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  • #41
    I think I am remembering the facts of this story correctly .... Several years ago an endurance rider was trailering home from a very difficult 50 mile ride, which their horse had completed successfully. The horse was used to being trailered. They had their horse in a box stall in the trailer, with the small top doors open (it was summertime). They later theorized that the horse missed his buddy, who was in another trailer, and crawled out of the back of the trailer right after they had gotten on the highway. Owner looks in the rear view mirror in time to see the horse sliding down the highway. Horse had a bad case of road rash, and that was all.
    Last edited by ToiRider; Feb. 7, 2010, 11:03 AM.

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    • #42
      The "no good deed goes unpunished"

      We have always kept a smaller trailer around for running to the vet etc. Anyway, our neighbors needed a horse moved and asked if we could do that for them. DH said sure, be right over.

      The horse was young and not an experienced hauler, but long story short is that he kicked the back door off our trailer and did a backward summersault out onto the driveway. He was not fighting or upset, he just had a tantrum and kicked the door off. We were just barely moving. Didn't feel a thing, but heard the one bang and he was gone. He had been tied. He did have his mother for company too. This was a steel two horse straight haul.

      I am never comfortable hauling a horse in the back stall of our new small trailer. I always try to have a divider behind. It is a 3 slant aluminum.

      I don't like the butt bar arrangement in our big trailer and I always worry about the last horse in. We have a designated back slot hauler who I trust to behave himself, but it is always on my mind.

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      • #43
        I think the article said the nephew was driving, not the owner.

        At this point, we can only speculate on anything else.

        I try not to judge too harshy these days when I see thin (not starving)horses and cows. Hay has gotten really hard to find. In past years I could find hay all year round. This winter, decent rounds and squares from the grower can't be found. And people that are selling hay, are asking $80 for a round bale that 3 months ago would sell for $50 or $60.

        I don't have a place to store enough hay for winter, but that hasn't been a problem in the past. Right now I'm having to buy hay from the feed store at $8.75 for a square that weights 50 to 60lbs. That gets really expensive. Not everyone can afford hay at that price so might be feeding less to get by until growers start cutting and baling again.

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        • #44
          I had the entire back door of my trailer fall off. Fortunately it happened at Tractor Supply, while stopped, and I was only loading goat panels in it - not horses. I am ever thankful for that. I think I might have noticed the door falling off while moving. This horse *must* have jumped over a half-door or something.
          Please don't judge the owner because of the condition of the horse. We know nothing... the horse may have been being transported because they just purchased/acquired the horse. The horse may have just been coming back from a vet hospital from being sick. There's a dozen other scenarios, and I actually didn't think he was in bad condition, depending on what breed it is.
          I hope someone posts an update! Poor guy!!!

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          • #45
            It happened to a former instructor of mine. She and her boss (the BO) were trailering a horse to my instructor's Level 1 (Western) trainer's exam and the BO had not done up the latches properly. They pulled into the driveway of the barn where the exam was to be held, went back to unload the horse, and the horse was gone! They drove back and found the mare, who was a very sensible sort, grazing peacefully by the side of the road a couple of miles back, luckily with only a few scratches. They borrowed someone else's horse for the exam, needless to say!

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            • #46
              Originally posted by Vesper Sparrow View Post
              It happened to a former instructor of mine. She and her boss (the BO) were trailering a horse to my instructor's Level 1 (Western) trainer's exam and the BO had not done up the latches properly. They pulled into the driveway of the barn where the exam was to be held, went back to unload the horse, and the horse was gone! They drove back and found the mare, who was a very sensible sort, grazing peacefully by the side of the road a couple of miles back, luckily with only a few scratches. They borrowed someone else's horse for the exam, needless to say!
              Seems like that should be an automatic 'FAIL' for showing up to a test but lost your horse on the way.
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              • #47
                This is exactly why I get my dad to drive the horse trailer. What a miracle the horse's injuries were not more severe.
                Last edited by LizzieAnn; Feb. 7, 2010, 08:09 PM.

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                • #48
                  Happened here in Lexington a couple of years ago. Student of equine college that will not be named, loaded her horse on a loose tie and didn't check to make sure that the trailer gate was shut. Horse was dragged on New Circle Rd before horrified motorists honked enough to let owner know there was a problem. Horse survived, but was in pretty bad shape.

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                  • #49
                    wow, does it scare anyone else that this thread has way too many "that happened to me too" stories!! I always assumed this was a rare bit of folklore, horses falling or jumping out of trailers.

                    On a side note, I have had my share of asshat HORSES jumping up inot the manger in the trailers of the old days. Been parked on the side of the highway more times than I would like to count, figuring out how to get dumbo out of the manger.
                    ...don't sh** where you eat...

