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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Rodeo
Buy A Dodge Truck, Get A Resistol Black Gold 20X Felt Cowboy Hat
The 2008 Dodge Ram Mega Cab leads the full-size segment with
numerous best-in-class features, including largest interior cargo volume,
largest flat-floor load area and segment-first reclining rear seats.
Along with all that, Dodge is now offering a bonus feature: every
Resistol Edition... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Tow Vehicles for Horse Hauling
You happily load your horse into your new trailer. It is more
substantial than your old one, and Ol' Butterpat doesn't have to "scrunch up"
anymore to let you fasten the butt bar behind his ever-increasing back end. You
stop to pick up a buddy and her horse before heading to your favorite... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Stolen Horse Trailer Tips
While at a horse show this summer, i went to retrieve my
horse trailer in the parking lot, only to realize that it was not there. It was,
quite simply, gone.
I know it would be much more exciting if I could share some
detailed course of events that lead to the horse trailer's MIA status... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Trail Rider
10 Fuel-Saving Tips
With the price of
fuel creeping over $3 per gallon, you might be thinking twice about when, how
often, and how far to haul your horse to trail heads and overnight adventures.
Use these 10 tips to help beat the cost of "liquid gold."
1. Maintain your
vehicle. Keep your towing vehicle... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Rodeo
The New Horse Trailer Power Haulers
Speed Williams has
owned three of Freightliner's Ranch Haulers with pickup beds, says Brian Aneshansley, a Freightliner sales coordinator. "With horse trailers just
getting heavier and heavier and people wanting to take everything with them, it's sometimes no longer what a pickup can handle,"... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Rodeo
Fuel Prices and Rodeo Strategy
ProRodeo isn't like other sports. There are no team charter busses, airplanes
or hotels. There's no guaranteed paycheck and cowboys have to pay to enter every
rodeo in which they compete. That brings up a myriad of expenses that most
professional athletes don't consider. While the struggles... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Trail Rider
Railroad-Crossing Alert for Horse Trailers
To enhance the safety of horses and those who travel with
horses, USRider (a nationwide roadside assistance plan) is working with the
Doctors Tomas and Rebecca Gimenez, experts in large-animal emergency rescue, on
a research project to gather and analyze data about horse trailer accidents... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Hitching Up the Horse Trailer
Hitching up a horse trailer, especially if it's a bumper pull, can be difficult. If
you are
short, your truck has an extended cab or you have a tool box in
the bed, you may
not be able to see your bumper or hitch ball for the horse trailer. Then
hindsight may as well be
zero.
We... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Rodeo
A New Set of Wheels for Horse Hauling
Not everyone agrees
on the pros and cons of the big semis dotting American fairgrounds at ropings
and rodeos, but it's all about priorities for the top headers and heelers on the
road.
Patrick Smith keeps
driving his pickup because he likes to be able to unhook and run around town.... | read »
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Vehicles: Trucks
from the pages of Trail Rider
On-The-Road Tips and Recipes
I am writing from the
road, heading west. We've stayed at several very nice places so far. The first
was Fort Valley Stables in Fort Valley, Virginia (888/754-5771;
www.fortvalleystable.com ), not far from I-81. The road up to it is a bit narrow
and curvy, but worth the effort. The... | read »
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| Top Horse Trailer Dividers |
| Merhow Industries has announced
the revision of its spring-loaded, tubular dividers from 6063T6 aluminum with
hands-free slam latches and heavy-duty padding for horse... | read |
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