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Before you order,
please do the following...
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#1. Measure the available space on
your trailer to make sure what
length will fit. Be sure to leave
room for doors and awnings. Allow
10 or 12 feet for the panels,
depending on the size you select.
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#2. Extra brackets can be
purchased for special
configurations. Call if you have
any questions.
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#3. Extra panels can be
purchased for $200 per panel to
make larger Trail Corrals and
special configurations. This may
require some additional hardware.
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#4. If your trailer is 8' wide,
you will be limited to how many
panels you can carry on each side
to remain within highway
regulations. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate
to call us!
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Horse Safety, Keeping Your Horse Safe When Traveling
Horse Safety should be the number one concern for every
horse lover. We all know that keeping our horses safe from
injury and illness is a daily responsibility and requires
preventative action. Many aspects of horse safety are
considered common sense while others require research. If
you have been around horses for long, you know that the most
unlikely things can injure a horse. Great caution must be taken
when maintaining your barn, pastures and corrals.
As if keeping your horse safe at home were not difficult
enough, what about when you hit the road? If you enjoy taking
your horse to events, shows, competitions or trail riding, you
understand the difficulties that come with containing your horse
away from home. Many options are available but few are very
favorable.
One popular option, especially when trail riding and camping is
the “high line” or “picket line”. Both of these methods are
basically tying your horse to a fixed line or stake with some
type of lead line. Now these types of restraints have the
advantage of being light and easy to transport but really lack in
safety. The opportunity for the horse to get tangled is very
high. To reduce the chance of the horse getting tangled, the
movement of the horse has to be greatly reduced by
shortening the lead length. This can cause anxiety and stiffness
for the horse. These methods also provide no physical barrier
for the horse and allow for direct contact from other horses
and people. In other words, you increase the risk of your horse
getting or being injured or people being injured when too close
to your horse.
Portable corral systems have also become very popular. They
range from heavy metal panels to lightweight electric fence
systems. The metal corral and gate panels definitely give you
the best when it comes to free movement of the horse and a
physical barrier but are often very heavy and difficult to set up.
The electric wire systems are very light and easy to set up and
allow for larger areas and flexible configurations. The problems
with these are unreliable power boxes and no real physical
barrier. A horse can actually tear down the whole corral system
without intending to, while getting shocked in the process. That
can make for a very scared and hard to catch horse. The PVC
panel systems are also light but if broken can leave jagged
edges to injure the horse.
The answer to all of these problems has just recently become
available. Trail Corral is an all steel panel system that mounts
directly to your horse trailer. The panels are stored tightly
against the trailer when not in use and then are easily swung
into position when the corral is needed using a unique hinge
system. The whole set-up process only takes a couple of
minutes and is easily done by one person with no heavy lifting.
The steel panels are detachable if other configurations are
preferred. Now you can have a lightweight yet strong corral to
keep your horse safe and comfortable where ever you go.
Visit www.lJtraicorral.com for more details.
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