Trailering: Safety Tip #2

This is part of an ongoing series of posts about trailering.  If you're an old hand at hauling horses, please chime in!  

Here is a safety feature that you might not have thought of to include when hauling your own horse.

I carry an emergency roadside kit.  I am not saying I know how to use everything in it, but at least if I get help from a stranger, I might have the necessary item for that person to use to fix my problem.  I also have a large tool kit inside the trailer that has most every tool invented, including a hammer!

My roadside kit includes jumper cables, and surprisingly, I've had to use them.  My truck battery was fine, but a friend's battery died while at an endurance ride in a pretty remote part of the Mojave Desert.  I am not ashamed to admit that I didn't know how to use them, but a friendly competitor did.  We got my friend's truck started, and she made it home safely.  The kit also has a mini air compressor (not sure it's strong enough to inflate a big tire), road flares, and other odds and ends.

It makes my husband feel slightly better that I have the kits, but the AAA card in my wallet makes him feel a whole lot better!  And surprisingly, I've had to use that one, too!

Safety Tip #2: Carry tools and an emergency roadside kit.

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