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Leoniefuller

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Hopefully in the next two weeks I will be transporting my mare from Gloucester to Manchester with is a 3 hour drive. We are going to rent a box with a front and back open - which is what she's always traveled in with me. On a Dually halter, with the front of the box open, she will load after having a 2 minuet paddy - so loading isn't a problem. The majority of journeys she's been on while I've had her are around 15 minuets to an hour. Her previous home said they didn't travel her much at all, even though she is 12 she's not been boxed much! So I need ideas on how to make her journey - 3 hours - as comfortable for her as possible.
The problems are - she swears like mad and then the sweat drips off her onto the floor so my worry is she slips on that. She also pushes herself right back on the back door of the box and panics, she also screams for her life! She will happily stand after being loaded with a licky for 15 mins but as soon as the doors are shut she pushes back on the door and screams. She travels with a hay net but doesn't bother with it and I have tried traveling her with straw down so she doesn't slip on her sweat but I'm worried that that would be more slippy?
Any ideas how I can make her journey nice for her?
 
A lot of horses travel better in trailers with no central partition.

Horses who have not travelled much take practice to feel comfortable. Could she have a few shorter trips?

Is the box well enough ventilated? Do you rug up?

Is the driver careful and steady?

I travel with shavings down, slightly mucky ones give better grip than shiny new ones.
 
Red-1 said:
A lot of horses travel better in trailers with no central partition.

Horses who have not travelled much take practice to feel comfortable. Could she have a few shorter trips?

Is the box well enough ventilated

Is the driver careful and steady?

I travel with shavings down, slightly mucky ones give better grip than shiny new ones.
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And this, also if you don't want to buy a bale of shavings most pet shops sell smaller bales for pets
 
Not sure if you mean that you travel her with the top front door open? Very dangerous, any debris could fly in, she could panic and try to climb out! It sounds like she is unstable on her feet, someone suggested travelling without a partition, this often works but you must use a full breast bar for her safety. My friends pony travels better in his Rice trailer without partitions and facing backwards.
 
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