Just got my 2 horse straight load trailer and I am making a list of supplies that I think I need. I have looked at a few catologs but with all the choices I just do not know which item to get.  

 Please give me your suggestions and manufacture name brands if you have a favorite.

1. Trailer ties- bungee or adjustable nylon, break away velcro type. Which type of snap do I need and which end do I hook to the trailer?

    The trailer has 3 tie rings, front corner above escape door window, in front of bus window next to chest bar and one on the inside of the head divider. Which is the best location to hang the hay net?  

2.  Tool kit, flash light, drive on type tire changer and emergancy triangle.

Any ideas and advice will be greatly apprectiate.

1) Membership to US Rider (auto club membership similar to AAA but they will tow a horse trailer and other horse-specific benefits)

2) Torque wrench

3) Tire star that fits both truck and trailer lug nuts.

I made a checklist on an Excel spreadsheet that I have attached.  Mine is specific to a LQ trailer for multiple day shows so many of the item won't be relevant for you, but you are welcome to borrow and plagarize as a starting point for your own checklist. 

I have to use cross ties as trailer ties as I have an extra-tall trailer and the trailer ties are not long enough.  I put the safety snap on the trailer side and the regular snap on the horse.  That way, if they break away, there is still something to function as a lead rope attached to the horse.  I know other people that put the safety snap end on the horse and leave the lead rope attached to the halter, just tucked into the manger area. 

I would attach the panic snap to the trailer and the hook to the horse.  Consider trying to release the panic snap when it's attached to a horse that's having a melt-down in the trailer.  With the panic snap at the window you merely have to reach in a little way and the horse is released.  And with a short shank attached to his halter too!

The hay net should be hung high from the furthest tie ring from the horse.  As hay nets are emptied, they droop.  A front hoof caught in the net is unpleasant for all concerned. 

besides what has already been mentioned: 5 gallon water container as you never know if there will be water where you stop or if you run into trouble. fork for cleaning maure, broom for sweeping

If the panic snap is on the trailer window, ...The panic snap will go toward the horse but it won't be very fast or hard.  Avoiding the potential damage to the human reaching in toward the horse is a fair trade off.  Of course this doen't apply to the bungie ties.  Then the released snap will fly back toward either the horse or person HARD and FAST.  There will be a bruise or worse in that case.  I won't use or recommend a bungie tie for that reason alone.

wow, what a lot of wonderful suggestions.  I would add a sharp pocket knife or utility cutter knife. 

Also think hag bags are much better than hay nets.

Now you need yet another trailer to carry all the gear for the first- and then you'd need to carry a whole new set of extra stuff for the second, which means you'd need ANOTHER rig for the that..............

Carrying some extra supplies and stuff is a great idea BUT you can only stow so many things before you plain old run out of room and with a two horse trailer that won't take much time. The ideas here a great but you have to pair it down and figure out what you should take,what you can't and what you live without...or buy at walmart.....

Tie Safe trailer ties. THese are the ones with velcro holding them together. They work FANTASTICALLY.  Had a mare bust loose from a trailer - the velcro split and she still had the "half" attached to her halter for catching. I use the cross-tie length on my picket line.

If all your tie rings are up high - higher than you can easily reach, you may want to do this. Take a nylon web trailer tie - non adjustable (less hardware) with a panic snap and make a loop with it on your tie ring (hook panic snap to the slide or bull snap). Then, attach your horse's trailer tie to that loop - using the panic snap end on the looped trailer tie and the slide snap end on the halter.

I do not recommend hay nets in the trailer; I use a windowpane style hay bag... however, I have had a horse get her foot into that window-pane style hay bag (same one that ran over me to exit the trailer... long story... ) that was hanging more than chest high... (She reared up and did it).

After I had to get in the trailer with this mare and undo the hay bag (2 straps), I have changed my ways. ALL HAY BAGS are now and forever more attached with panic snaps!!! Country Supply sells ones with a large eye - buy several - they are also good for tying outside the trailer.

Tool kit is good. Be sure to get the "X" lug nut wrench that will fit the lugs on both your tow vehicle AND the trailer.

A No-pest strip to hang in the trailer to keep wasps and hornets from nesting in the horse area. A can of wasp spray in case they do anyway .. or you end up parked by ground bees.

Lots of hooks for hanging things UP HIGH.

The water jugs that I like are blue square with white "faucets". You turn them inside out for the faucet part and they have a white vent cap. You can sit them on their side and use the faucet part. I covered the bottoms of 2 of them with duct tape to help protect them from scratches and cuts. They've lasted me 7 or 8 years so far.

