Traveling With Your Horse

February 3, 2003

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By Cary L. Szuwalski

When you are preparing to travel with your horse, packing is an organizational challenge. Every horse traveling is more than likely to be accompanied by a mound of equipment. The key to efficient packing is to stow first those items that you won’t need until you arrive at your destination, such as your show equipment if you are going to a show. The things that should be packed last are those things that you will need to use while you are on the road. Here is a list of items that you should pack within easy reach. In an emergency, you don’t want to have to sort through odds and ends to get to the necessities.

important documents: CVIs, vehicle and trailer registration and insurance

telephone numbers and directions to your locations

cellular phone

road atlas

cash and credit cards

names and telephone numbers of veterinarians and farriers along the way

first-aid kits for horses and humans

clean buckets, sterile towels and rags

water container

fly repellent

hoof pick

twitch