Transporting yearling

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I am in the process of buying a little yearling pony. She wears a headcollar but has never been taught to lead properly or tie up. I need to get her from North Lincolnshire to Essex. I have a trailer or I could pay a friend to use a lorry, or easiest (but most expensive) could get a transport company.
Thoughts?
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To be honest, her current owners should be rocketed (at the very least) for having a yearling that cannot be lead or tied up. Sounds harsh, but poor pony!

i think there is no way to do this without upsetting the pony so would get a transport company to do it. They will know how to get an unhelpful pony to load and also, if you rpony hates the process, she won't be hating her new owner from the first moment you handle her! When you get her, spend a lot of time taching her the basics on how to lead and be tied, then when this is well esablished, work on loading her into your trailer.

Good luck (i think you may need it!).

Sarah
 
I was told that they were better travelled loose in the back of a trailer without a partition or any breach bars and also the floor bedded thickly in straw.
You could put some hay in there but not a haynet for obvious reasons.

If you are worried you could maybe borrow a trailer vision camera so you could at least keep your eye on her as you are travelling.

I shouldnt worry too much, there are plenty of unhandled youngstock herded off to sales every day of the week.

Good luck, you must post some pics of your new arrival
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Loose in back of trailer with lots of straw and top door shut.
Once travelled a 4 month old completely wild sec D all the way from deepest wales like this no problem.
Travel all of the youngsters loose to start with until they learn how to balance.
Congratulations on buying her she did look very cute
 
As said above take out the internals in the trailer and put a nice straw bed down. Shut the top door so she can't jump out and open the vents so she still has plenty of ventilation. She'll be fine.
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Speak to this lady at Manningtree horse transport before you do anything, lots of experience with this type of travelling tel 01206 230966 / 07964740486
 
Thank you, will do.
The seller is being a bit funny about sending me front on pics with the feet in sight - in every picture they have been cut off. I own her mum who is very pigeon toed so would like to see these bits before I set off.
 
Agree, trailer with partition out, it will find its own feet.

I find towing a trailer on the motorway much easier and less stressful than on normal roads as you are driving straight!

I would be worried if they are cutting its feet out the pics tho??
 
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