Step-stool tool box. This can be your step into the dressing room (DR), and can hold your first aid stuff. It also doubles as a mounting block or step into the back of your truck.  I keep a small hammer, several pliers, leather punch, emergency cold paks, bottle of iodine, bottle of saline solution, duct tape, sugar cubes, and extra hardware (double-ended BRASS snaps, large eye panic snaps, scissors, thermometer & KY, antibacterial hand *soap*  - for you and the horse, shoe laces/ hay bale twine, etc.)

Compass & whistle.

Sugar Cubes... Can be crushed and mixed with medicine. Can be crushed and mixed with iodine for a drawing salve (hoof especially), can be used to "treat" a horse as a reward.  Can be added to water to encourage a horse to drink.

Iodine, can be diluted and used as a wash.

Sterile Saline Solution (near contact lense supplies in stores) - can be used to flush ANY WOUND - even your own, safe to flush eyes with. Can be used to bathe snotty noses too.

Spare halter and lead.  If you will be using a head bumper, you can double halter your horse ... that way, once you arrive at your destination, you can remove the halter with the headbumper on it and still have a halter on the horse. Use the non-head bumper halter for attaching the lead.

 
Have fun.............be safe!

Items to carry with you on trips:

• Always, always carry a first-aid kit with you, and make sure that it is fully stocked!
• Bring along extra water for drinking and for cleaning wounds, should any occur.
• Have an emergency kit that contains your identification, insurance papers, vehicle license and registration papers, as well as a list of names and numbers to be contacted in case of an emergency. This contact list should include your veterinarian and relatives or friends that you wish to be reached.
• If you're going to be traveling down an interstate, be sure to carry up-to-date equine health certificates and proof of negative Coggins (EIA).
• Keep in your tow vehicle a jack, tire iron, spare tire, jumper cables, spare belts and hoses, a tool kit, tow chain, replacement fuses, work gloves, portable air compressor, road atlas, cash and/or credit card.
• Store in your trailer a spare tire (for the trailer), a tire iron and jack (if trailer takes a different size than the tow vehicle), chocks, 3 emergency triangles, flashlight, electrical and duct tape, equine first aid kit with splint, knife, buckets and sponge, a spare halter and lead rope, spare bulbs and fuses, WD-40, fire extinguisher, broom, pitchfork, shovel, insect spray, and manure disposal bags.
• If you're traveling during winter months, you should bring some extra horse blankets, extra people blankets, sand, red flag for your antenna (if you get stranded), a candle, lighter or matches, and tire chains.

Emergency First Aid Kit

The following items assembled into an emergency kit will help you handle most situations. These items are not only for use on the trailer, but are good to have around the barn. Discuss this list with your own veterinarian, he may have other suggestions that are appropriate for you and your situation.

• ROLL COTTON - 2 rolls
• ROLL GAUZE - 4 rolls ( 4" or 6")
• GAUZE SQUARES
• CLEAN STANDING BANDAGES - 2 quilt or fleece with outer wraps
• ADHESIVE TAPE
• 24" SECTION OF 6" PVC PIPE which has been split in half lengthwise - for splinting; check that diameter of pipe fits your horse.
• COHESIVE FLEXIBLE BANDAGE - 2 - 4" (Vetrap or Co-flex)
• STICKY ROLL BANDAGE - Elastikon
• THERMOMETER
• STETHOSCOPE
• MOSQUITO FORCEPS
• SCISSORS
• TWITCH
• ANTISEPTIC SOAP - Betadine etc.
• HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
• ANTIBACTERIAL OINTMENT - Nitrofurozone Dressing or Triple Antibiotic
• ANTIBACTERIAL SPRAY POWDER - Furox Spray
• OPTHALMIC OINTMENT AND SALINE EYE WASH - Without cortizone or steriods
• BUTAZOLIDIN PASTE (bute)
• BANAMINE GRANULES OR PASTE
• BUCKET
• WATER - 10 gallons or more

All medications should be given on the advice of your own veterinarian or the veterinarian treating the condition. IMPROPER USE OF TRANQUILIZERS AND OTHER MEDICATION CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR HORSE.

CHECK:  Tire Air Pressure:  RF_____  RR_____  LF _____ LR_____

        SPARE_____  (Should be ___ lbs.)

        Electric Hook-Up_____  Electric Brakes_____

        Break-away Brakes_____

        Lights:  Exterior_____  Interior_____

        Floorboards_____  Ceiling (look for wasp nests)_____

        Door Latches_____

LOAD:   Tack_____  Horse Care Items_____  Equine First Aid Kit___

OTHER:  ________________  ________________  _________________

        (An easy way to check your electric brakes is to manually

        apply them when you're moving the trailer.  They should 

        stop the forward motion of your vehicle without having to 

        apply the foot brake.)

      Saddles_____  _____  Breast Collars_____  _____  

      Saddle Blankets/Pads_____  _____  Bridles_____ _____

      Cinches_____  _____  Halters_____  _____

      Lead Ropes_____  _____  Travel Wraps_____  _____

      Saddle Bags_____  Horn Bag_____  Boda Bags_____ _____

      Other_________________  ________________  _________________

      (We have two blanks after most entries since we typically 

      take at least two horses on any event trip.  Thus each 

      category can be checked off for each horse.)

