A few months back I went to Walmart and found a wireless thermometer.. The one unit goes out side and the display unit stays inside.. The product ran around $15.00.. I put the display unit in my truck and the thermometer unit in my (horse trailer area) they are both battery operated and this lets you keep a check on what the temp is on your horses while hauling down the road, all for about $20, and it works great! I just wanted to share this with yall.. It will work great in winter as well as summer.. You would be surprised at how hot it gets in the trailer going up and down the road.. When I see its getting hot back there I will stop, and throw a few bags of ice on my shavings...Just found something cheap that works for me, and wanted to pass it along to yall.. Take Care, cause its one hot summer! Dan
Posted 2006-07-29 1:58 PM (#45639 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Posted 2006-07-29 2:16 PM (#45643 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Forgot to add one thing, if you have been at a weekend barrel race, with your trailer plugged in and the ac on all weekend, like I do,, I always close all my drop downs up, thiefs are every where... It seems like when I am packing up and loading horses to head out,,, the horse part has been all shut up and is awful hot,,, so about 20 minutes before I hit the road I open my mid door to my horse area, this lets the air cool the trailer down before loading them... No it doesnot make it cold, but after its been shut up all weekend it cools the horse area quicker.. Then I drop my windows, unplug, and load up and when I load my horses the trailer is cool,, instead of feeling like an oven! Some people dont have the middle door, but if you do, this is a good trick... Dan -----
Posted 2006-08-02 4:29 PM (#45912 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Thanks for the tip, I went out and bought one today.. it was on sale for 11.00 at Walmart (had the red tag). I am hauling to Chicago this month and I didn't want to overheat my horse in this weather. The ice tip is great, too!! This is why I love this forum!!!
Posted 2006-08-02 4:45 PM (#45914 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Wow, great idea! I have added tail-side fans to my trailer as well. Keeps the air moving. My local dealer installed for me, 100.00 each, two speed on their own switches. Gives me some comfort in knowing at least air is circulating, even when at a dead stop. It takes a moment for the horses to get used to it, but no trouble at all really.
Posted 2006-08-04 9:00 AM (#46008 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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I always carry extra ice and cold drinks along with spray bottles.
I have been stoped in traffic for long periods of time and the cold drinks work good for Me and the spray bottles get filled with water and sprayed on the horses for extra cooling.
I found if I put ice in the manger they will lick on it and eat it.
Posted 2006-08-04 9:23 AM (#46014 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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The owner of the delinquent doggie, a contractor, told police he left the animal in his car while he worked on a nearby job.
He left the engine and the air conditioner running because of the heat.
Just don't leave your dog in the truck !
The worst damage most dogs do is chew up the occasional shoe, knock over a trash can or two or soil the carpet.
Neighbors say a dog was behind the wheel of a car when it smashed into a Cumming house and then crashed into another car parked in the garage
Neighbors believe the dog somehow knocked the vehicle out of park and sent it careening into the house. "The puppy was jumping around and hit the gas pedal and it started going."
The homeowners were home at the time but were not near the garage. No one was injured.
Posted 2006-08-05 4:14 PM (#46050 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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At what temperature do you put in the ice? I am hauling to Chicago this month and I want to make sure my horses are OK during the six hour drive. Praying it isn't as hot as it was last week, my QH almost overheated and I caught him just in time.
Posted 2006-08-06 4:39 PM (#46082 - in reply to #46050) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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I have the flat backed bucket brackets in my trailer and on long trips I keep a bucket of water in front of my horses. I'm not sure if they wear or drink more, but they always come out of the trailer with a wet head/neck/chest and don't want to drink after unloading. I refill the buckets at every stop. If its really hot (like this last trip) I'll add some ice to the water. My filly had a blast trying to grab it out of the water. She was SOAKED! So was her dam.
Posted 2006-08-06 9:07 PM (#46104 - in reply to #46095) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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If I'm on a long hot haul I will rinse out our 2gal weed sprayer fill it and use it to wet down the shavings, the evaporation cools things a tad. If I unload them I will spray them to help cool them down.
Posted 2006-08-06 10:11 PM (#46113 - in reply to #46050) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Originally written by Jbsny on 2006-08-05 4:14 PM
At what temperature do you put in the ice? I am hauling to Chicago this month and I want to make sure my horses are OK during the six hour drive. Praying it isn't as hot as it was last week, my QH almost overheated and I caught him just in time.
Jbsny
I know conventional wisdom says to offer water every 3 or 4 hours and I stop every 3 hours, but it is not at all unusual for horses to not drink in a trailer for the first 5 or 6 hours. I'm not suggesting to skip the first water stop, I need it myself, I'm just saying don't be surprised or upset if they won't take water until the 5 or 6 hour mark, which could be your whole trip.
Big haulers at truck stops will confirm this, at least the ones I've met did.
Posted 2006-08-07 3:12 PM (#46169 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Thanks all, you are making my trip really easy. I just bought a gallon spray for my round up, but I now am converting it to a water jug (since it is white and easy to identify) for my trip!!!!
Posted 2006-08-07 5:52 PM (#46180 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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All of you with the sprayers may want to try adding a little rubbing alcohol to your water. One pint per gallon is what I use. Towed last thursday from Murfreesboro Tn. to Rocky Mount N.C. we would stop every couple of hours to offer our horse water and spray or mist her down with the H2O/Alcohol solution. She seemed to like the alcohol mist better than the drinking water. The alcohol helps with the evaporation process,......The horse cools quicker, try it on yourself sometime. We don't wet the shavings, all you are doing is making it more damp and humid. Unless you got a constant flow running down the sides and across the floor of the trailer then you may be making it worse than it was before you wet it. You got to add enough water to make a difference. lower those BTU's. AND when you are parked on that hot asphalt with no air flow underneath the trailer, then it becomes an oven. Asphalt temps were at the 130-135 degree range last thursday. When it's 101 degrees, you need something just short of a fire engine pumping through the trailer to make a significant difference. Stop, do what you got to do and get back rolling, you need air flow, mass quanities of air flow and save that ice for your cooler. You break down beside the road it may come in handy for that world champion's water bucket, in a towel, etc. or maybe your red cup! Your horse is in no better shape that the driver of the tow vehicle when you are traveling, whether it be hotter than 40 hells or frozen like a skating rink. Think!.......Common sence and safety will prevail.
Posted 2006-08-07 8:49 PM (#46191 - in reply to #45638) Subject: RE: Summer Heat Trailering suggestion!!! LOOK
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Retento,
I like the idea of adding rubbing alcohol to the sprayer.
Also agree absolutely about the pick up of heat by asphalt.
I try to hide my trailer in the shadow of a big rig van trailer whenever I can. Even in the winter time there can be a significant temperature rise in a stopped trailer, then you get going again at 60+ and you've got horses that were cold, then warm, then chilled again - not good.
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