tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post897349500106651696..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Broke horse, broke trailerFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-55810533060420731962013-11-07T16:31:27.163-08:002013-11-07T16:31:27.163-08:00How dog-gone gorgeous was that ride! Worth it ALL...How dog-gone gorgeous was that ride! Worth it ALL! :-) Even the high-tie fiasco :-) Were there actually bugs out? HHmsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129136410081149976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-39388467369919401492013-11-03T18:33:47.807-08:002013-11-03T18:33:47.807-08:00I hate when that happens. I always at least check ...I hate when that happens. I always at least check the trailer door to make sure that's closed but I'd probably miss something like the hi tie!<br /> - <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Equestrian Vagabond</a>The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-16386311259103300262013-11-01T15:40:06.537-07:002013-11-01T15:40:06.537-07:00In these parts someone left the folding steps down...In these parts someone left the folding steps down on the side of a 7.5 ton horse lorry when they drove off. Being on the kerb side they weren't readily visible in the mirror. The result was a row of parked cars gouged, with a massive bill for the insurance to pay. Ouch! White Horse Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18256903307281225327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-76227202225434361842013-10-27T18:42:03.437-07:002013-10-27T18:42:03.437-07:00OMG, priceless!:) I love the pics - gorgeous view...OMG, priceless!:) I love the pics - gorgeous views! As for stupid things done with a trailer, I do something almost every time I haul, despite my best intentions. Some classics have been leaving my bridle and breastcollar draped over the trailer jack handle - they stayed on the whole hour and 15 minutes home, though. Then there was the time I left the escape door open - miraculously nothing lost. And there are the approximately 15 whips that I have left on the wheel well of my trailer, either before or after the ride. I just bought a bright orange one in hopes that I will see it before I leave. And finally, there is the most recent one, where one of the bars to my weight distribution hitch fell off en route to a ride. Luckily no one was injured when it came off and bounced in front of a car because I think it weighs about 50 pounds.<br /><br />Glad to hear the damage isn't too serious and that you had an awesome ride:)Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080104319886657109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-60089895301686501572013-10-27T12:48:26.233-07:002013-10-27T12:48:26.233-07:00Heyyy, I know Mt Diablo!! Haven't hiked there,...Heyyy, I know Mt Diablo!! Haven't hiked there, but my sister kept pointing it out to me when we visited there last christmas. There was an implication that I chose to ignore...<br />Sorry about your hi-tie (not sure what it is, but hey I can sympathise anyway).<br />My worst trailering moment was when we were using a borrowed trailer to take an injured horse to the vet. It was a very English type trailer - ramp at the rear, horse facing forward, ramp at the front for unloading. STopped at traffic lights going through the city and watched the rear view mirror in horror as the front ramp open and gently lowered itself to the ground. The horse, bless her, stuck her head out and sniffed at the city traffic politely as we stuck on the hazard lights and leaped out to close the ramp.<br />Yeah. Check both ramps are properly shut has been on my checklist ever since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-8667015526556420122013-10-24T10:26:50.130-07:002013-10-24T10:26:50.130-07:00LOL...THAT is why I keep my rather ugly, 'litt...LOL...THAT is why I keep my rather ugly, 'little' stock trailer. It's handy! As much as I l.o.v.e. that big LQ...it's a bitch in tight areas and I do not use it to haul horses to the desert or to many of the local events. BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-20298655435934578142013-10-24T09:25:35.132-07:002013-10-24T09:25:35.132-07:00Lovely views, sounds like a great place to explore...Lovely views, sounds like a great place to explore! I did a little hiking at Tilden when I went to a wedding earlier this year, I saw a huge horse camping area, wonder if it is ever used, didn't look like it. I worried Dixie was broke, but then I read and know she is the other broke (well, except for horse eating water troughs). But damn on the trailer! I do a walk around about 10 times before I leave, and it's always untie horse, tie horse to trailer, take down trailer tie. I don't always put it out for shorter trips, because I have to awkwardly stand on the wheel well of my overly tall trailer and one day Major is going to knock me off wondering what I'm doing. Or maybe your trailer was feeling left out and wanted a good battle scar like the truck... (ducking...)irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-62196126746254423352013-10-24T09:25:25.718-07:002013-10-24T09:25:25.718-07:00Lovely views, sounds like a great place to explore...Lovely views, sounds like a great place to explore! I did a little hiking at Tilden when I went to a wedding earlier this year, I saw a huge horse camping area, wonder if it is ever used, didn't look like it. I worried Dixie was broke, but then I read and know she is the other broke (well, except for horse eating water troughs). But damn on the trailer! I do a walk around about 10 times before I leave, and it's always untie horse, tie horse to trailer, take down trailer tie. I don't always put it out for shorter trips, because I have to awkwardly stand on the wheel well of my overly tall trailer and one day Major is going to knock me off wondering what I'm doing. Or maybe your trailer was feeling left out and wanted a good battle scar like the truck... (ducking...)irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-65161557124661925642013-10-23T15:25:10.037-07:002013-10-23T15:25:10.037-07:00Perhaps that should be a test of one's hauling...Perhaps that should be a test of one's hauling skills - can you leave a gallon jug on your toolbox for the whole trip? I'd let you haul my girl! ;)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-36000067160834461102013-10-23T15:24:21.426-07:002013-10-23T15:24:21.426-07:00Locking hitch pin from my days in Memphis, where p...Locking hitch pin from my days in Memphis, where people would steal the ball off your truck in the parking lot. (I should check my connections again anyway.) :rolleyes: And a spare lead inside the cab with me!<br /><br />I'd so love to padlock that door but it's ridiculously unsafe, UGH.