via www.naturalhorsetrim.com, copied from the Columbus, Ohio 'Columbus Dispatch'
Recently, an interesting article written by an Australian gentleman by the name of John O’Leary was brought to my attention (thank-you Beks!).
Mr O’Leary has given horse transport and safety a lot of thought and provides a detailed account of how he thinks horses perceive their world and its impacts on their travelling problems. To access this opinion-piece click on the link and check “I agree”. John O’Leary’s horsefloat dangers discusses the issues, along with pictures illustrating his concepts; there is no ‘beating about the bush’ here!
I have to say, this man has more good safety tips than you could shake a stick at!
The article link above is off John O’Leary’s website. The following associated horse float dangers pics Mr O’Leary refers to are from the Centaur Transport Logistics Horsefloat site. You owe it to your horses to check it out and make any changes you can.
Incidentally, the other horseman Mr O’Leary mentions at the start of the article is another Australian, John Chatterton, who designed the JR Easy Traveller (read the product profile, I couldn’t get the link to add here) - with unique flared walls that enable the horse to spread his legs, enabling improved balance.
JR Easy Traveller Horse Float with patented flared sides
Food for thought – and safe travelling.
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