henryhorn
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Don't forget my vet actually told me it was illegal... (under the circumstances of being an orphan foal and getting dark he felt I should get away with it...not that I should of course!)
transporting a fallabella in my car
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Circe
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Im loving this post. Its kept me entertained on my night shift at work. 
Not sure if its legal or not to pop the pony in the boot, has anyone ever been prosecuted for travelling their shetland on the back seat?
When i was younger in the uk their used to be a shetland that turned up regularly to shows in the back of a landrover.
( landrovers seem to be the car of choice... I have trouble getting the OH to let me pick up feed with ours...)
Kx
Not sure if its legal or not to pop the pony in the boot, has anyone ever been prosecuted for travelling their shetland on the back seat?
When i was younger in the uk their used to be a shetland that turned up regularly to shows in the back of a landrover.
( landrovers seem to be the car of choice... I have trouble getting the OH to let me pick up feed with ours...)
Kx
JFTDWS
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I'd load the pony in the back seat of your car and transport it at 4.30am on a Sunday morning.... If stopped, tell the cops you've been advised it's perfectly legal under Section 19 of the Transit of Animals Order. By the time they've looked it up and found you're wrong, you'll be long gone....
I knew you'd have the solution
And the balls to pull it off probably...Interesting about the head room / height above withers...
tess1
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zangersheide
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Are you serious????? Its a pony, not a dog!!
Dry Rot
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...if stopped....
"But I can assure you, officer, it is a dog. Haven't you seen a Romanian Mastiff before? I hesitate to ask this, but you haven't been drinking on duty, have you? Do you normally wear glasses?"
"But I can assure you, officer, it is a dog. Haven't you seen a Romanian Mastiff before? I hesitate to ask this, but you haven't been drinking on duty, have you? Do you normally wear glasses?"
NOISYGIRL
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Lurke
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I lose count of the amount of animals I've transported in my car (not even a 4x4), of all kinds - pigs, sheep, calves etc. As long as you use common sense (non slip flooring, secure partition, some way of getting them in and out safely, animal is calm) and it's a short journey, you'd be fine.
I have actually been stopped by the police while transporting livestock in the back of my car, and he wasn't the slightest bit interested in it. Just checked my license and let me go.
I have actually been stopped by the police while transporting livestock in the back of my car, and he wasn't the slightest bit interested in it. Just checked my license and let me go.
floppypoppy
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Can you not just ride or lead one of the others and transport the mini in the lorry ???
fburton
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While I reckon he is probably correct, I wouldn't automatically assume that everything vets say is true, even if it's related to their field of work. They are only human after all, like the rest of us.
Morgan123
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the farmer who owns my yard transports a male peacock (full tail) in his car, with its wings bound with bailing twine. I think that's way more dangerous than a pony (he has to travel it cross-ways so it fits in! what if it panics and its tail obscures his vision or it gets out of its bailing twine!?). I think he's wrong to do that becuase i don't think it's that pleasant for the peacock - but i bet it's not illegal! lol.
I like the bulgarian mastiff option.
I like the bulgarian mastiff option.