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  • From: "IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN" <ilichten1@verizon.net>
  • To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Fw: EMERGENCY!!!!! First it was Horse Slaughter, now it's transporting for ANYthing
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:31:56 -0500

Transporting horses in double decks is only prohibited by the feds when the
horses are directly consigned to a slaughter house as of now. If the horses
are manifested to an auction location or a feed lot they can be transported
in anything that rolls and treated in any way the driver, consignee, or
consignor mandates. Since there are no domestic horse slaughter operations
running right now all horses are subject to whatever conditions a commercial
hauler wants to impose. The proposed statute bans doubles double decks
period.

Soring is an outlawed training practice still used by some gaited horse
trainers. Horses entered into competition are subject to federal inspection
as late as the in-gate for soring. Any horse found sore is to be impounded
as evidence and the owner, trainer, and rider are all citable and
prosecutable under current statute.

In case you forgot your horse trailer is considered a commercial vehicle in
almost all states. When combined with a tow vehicle, based on actual or
registered weights, you may be required to have a CDL, log books, DOT
number, take breaks, have required emergency equipment, and of course you
need a manifest for the horses, health paperwork, and proof of ownership.
Depending on the jurisdiction almost any peace officer can stop you for a
spot vehicle inspection today. (In Pennsylvania this means any police
officer on his own as a commercial vehicle inspector, in conjunction with a
humane officer, or a veterinarian who may be a state employee or a civilian
witness). There are states that do not have any safety inspection program
for individual horse trailers. Maryland inspects on sale of the trailer, New
Jersey never inspects, Pennsylvania does annual inspection. Maybe a little
more regulation is needed to avoid the accidents.


Irv Lichtenstein

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Subject: [MSAR] Fw: EMERGENCY!!!!! First it was Horse Slaughter,now it's
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