      Body Brush_____  Face Brush_____  Rubber Curry_____

      Mane/Tail Comb_____  Hoof Pick_____  Fly Spray_____

      Hay Nets_____  Wad-r Bucket_____  Feed Bucket_____

      Hay_____  Grain_____

      EXTRAS:  Halter_____  Lead Rope_____  Reins_____

                Cinch_____  Latigos_____

      Elastic Bandages_____  Leg Wraps_____  Kotex_____

      Cotton Balls_____  Clean Cloths_____  Sponge_____

      Antiseptic Ointment_____  Wound Dust_____  Salve_____

      Liniment_____  Rubbing Alcohol______  Bute_____

      Scissors_____  Knife_____  Pins_____

      Forceps/Tweezers_____

      Other_______________  ________________ _____________

 
SADDLE BAGS:

      Knife_____  Pliers w/Wire Cutter_____  Area Map_____

      Small First Aid Kit_____  Camera and Film_____

      Lip Balm_____ Aspirin_____  Antihistamines_____

      Chicago Screws_____ Horseshoe Nails_____  Hard Candy_____

      Hoof Pick_____ Kleenex_____  

      Other________________  _________________ _______________

      (This checklist applies to trail rides)

CHECK:  Tire Air Pressure;  RF_____  RR_____  LF_____ LR_____

        SPARE_____  (Should be ___ lbs.)

        Water_____  Anti-Freeze_____  Windshield Fluid_____ 

        Oil_____  Power Steering Fluid ______

        Transmission Fluid_____  Brake Fluid_____  Jack_____

        Lug Wrench_____  Flares_____  Fire Extinguisher_____

        Water Jug (filled)_____

EXTRA:  Oil_____  Fan Belt_____  Fuses_____

FILL:   Fuel/Main Tank_____  Auxiliary Tank_____

CLEAN:  Cab_____  Bed_____  Windows_____  Exterior_____

OTHER:  ________________  ________________  ________________

 
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Oh, Don't forget the Beer.        

TRAILER FIRST AID KIT

You never know what you'll encounter when you trailer out, and you shouldn't go out unprepared. Here's what we've found to be a practical first aid kit to carry in our horse trailers (in addition to the standard "automobile" first aid kit in the pickup). It all fits nicely in a standard tackle box.

"HUMAN" COMPARTMENT

1. Pocket first aid kit 10. 12cc bent tip catheter
2. Baggie of band-aids and towelettes 11. Scissors
3. 2X3 gauze pads 12. Forceps & tweezers
4. Kotex (for bulk dressing) 13. Kleenex
5. Clear bandaging tape 14. Sewing kit
6. Bandanna 15. Insect sting swabs
7. Antibiotic ointment 16. Eye pad
8. "DESITIN" ointment 17. Tylenol
9. Zinc oxide ointment 18. Rolaids
"HORSE" COMPARTMENT
1. 2x2 gauze pads 12. Electrolytes
2. "KLING" dressing 13. Nitrofurazone ointment
3. Kotex (for bulk dressing) 14. "CUT HEAL"
4. Vet wrap 15. "FURALL" spray
5. 36" latex bandage 16. Leather belt
6. Leg wrap 17. Hoof Pick w/ brush
7. Betadine solution (diluted) 18. 12cc syringe w/o needle
8. Phenylbutazone ("BUTE") tabs or paste 19. Duct tape
9. V elcro straps 20. Small rubber bands
10. "B-KALM" paste 21. Sponge
11. "SWAT" fly repellant ointment 22. 2) 5" pc. of garden hose*

* Garden hose pieces can be used to keep nasal airways open in the event of snake bite or anaphylactic shock.

Other items in the trailer should include an extra halter and lead rope, clippers or grooming scissors, an old bath towel, twitch, sponge, and a clean bucket.

Be sure to inspect your first aid supplies periodically, particularly at the beginning and end of each "trailering" season!

I printed off your check list...can come in handy for sure! anddddddddd where did you find the horse trailer mail box? I love it!

Being a FF / EMT..my first aid bag is more of a roll along suitcase. One compartment for human, one for horses. Being a team roper I see a lot of lost fingers, broken bones, burns, heat illnesses. I even cary an Ambu bag with me in case someone ever goes into cardiac arrest god forbid, but it does happen and im prepared. I have worked more than my share of vehicle accidents involving animals being trailered, horses, cattle etc. And that big ol bag of mine shore comes in handy. My man laughs about the "suitcase", but you can imagine how many times he's brought someone to the trailer for medical attention, or drug me to a stull to render aid. Id rather be over prepared than under anyday.