Travelling Issues

[klom81]

Hi Everyone

Just wondering if anyone has had the same issue and therefore can suggest a solution to the following.

I have a young show cob who is reatively inexperience at travelling and has a habit of pawing quite a lot whilst travelling (when stationary or moving)

This in itself is a little irritating but he isn't doing anything dangerous and I am hoping this will lessen with time and experience.

My problem is that the last two times I travelled him the breast bar in my Ifor William Trailer (510 if it makes any odds) has fallen down.

The first time this happened I thought I must have forgotten to put the pin in and therefore the bar would have just bounced out of place so on the return journey I made sure that I had definately secured the front bar with the pin and set off on my way. Low and behold when I arrived home the bar was out again.

I am guessing the when he is pawing it is wriggling the linchpin out and then the bar is falling down.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so do you know of anything that can be used as an alternative to the linchpin for securing the bar?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated no matter how far flung they might seem.

 

[Kokopelli]

Try putting straw down in your trailer when you travel him, this used to stop my old one pawing, I must admit I can't help you with the breast bar as I have never heard of this happening before.

 

[Baileyhoss]

You could try putting a rubber stopper (or twisting on some plaiting bands) on the linchpin so it can't slide out?

 

[cm2581]

My horse used to travel in an Ifor 510 and exactly the same thing happened on a regular basis! And she had an annoying habit of walking forward to peer out the window!!!! not a safe place for the horse to travel! She wasn't in it all that often and since I'd never buy an ifor trailer it won't be happening again! I can only suggest replacing the normal pin with some sort of clip that is more difficult to remove, although bear in mind it'll also be more difficult to remove in an emergency!

No suggestions with regards to the pawing tho! Sorry!