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                    • #50
                      just watched the vid again.
                      Anyone else catch that the horse stayed in it's lane?
                      Do you think the big dude in blue is the guy who was hauling the horse?
                      Do you think the hauler might consider carrying a spare halter next time?
                      Anyone else appalled yet morbidly humored by the complete lack of finesse in getting that horse back in the trailer?
                      Anyone else agree that they are lucky it didn't get much worse and the horse finally flopped in?
                      Notice what appears to be a person in scrubs standing off to the right of the trailer? That person does not fit the picture. All others are straining and groaning, ready to jump out of the horse's way if he blows while they put to use one of the most dangerous and worst ways to load a horse. He is standing there like, a little too nonchalantly and a little too close!, as if he is watching a street magician make his $20 disappear!
                      Anyone else catch their breath when that cop crawled under the taut rope to get in with the horse? Balls-y!
                      ...don't sh** where you eat...

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                      • #51
                        Lmao winfieldfarm. Possibly, I sure hope so, yes, agree, you're right, hahaha, and yes hahaha. Priceless.
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                        • #52
                          I've had plenty of stuff go on that I didn't know about. I had a mare turn herself all the way around in my trailer, we were hauling her and her baby and put the divider over as far as possible to accomodate them both on the same side. Put them both in facing forward. Got there and opened the groom door and had the mare's butt starting at me. Guess she wanted to feed Jr. LOL Never felt a thing. I'll never figure out how she did that. I've had a tire blow and didn't notice. This is no big rig either. Just my little van and 2 horse trailer.

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                          • #53
                            Originally posted by 2bee View Post
                            Seems like that should be an automatic 'FAIL' for showing up to a test but lost your horse on the way.
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                            • #54
                              It was the BO who closed the door and didn't check the latch. I'm sure the BO would have fired my instructor on the spot if she had done it and she would have never gotten the chance to pass the test.

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                              • #55
                                Kate66, I heard about this and almost couldn't believe it. I hope the asshat is found out and thrown in jail.

                                I also can't believe all the "almost happened to me" stories!
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                                • #56
                                  Poor horse. I can't believe they didn't flip him with those ropes. Or maybe they did and it wasn't shown. That qualifies as a terrible, awful, no good, very bad day. Think he'll have many trailering issues now? "Puleeze don't put me in dat der hoss trailer!"

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                                  • #57
                                    According to this news report:
                                    http://www.click2houston.com/news/22477532/detail.html

                                    "Officials said the owner realized that his horse fell out of the trailer by watching the news report. He has since picked up the animal."

                                    So the idgit got that poor horse back. WTH is up with that?
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                                    • #58
                                      he didn't know he lost the horse until he watched the news?????

                                      Let's say he gets home and sees trailer door open and horse gone. What does he do? Go in and turn on the news??????

                                      I do have to say that the original video doesn't clearly show a horse falling out the trailer. (unless I missed that) It shows a horse running down a highway. Wonder if the horse was attempting to be loaded somewhere and pulled away, finding himself running down the highway.

                                      regardless, still pretty strange that he had to watch the news to "learn his horse was gone". How do you make that phone call?

                                      "Uh, yea, I was just sittin' here having my Swanson dinner and cold one when I sees that ma horse dun been found on the highway. You thinks I could have 'er back? Really, well that's great. So ya gots 'er in a trailer,huh? HOw'd ya all do that? 'Cause that dern hoss won't stay in no kinds of trailer thut I puts 'er in. I'm fixin' to sell that there hoss. Ya think anyones gonna want a real trailer broke horse? Broke every trailer I dun put 'er in."
                                      ...don't sh** where you eat...

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                                      • #59
                                        My old trainer lost a weanling years ago in a trailer door deal. She'd driven him not a half mile down the horrible dirt/chert road from the barn to the main road. The back gate on the basic stock trailer bounced open (you know the kind- you have to put some muscle into putting the 'handle' behind the lip of the 'keeper', and that pressure on the handle is what keeps it in the keeper and the door shut?) Well one pothole too many (with a CAREFUL, slow driver, but this was a rutted old nasty farm road) and the door popped loose and the weanling fell out, broke a hind at the hock. She saw the door swing open in her right side mirror and stopped immediately. It was too late, he was euthanized.

                                        Let's not assume immediate asshattery, folks. I'd trust this lady to haul all of mine around the world.

                                        ETA: I bet he HEARD it on his truck radio, not that he saw it on the news. Just a bet they got that detail wrong.

                                        But... ask Poco Lena about getting forgotten on a trailer somewhere.
                                        Last edited by katarine; Feb. 8, 2010, 01:38 PM.

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                                        • #60
                                          Fruitbats!

                                          What, he didn't go around to the back of the trailer to unload when he got home? Was he going to leave the horse in the trailer overnight or what?

                                          Something's wrong here, dontcha think?

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