Trailer ties can leave a horse tight through the poll, neck, and shoulders. Check the horse before you assume the first stiff steps are nothing.
If your horse’s neck feels tight after trailer ties, check the poll, topline, shoulders, first steps, lead-rope length, tie height, trailer balance, and whether the horse braced, scrambled, or rode tense. Call your veterinarian for severe pain, swelling, neurologic signs, wounds, or stiffness that does not improve.
After the horse is checked and red flags are ruled out, Draw It Out® Liniment Gel can fit a normal external post-haul body-care routine.
Yes. Standing, bracing, and balancing can show up in the poll, neck, shoulders, and back.
Only after the horse moves normally and is not painful, guarded, swollen, or abnormal.
The first steps after the trailer tell you what the ride cost.
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