The Complete Guide To Buying, Maintaining & Servicing a Horse Trailer

This authoritative horse book, (soft cover) with more than 175 illustrations, addresses a number of important topics, including how to:

* Determine whether to buy a new or used horse trailer.
* Ask the right questions of the dealer or owner.
* Weigh the options and select the best model for your needs.
* Evaluate tow vehicles and hitches.
* Master pre-trip preparations.
* Care for your current trailer.
* Load, drive, and use a trailer safely.
* Deal with typical exterior, interior, electrical and mechanical
   problems.
* Assess the work of repairmen if the job is more than you can
   handle.

A Trailer is a fact of life in the horse world. Sooner or later, everyone who owns a horse will have to deal with a horse trailer in order to haul to shows, races, hunts, and perhaps even to veterinary clinics. Up to now, when horse owners wanted information on trailers, they had to rely on magazine articles or word-of-mouth recommendations. Not anymore.

The Complete Guide to Buying, Maintaining, and Servicing a Horse Trailer is the first and only book for both owners and buyers of a horse trailer. It's a resource that gives prospective buyers, faced with hundreds of models to choose from, the means to make the right choice. This book is a manual that gives current owners information on maintaining and caring for their trailers. Foremost, they will learn from lifelong horsewoman Neva Scheve and husband, Thomas G. Scheve, both respected industry insiders, that the safety and comfort of the horse should always be the primary concern.

The Scheves have given horse owners everything they need to make an informed purchasing decision that will benefit themselves and their horses. Neva Kittrell Scheve is also author of the popular book, Hawkins Guide: Horse Trailering on the Road and co-author of
Hawkins Guide: Equine Emergencies on the Road. She travels nationwide to give seminars on all aspects of horse trailers. With her husband, Thomas G. Scheve, she has developed numerous lines of horse trailers, including their own EquiSpirit models.

7 1/4" X 9", 305 pages, softcover, black & white with photographs & illustrations throughout

Trailering Your Horse

A Visual Guide to Safe Training and Traveling

by Cherry Hill
Trailering your horses doesn't have to be stressful! Everything you need to know about selecting, maintaining, and operating trailers and safely transporting horses is covered by well-respected horse author Cherry Hill in this volume.

Trail Riding-Train, Prepare, Pack Up & Hit The Trail

Trailering info includes: 

*Choosing a trailer-- straight-load,  slant-load, or stock trailer? 

*trailer maintenance *pre-departure inspection *loading & unloading your horse 

*tips on driving

*trailering across state lines 

*what essentials you need

Trail Riding-Train, Prepare, Pack Up & Hit The Trail   

By Rhonda Hart Poe, published in 2005. 

How do most of us get to the trails? We trailer! 

For the majority of horse lovers, the most soul-satisfying kind of riding is not done in the ring at all. Trail riding — whether on a quiet country road, a beautiful beach, or a challenging mountain trail — improves every aspect of your horse's and your own performance by helping you both to relax, get in condition, and connect with each other.

In Trail Riding, Rhonda Hart Poe offers a complete manual of everything you need to know before you ride off into the Great Outdoors. You'll learn what to look for in a trail horse, how to choose the right tack and gear, and how to pack a horse for a short trip or an extended sojourn.

You'll find tips and techniques for training your horse in everything from crossing streams and bridges to "spooking in place," from coming when called to taking one step — and only one step — when asked. You'll learn how to deal with wild animals and unexpected weather, how to get "found," and how to prepare for other trail emergencies from lameness to bee stings.

Evocative illustrations by Elayne Sears, "trail tales," checklists, and a detailed resource section make this an indispensable — and irresistible — compendium of all things trail. Here's how to ride off into the sunset and stay a while.