Why has my pony has started to fall over when traveling?

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I have been transporting her in my trailer for a year with no problems then I purchased a new car for towing but the tow bar was higher and therefore the trailer was at a slight angle. I took her out twice like this and both times she fall over, so I had the tow bar lowered so that there was no angle at all but she still fell over. I thought I might be her companion who is not a great traveller so I have tried she with another pony who does not move and also on her own but she is still banging about when I corner, it does matter now slowly I go. Any suggestions?
 
get her back checked, my mare had issues travelling in a trailer which caused similar symptons (very unstable etc)

However in the end, she got so used to going in a lorry, she now wont travel in a trailer - fussy mare!!
 
Yes the trailer has a partition and the car is a manual.

With regards to her back when I purchased her, she hadnt had her back done for sometime but travelled fine - I have my back lady coming out again in two weeks time.
 
Take the partitions out.

Is it an Ifor Williams trailer? I have had horse falling over problems with mine but only when the partitions are in. I've given up using them.
 
My coloured cob travelled EVERYWHERE in a trailer for years with or without company with no problems, then one day on the way home from hunting he just flaked out, couldn't balance himself at all and ended up ripping his poor legs to bits even through boots. I put it down to tiredness but he did it the next week en route to a BSJA stay away show, and did it so badly he actually managed to rip one of his shoes off. I spoke to someone at the show and they told me to pin back the back part of the partition to allow him to spread his back legs out and balance better - did that and never looked back. This then happened to a friend's horse and the same thing worked. Feel it's better to pin back/take out the back section only so you can keep the breast bars in.
 
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Feel it's better to pin back/take out the back section only so you can keep the breast bars in.

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You can purchase full length breast and breech bars for travelling without the partitions
 
Agree with taking out the partition. Years ago when we had a trailer we had a little mare who just couldn't balance in one half of the trailer. We took out the partition and she was absolutely fine.
 
Get the compatiability of trailer checked to car, if towbar is higher it can effect how it travels. Get your local mobile towbar fitter to check it may be that the towball height needs altering.
 
I had a horse that travelled fine in a trailer for 2 years and then suddenly kept falling over but it was only when we went round corners/round abouts. Even if we drove really slowly round the corners he would fall, it was really scary and made the whole enjoyment of going out competing a nightmare.

After that we could only travel him in a lorry.
 
My big WB couldn't balance in my trailer either, it was a brand new Ifor 510 and he would literally climb the walls. I got my chiro out and he had a badly rotated pelvis, I also took out the partition, bought a full length breast bar and breech bar, cross tied him and now he travels like a lamb, trouble is I can't have anyone in there with him.
 
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