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-72366463232026985002013-10-23T14:19:54.152-07:002013-10-23T14:19:54.152-07:00I thought Dixie was broke, in a bad way! Good to ...I thought Dixie was broke, in a bad way! Good to hear that she's broke in a good way! Gorgeous pictures as always!in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591335561198768308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-64400914085447359472013-10-23T11:44:41.809-07:002013-10-23T11:44:41.809-07:00Being one who has had the trailer pop off the ball...Being one who has had the trailer pop off the ball (luckily safety chains held), I do get a bit paranoid about making sure everything is good to go. I forget stupid things now like leaving the tailgate down. Knock wood that I haven't torn the heck out of it yet. Most recently I stopped at the trailhead, got out and found my gallon of window washer still sitting on the toolbox of my truck. I had set it down there on my way to put it somewhere else. It rode 25 miles. I guess I take corners pretty good! Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-71865505075697941802013-10-23T10:57:36.005-07:002013-10-23T10:57:36.005-07:00Agree to checklist. I also check my hitch and all...Agree to checklist. I also check my hitch and all the hook ups again before leaving, ever since my parent's had someone pull the PIN on the hitch to the trencher trailer on a jobsite. Driving down the freeway, the entire trencher and trailer just pulled the hitch right out (still connected to ball). Thankfully employee driving was savvy and got it stopped safely on the trailer chains. So locking hitch pin, and check everything.<br /><br />Where do you keep Dixie's lead? Not in the locked tack room I hope. If so, think about keeping it somewhere where ANYONE could get to it in case of an emergency. I saw a dumb ass last night driving with a locked padlock on the HORSE door, with the horse inside. Nice....Tevis Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172396968690778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-51628900515625243542013-10-23T09:49:33.167-07:002013-10-23T09:49:33.167-07:00Oooooooh, epic fail! At least you were AT the vet...Oooooooh, epic fail! At least you were AT the vet's and not on the side of a highway...<br /><br />Most of the time when I'm actually at a ride, I wish desperately that I had an LQ or at least a gooseneck with a memory foam, but the rest of the time I love my little trailer so much. There's just not much to break on it, and it's cheap to fix and easy to maneuver. Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-52941376638469274042013-10-23T09:45:42.320-07:002013-10-23T09:45:42.320-07:00:blush: Thanks! :o:blush: Thanks! :oFunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-74855562881109650752013-10-23T09:39:49.530-07:002013-10-23T09:39:49.530-07:00I'm pretty religious about the 'walk-aroun...I'm pretty religious about the 'walk-around' before jumping in the truck and taking off. My tack doors are prone to not latching if you just push them shut, so I have gotten in the habit of opening and reclosing them individually. Yes, I have been flagged down on the road by people yelling and pointing....'Your tack door is open'. Luckily I have never lost a saddle. Ugghhh!<br /><br />My biggest fear was realized a few weeks ago though...My trailer is very low to the ground and the protective support for the gray and black tanks is even lower, so I have learned to quickly judge the height of any entrances to avoid dragging the bottom. Epic failure at the vet's office. I swung wide to avoid dragging my trailer, the pickup went off of the asphalt pull-in and sunk in the soft dirt and I was instantly high-centered. I couldn't get backed up and I couldn't go forward. It took 2 4-wheel drive pickups to pull my rig off and smashed the protective support, ripped off the drain valves to both tanks, bent a floor support and generally just made a mess of everything. The ONLY saving grace was I did not rip off the tanks or puncture them. (heavy sigh)BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-15467207056743615182013-10-23T08:38:14.990-07:002013-10-23T08:38:14.990-07:00I'm glad you had a good ride, even if the trai...I'm glad you had a good ride, even if the trailer got broke. As one who doesn't know horse lingo, I also assumed Dixie was injured, and was sitting on the edge of my seat worrying that the door had come unlatched despite your fixation on securing it. So happy she is doing so well now.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-70813268358497930952013-10-23T04:04:57.638-07:002013-10-23T04:04:57.638-07:00Way to be a good influence...most of the time! *g*...Way to be a good influence...most of the time! *g* Hella pretty scenery!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-55200054032364845212013-10-22T22:19:30.973-07:002013-10-22T22:19:30.973-07:00I was afraid you'd BROKEN your HORSE. Whew.
...I was afraid you'd BROKEN your HORSE. Whew.<br /><br />At least the tie isn't vital to Life As We Know It. <br /><br />And I am totally, completely jealous of your weather. I have't seen the sky here in a week...unless you count the clouds that fly about 4 feet off the ground as "sky." Which I don't. Jealous, jealous, jealous.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-37583702994206401652013-10-22T21:16:13.743-07:002013-10-22T21:16:13.743-07:00Rose also rides loose but chooses to ride facing f...Rose also rides loose but chooses to ride facing forward. I also get super paranoid about that door coming unlatched and since I can see the latch in my side view mirror triple check it like a crazy person all the time. My tack room door once did come unlatched once and ever since then I just am paranoid so I totally get it.<br /><br />Sorry about your high tie. Mine is also hooked to the same bar on my trailer so ekk! Hopefully you've got awesome fixer peoples so that you can use it in the future. PS.... I hear lime green is a nice visible color when you go looking for a new pool noddle... ;p<br /><br />PS, Dang Girl, you look SKINNY in that photo. That's so awesome!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459999598962107210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-57701846298435413132013-10-22T20:23:04.010-07:002013-10-22T20:23:04.010-07:00What I like is the happy picture of funder before ...What I like is the happy picture of funder before she eff's up the hi-tie :). And do I detect just a hint of extra twang as you prepare for your pilgramege east? <br /><br />I'm not going to comment on the check list thing since we talked at length about my screw ups :0. But yeah. Having some sort of routine so that you don't KEEP doing the same stupid thing over and over, and perhaps even LEARNING from other people's mistakes so you don't have to do them is a......*good thing*. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.com