Alternative travelling companions?

[brighteyes]

One of our horses is being a pain when left on the lorry, banging and neighing and generally stropping. She's not stressing I don't think, yet, just objecting and I don't see why we should take another pony along to just stand there as a nanny as they can be longish days and it really isn't fair as it wouldn't get off the lorry. Has anyone thought of taking another sort of animal, say a goat or something, which would be able to lie down in the box and move about so not compromised as much from a welfare POV?

ATM she gets a haynet and someone stays in the living - a situation she is happy with, but there aren't many people I can (or really like to) ask to babysit. We don't pander to her but doing the leaving her til she stops approach simply doesn't work - as damage to her and the box have shown

She isn't ours and therefore I am even more anxious not to damage her, but she has been used to getting her own way and is short of a few manners. She travels and stands perfectly well alone and doesn't nap (though she does call a little) to her companions when she's the one who is off the lorry!

Anyone think it's worth trying a goat or maybe even the stable chicken - in a cage, of course?

I really think it's tight taking a pony along as it's hectic enough at a show to have an extra one to get off for leg-stretches...

Ideas on a postcard - or better still on here!

 

[stacey_lou]

Have you tried putting a mirror in your lorry for her, might work, robinsons sell them

 

[welshied]

I know someone who travels there horse with a goat which works out really well and keeps the horse happy

 

[Carefreegirl]

Take a goat then if you get thirsty you can have a nice fresh glass of milk. Seriously tho, mirrors work a treat worked with a pony on our yard.

 

[brighteyes]

Ha ha - unless it's a little billy! Thanks, I will try a mirror and also, since she is always jumped first, Sedalin for after she is finished.