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relay101
Reg. Apr 2004
Posted 2007-05-14 4:08 PM (#60760)
Subject: Can pony sleep on the trailer?


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We found a really nice pony for our girls.  We are going to pick her up in conjunction with a scheduled trip.  Our trip home consisted of a night at a hotel and I am wondering if this pony would be ok being left on the trailer overnight?  We will pick her up in the late afternoon then drive for about 5 hours before stopping for the night.  Will she be ok?  She is tiny and the trailer is big.  Should I just untie her and let her move around the trailer?  Should I bed the trailer once we stop like a stall?

Thanks for any advice.



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farmbabe
Reg. Nov 2003
Posted 2007-05-14 7:10 PM (#60763 - in reply to #60760)
Subject: RE: Can pony sleep on the trailer?


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Why not let her stay in the trailer? Bed it down nice and thick, that will help the noise of her moving about. You can try either tying her up or letting her loose, see what happens. Whatever way she seems most comfortable, I don't think it will cause any harm.
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huntseat
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2007-05-14 7:37 PM (#60765 - in reply to #60760)
Subject: RE: Can pony sleep on the trailer?


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Without knowing her needs, bed the trailer like a stall.  My show horses would never pee without shavings.  My pasture ornaments would pee on concrete.

If you don't tie her take the halter off, then she won't get hung on the trailer and thrash/flip.  (Also if someone were to try and take her they'd be short a halter.)

If you can I'd use a baby monitor or walkie talkie so I could hear what was going on.  This would alert you to someone messing with her.

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Terri
Reg. Jan 2004
Posted 2007-05-14 9:59 PM (#60772 - in reply to #60760)
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Can you lock/chain the trailer door shut?  Mine has a single rear door and when I was moving and had lots of our stuff in it,  I would chain it shut.
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relay101
Reg. Apr 2004
Posted 2007-05-14 10:30 PM (#60773 - in reply to #60760)
Subject: RE: Can pony sleep on the trailer?


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Thanks for the great tips. I do have a baby monitor that I can put in the trailer. It is a walkie talkie type so I can actually talk to the pony if I felt the need to do so. Which I probably won't. I guess locking the trailer is a good idea. Hopefully we will stay somewhere with exterior rooms so that we can back the trailer up close to the room.
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