does good in trailer = good in traffic?

[dragonflys]

In your opinions, have you found that a horse that travels happily in a trailer is good with traffic while hacking out?

Just a query really and i will be interested in your replies

 

[Ranyhyn]

no

 

[noblesteed]

No - totally different thing! Imagine yourself as a horse in a trailer, then imagine yourself as a horse walking along a busy road. Completely different!

 

[eggs]

No. Being good in a trailer is no indication that the horse will be good in traffic.

 

[Inca2]

No - two totally different things.

 

[caberston]

different kettle of fish altogether!!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

NO!
Good in trailer means that the horse travels well, doesn't fall over, doesn't sweat up and probably will stand quietly in the trailer at its destination.

Good in traffic means something completely different. In fact I used to have a completely bombproof gelding who could be ridden down an A road with no problems whatsoever. The only time he ever napped was if a local farmer had left his box with the ramp down while he went to get his hunters. Then it was almost impossible to persuade the gelding to go anywhere near the box to go along the bridle-path. He had no intention of ever travelling again.

 

[Jesstickle]

My horse is good in traffic (as in bombproof and as good as I've ever had) and he won't get on a trailer never mind travel. But we will be working on this over the summer as he is going to have to learn!

 

[lady_annabelle]

Nope mines brilliant to travel and probably one of the most dangerous to take on the roads

 

[Feathered]

Don't see how it would... It won't see any traffic in the trailer!

 

[Chunkie]

Don't see how it would... It won't see any traffic in the trailer!

Mine does. I have to travel with the front top door open. If I don't, she will be a sweat-soaked shaking wreck by the time we reach our destination, even if it's only a couple of miles to the local show.

Most of our journeys are around 4 miles on country lanes, but once a year (more if she's damaged herself), we go to the vet for jabs. It's 25 miles away on two busy A-roads. If I have to stop at lights on the motorway islands and an artic pulls up next to us, she has a good look at it, ignoring any airbrakes. If we get overtaken by long, heavy vehicles she watches them go past and always appears quite interested in them.

If I met anything like this when riding on the road we wouldn't get anywhere near it, let alone past it. So - no.

 

[dragonflys]

Thanks for all replies.

I think what i was getting at was, traffic going past trailer, horse can see large traffic (well mine does) so does that make them happier with traffic while ridden.

But it looks like a 'no'.

There goes that theory out of the window! or trailer...!

Thanks all

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Well, as it is extremely unwise to travel the horse with the front door open, the horse should not be able to see the traffic anyway. You don't want gravel in the horse's eyes.

A better way would be to organise grazing in a field at the side of a very busy road with bombproof companions. Then to hack out (on quieter roads) with bombproof companions.

 

[maisie06]

Absolutely not!!!!!! My mare is dreadful in traffic and yet travels sweetly in a trailer.