If you own racehorses long enough, you’ll eventually find yourself behind the wheel hauling one to the track, a vet appointment, or a sale. The question that comes up fast: do you need a CDL, and are you supposed to pull into that weigh station? Do you need a CDL to haul a horse? Many …
We’ve owned many horse trailers, and I always had the opportunity to try out a similar model before buying. Luckily I know a lot of people with various types of horse trailers for me to use. If I didn’t, I wonder if a person could rent a horse trailer to test it out. You can …
My grandson was curious about the little box under my truck’s dash panel. I explained to him it was the electric brake control for our horse trailer. Of course, this prompted him to ask if all horse trailers have brakes. Most modern horse trailers have brakes. In many states, horse trailers with a gross vehicle …
Racehorses run tall, and a trailer that works fine for a 15-hand pleasure horse can be too short for a rangy 17-hand Thoroughbred. Height is not the only measurement that matters, but it is often the first one I check when hauling a taller horse or making sure a trailer will fit into a barn …