Trip Tips

Know Your Location

If you need roadside assistance, a USRider service provider will need to know your location. After ascertaining that you and your horse(s) are okay, a Member Care Specialist will ask you for a street address. If you can’t provide your exact location, road names and landmarks will help.

Keep Your Horse Cool

Consider adding small, lightweight fans to your trailer’s electrical system.

Buy a temperature gauge.

Avoid blanketing.

Avoid the heat.

Open vents and windows.

Provide ample water.

Consider electrolytes.

Take breaks.

Colic: Take Action

Colic is the No. 1 killer of horses, and traveling horses are particularly at risk due to reduced water intake, potential change of feed, and stress. Here’s what to do.

Call the vet.

Stay calm.

Walk your horse.

Avoid drugs. Never give your horse any pain-relieving drugs without your vet’s knowledge and instructions to do so.

Travel Safely

Your choice of trailer and attention to safety will help keep your traveling horse injury-free. Here are three trailering-safety tips.

Consider a rear-facing trailer.

Consider a stock trailer.

Keep horses separated.