I am by no means an expert in the world of hauling or trailer maintenance but I have done a lot of reading up to make sure I have my bases covered in terms of must haves while on the road with horses. This is my list of things to keep on hand from my various experiences hauling myself and with others.
Helpful Books:
- Complete Guide To Buying, Maintaining, and Servicing A Horse Trailer
- Trailering Your Horse: A Visual Guide To Safe Training and Traveling
- Emergency/ Safety:
- US Rider
- Spare Tire (for hauling vehicle and trailer)
- Hydraulic Jack
- Trailer Aid Tire Jack Ramp
- Heavy Duty Tow Strap – Thank you Austen for the suggestion
- AAA Excursion Kit
- General Tool Kit
- Tire Pressure Gauge
- 4 Way Lug Wrench
- AAA Road Trip First Aid Kit
- Flashlight
- WD-40
- Wheel Chock
- General Horse:
- Pitch Fork: Forever Fork
- Metal Shovel
- Muck Tub
- Buckets – I have way too many 2-3 would be sufficient
- Water Storage Jug (sanitized cat liter jugs work too)
- Feed Storage
- Hose
- Double End Snaps
- SafeT Ties
- Trailer Ties
- Spare Halter
- Spare Lead Rope
- Hay Nets
- Hay Storage Bag
- Mounting Block or Ladder
- Bumper Pull Hitch Cover
- Hitch Lock Set
- Horse First Aid – most of this lives in the barn and moves to the trailer for travel
- Poultice/ Paper
- Standing Wraps
- Hoof Packing
- Magic Cushion
- Diapers – not too small or they won’t fit on hoof
- Vet Wrap
- Gloves
- Duct Tape
- Bute
- Banamine
- Antibiotics
- Ace
- AbGard or UlcerGard
- Electrolytes
- Epsom Salt/ Epsom Salt Poultice
- Syringe/Needles various sizes (for IV and IM injections)
- Thermometer
- Stethoscope
- Bandage Scissors
- Lip Twitch
- Wound Care: (Betadine Soap, Heal Quick, DMSO, Furazone, SWAT, Vetricyn)
- Farrier Tools
- extra shoe
- rasp
- nail puller
- hoof tester
- General Dog:
- Food Storage
- Extra Leash/Collar
- Dog Crate – Sonny can’t be contained but it would be useful if you had a normal dog
- Dog Bed – for hotel or show
- Dog Food/ Water Bowls
- Documents – I like to have a binder (with Printable Pony inserts) of docs for central storage
- Truck/ Trailer Insurance Docs
- US Rider Info
- Coggins
- Health Certificate/ proof of vaccinations
- Horse Registration ID’s
- Emergency Contact Listing
I am sure that I forgot something on this list but after a few hours of thinking about it I can’t think of anything else. Most of the items above have links to purchase and are available on Amazon (heck yes for prime shipping) or Riding Warehouse.
Do you all have any must have items that aren’t listed?
Great post!
🙂 Thanks dude
Under General Horse, I definitely read “Hose” as “Horse” and snorted my tea.
Haha easy enough to confuse.
Thanks for the shout out! <3
Anytime 🙂
One thing I’d add … a tow strap/heavy duty towing rope. Without this, my trailer accident would have had a drastically different outcome. You never know when you’ll need to pull your truck, or pull your horse out of your trailer.
Ugh. PTSD moment.
Thank you for the suggestion! I added it to the list.
Don’t forget your hoof pick! 😉
lots of good stuff – tho quite honestly i maybe have one third of this in my trailer at any given time…
I think you’ve got your bases covered! Happy hauling!