 on Apr 22, 2010 14:35:46 GMT
With top doors shut...forgot to say!! xx
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Post by stormyskies on Apr 22, 2010 21:50:49 GMT
Thanks all. Well managed today and tied mare and got to vets and back safe and sound. Bothe travelled well and Charlie now has a fan club at the vets and he had them all wrapped round his hoof!
Sadly it wasn't good news for mare though!
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Post by horseyll81 on Apr 23, 2010 6:24:42 GMT
Well done!! What a shame about the mare x
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Post by holiday on Apr 23, 2010 7:56:53 GMT
Im sorry to hear about your mare, but glad it went well with travelling!! xxx
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Post by oberchis on Apr 23, 2010 23:11:10 GMT
Sorry to hear about your mare x glad they travelled well though x whats she done x
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Post by stormyskies on Apr 26, 2010 12:54:47 GMT
she did her ligament in her hin 18 months ago but was given ok to breed from. however it has gone again and is beyond help. she is on bute - am hoping foal will be ok with this - and looks like will be end of road for her at weaning
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Post by holiday on Apr 26, 2010 15:54:16 GMT
Im so sorry to hear this xxx
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