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The Ride Inside Here are seven ways to control your trailer’s interior environment to enhance your horse’s safety, comfort, and wellbeing. By Tom Scheve and Neva Kittrell Scheve A light-colored, well-vented, comfortable trailer not only will invite your horse in and enhance his well-being on the road but also can help keep him healthy and safe. PHOTO BY NEVA KITTRELL SCHEVE
As you shop for a trailer, consider the interior environment. Get inside. Close the doors and windows. Is it quiet? Is it too hot? Too drafty? Is it dark? Can you change the environment for the better? Can you open vents and windows if it’s too hot? Can you easily keep out drafts without limiting ventilation? Your trailer’s interior environment matters to your horse. A light-colored, well-vented, comfortable trailer will not only invite him in and enhance his well-being on the road but also can help keep him healthy and safe. Here, we’ll give you seven ways you can control your trailer’s interior environment: (1) insulate your trailer; (2) evaluate the vents; (3) install safe windows; (4) consider interior color; (5) consider exterior color; (6) add interior lighting; (7) add a fan. Here’s a closer look.
1. Insulate Your Trailer Insulation keeps the outside out and the inside in. An insulated trailer will be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Outside noise will be USRider® Equestrian Traveler’s Companion
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