Left Hand Percherons

I've done it both ways. With barely halterbroke weanlings they have gone 16 hours straight. Took all the partitions out so they had the run of a 4 horse. With the others, I've always stopped somewhere that I could get them out for the night. I had a 2 year old shipped from TN to CO via Chicago and he was here in about 36 hours. There's no way he ever got out of the trailer. Can you remove a partition or tie it open to give him more room? It will also help with more air so it won't get as hot back there. If you know that if you let him out, it will take 2 hours to get him back in, leave him in. You can't risk the chance of him getting away from you if he starts throwing a temper tantrum. It's not worth the stress on both of you. It won't kill him and if he can move back and forth, you won't get the stocking up. If you stop and untie him so he can drop his head he'll be fine.

Hey do you think it's a horrible idea to take him that far without getting him out at all? My vet mentioned just stoping for a an hour or two give them a chance to relax. What do you do on your long trips?

STOP MILKING HER ALTOGETHER!!!!!!!!!! The more you milk her the more she will produce. Yes, she will get very tight in the udder but this will soon start to go down. Yes she will be uncomfortable...

My only question is since this mare is so well bred and from a rare breed, correct me if I am wrong, shouldnt she be used to produce pure breds? OP she is your mare you decide who to breed her to....

The tricky thing would be to get the proportions right so your horse gets the right balance of minerals and vitamins. I'm not sure how you'd figure that one out. You'd have to have very specific info...

IMO, it would be time and cost prohibitive (as well as the inability to do as good of a job and be as through as a feed company that is paid to and has the facilities to test, formulate and develop...

Holy Mr Moly! I shudder to think how much money your trainer has been taking from you whilst bullying you out of making your own decision about this horse! The horse is patently not the right one...

You just have to evaluate the conformation and abilities of the individual horse you are considering. The "breed" is not really a breed yet - it has been around for only about 40 years, so there have...

It's all in where you live I guess. Here in Arizona almost everyone feeds straight alfalfa. Grass hay is very expensive. :-( So I am feeding almost straight alfalfa with just a flake of...

he has a really good temperament but he's attacked you at least five times? I am confused.