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Can you transport a horse in a stock trailer?

something like this one http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/grd/1415900312.html i have seen them do it in the houston ASPCS on animal planet. is it safe?

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1. Yes, perfectly safe, I do it all of the time. That trailer would be great to trailer 4 horses (who get along) in... 2 in the front section, 2 in the back. You just tie a leadrope with a quick release knot to the rail on the side and hook the horse to that. They are AWESOME for hauling young horses, mares and foals (mare in one section, baby in other, neither tied), and horses who are bad with trailers. Most horses prefer them to a 2-horse trailer since they're more open and less confined feeling. That trailer looks pretty nice... if the floors, brakes, and lights are all in working order it's worth looking into!
2. It works, and if everything is secured it is often safe. Horse trailers are designed especially for horses. But stock trailers work fine. If you keep looking you can find a good trailer for the price of that one. Try kijiji.com Always remember to check the floors of the trailers.
3. It is safe as long as you know what you are doing. Make sure though you wrap their legs because I have seen allot of horses get hurt. But I have a stock horse trailer and I love it. Hope this helps
4. it really all depends on what it was made for, cattle or horses. just as long as the horse won't get hurt, i think you'll be fine.
5. I have a 4 horse stock trailer that I have hauled both horses and steers in to and from roping's, it is as safe as any other trailer.
6. Oh yes, as long as it is tall enough and your horse isnt going to bash his head off the roof! We used a stock trailer all the time before we got our new trailer
7. Yeah i think so. I think a lot of people do it all the time.
8. I haul horses in a stock trailer exclusively. You need mats on the floor for slippage. I also always haul in fly masks to prevent road debris and bugs from getting into eyes. In cold or rainy weather, I blanket my horses. Go over the trailer with a fine tooth comb. Check wheel bearings, coupler, lights, solid floor, rust on axle, side walls, etc. You can load many reluctant loaders into a stock trailer easily. And you can haul hay in a stock trailer (and building materials!) and even furniture. I didn't rent a UHaul when we moved. Everything was hauled in multiple loads in the stock trailer. You can also teach a horse to self load into one of these by backing it up to a paddock, pen or arena and blocking the door open and putting hay into it. Pretty soon they are standing in it waiting to get fed.
9. Of course! It is much cheaper of course and wouldn't be a problem. You could either tie them or even let them loose which I have been told is much safer although I don't know for sure.