traveling with our horses - Montana Owners Club

Randy636 · 12-20-2010, 06:19 PM

We are planning on traveling with a 3400RL, Tow rig another tow rig w/a camper and 2 horses and a trailer. Have you seen many people fulltiming that do this. Our goal is to travel all over this beautiful country and Canada and ride trails and live full time in the 5th wheel. Mostly , we'll be either boondocking or staying at ranches or horse farms as Traditional RV campgrounds don't have the facilities to deal with horses.

steves · 12-20-2010, 07:25 PM

Suggest you check state laws. Multiple towing is not legal in many states.

HamRad · 12-20-2010, 09:51 PM

Randy636,
There are some CGs that cater to horse travelers. They are not very common but we've seen a number of them. Of course out in the west there is a lot of open land owned by the US and BLM administers it. Much of this land can be boondocked on. I would guess you could tend to your horses as well but I do not know that for certain. But you will probably have less trouble finding CGs for your horses than you may think. Especially if you travel a lot in the West. You will also find a lot of commercial horse boarding places. Often these places will be near CGs.

If you are pulling your trailer with one truck and another truck with a camper pulling a horse trailer you will be OK in CA. But if you are double towing ..... That is you are pulling a trailer plus another trailer for the horses then you will not be legal in CA.

Good luck and sounds like a lot of fun. HamRad

doofus · 12-21-2010, 02:08 AM

We expect to soon see a photo in your sig of your horses sleeping by the fireplace or looking out the living room window.

Champ_49 · 12-21-2010, 02:25 AM

Randy, In October we stayed at a park in KY. Its in western KY and is called Land Between the Lakes. In your travels it would almost be a sin if you didn't visit this park. Within the park there is a campground called Wranglers Park. What a nice park it is. In fact when I was there it must have at least 200 campsites, all fhu and place for horses right there on your site. They have miles upon miles of riding trails. Not to mention the scenery and wildlife there.

One beautiful place. We stayed at another CG within the park and discovered this park.

Good luck on your full timing, its a beautiful thing

Dave

BB_TX · 12-21-2010, 04:09 AM

May be more traditional RV parks with facilities than you think. We stayed at a KOA and was surprised to see a small shelter and corral for horses at one end. I am not sure, but I think it was in Clayton, NM, but could have been Amarillo. I looked at their web sites, but neither mentioned horse facilities.

twindman · 12-21-2010, 05:25 AM

We stayed in Custer, SD at Fort WeLikeIt campground. They have corrals and campsites. Not sure if there are any trails nearby, but it is only 7-8 miles to Custer State Park.

CamillaMichael · 12-21-2010, 05:36 AM

Sounds like an ambitious travel plan! If you were to stay at regular campgrounds, your pet "waste bags" would have to be pretty big! Hope you are able to make your plans a reality. By the way, we stayed at a KOA in the Bristol/Kingsport area on the Virginia/Tennessee border. They had horses available for use by campers...do not know if they would allow campers to bring their own.

pineranch · 12-21-2010, 08:40 AM

Here ya go!!!!!!!!
http://www.horseandtravel.com/states...campsites.html
Mike

lasater · 12-21-2010, 10:17 AM

Champ_49,

I hope you went to see the laser light show at the planetarium at Land-Between-The-Lakes. I saw that this past June and really enjoyed it.

awaywego · 12-21-2010, 11:16 AM

Virginia has 3 state parks with campgrounds and trails for horses.

RCN.Stoker · 12-21-2010, 01:22 PM

If you are new to crossing the border with a horse it is recommended that when you plan a trip into Canada that you check with the border crossing you intend to use. The same for when you are crossing back into the USA. There is a list of Canadian Border Service Agency offices crossings at this link.
http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/contact/listi...ex_full-e.html
They will tell you what doc's you need. My sister regularly crosses with her dressage horse. This is her recommendation.

Champ_49 · 12-21-2010, 03:17 PM

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quote:Originally posted by lasater

Champ_49,

I hope you went to see the laser light show at the planetarium at Land-Between-The-Lakes. I saw that this past June and really enjoyed it.

Seen the planetarium but never went to the laser show. Had all intentions and forgot to go the night we had planned it. Was going to see the Pink Floyd laser show on Sat. night and just plain forgot. But we will next year without a doubt. Thats a planned park for every year for us.

Waynem · 12-21-2010, 03:22 PM

I did read the original post as two tow vehicles. I could not fathom pulling a Montana and a Horse trailer with one tow vehicle, unless it was an Tractor (HDT).

Don't forget Artillery Ridge RV Park in Gettysburg, PA. That is a horse park if there ever was one. Stables, corals and the best part is you get to ride the Gettysburg National Park on Horseback to see the battle fields first hand. What an experience that must be.

Good luck and happy trails.

Randy636 · 12-21-2010, 03:52 PM

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quote:Originally posted by steves

Suggest you check state laws. Multiple towing is not legal in many states.

I guess that I wasn't too clear. We will be traveling in 2 separate rigs. One towing the fifth wheel, one towing the horse trailer.

Randy636 · 12-21-2010, 03:57 PM

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quote:Originally posted by HamRad

Randy636,
There are some CGs that cater to horse travelers. They are not very common but we've seen a number of them. Of course out in the west there is a lot of open land owned by the US and BLM administers it. Much of this land can be boondocked on. I would guess you could tend to your horses as well but I do not know that for certain. But you will probably have less trouble finding CGs for your horses than you may think. Especially if you travel a lot in the West. You will also find a lot of commercial horse boarding places. Often these places will be near CGs.

If you are pulling your trailer with one truck and another truck with a camper pulling a horse trailer you will be OK in CA. But if you are double towing ..... That is you are pulling a trailer plus another trailer for the horses then you will not be legal in CA.

Good luck and sounds like a lot of fun. HamRad

Thanks for the reply. Yes, we be 2 rigs each hauling 1 trailer each. One a fifth wheel (Base Camp) and one a horse trailer, Pickup/Camper combo for heading out to more remote areas. This last year we rode over 800 miles. Most of our camping to date has been in the NW but, we'd like to venture to warmer climates in the winter months.

Randy636 · 12-21-2010, 03:58 PM

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quote:Originally posted by doofus

We expect to soon see a photo in your sig of your horses sleeping by the fireplace or looking out the living room window.

That would be funny! Makes me think of Wilbur and Mr. Ed....

Randy636 · 12-21-2010, 04:00 PM

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quote:Originally posted by Champ_49

Randy, In October we stayed at a park in KY. Its in western KY and is called Land Between the Lakes. In your travels it would almost be a sin if you didn't visit this park. Within the park there is a campground called Wranglers Park. What a nice park it is. In fact when I was there it must have at least 200 campsites, all fhu and place for horses right there on your site. They have miles upon miles of riding trails. Not to mention the scenery and wildlife there.

One beautiful place. We stayed at another CG within the park and discovered this park.

Good luck on your full timing, its a beautiful thing

This is exactly what I was talking about! Thanks for the input. We're also planning on setting up the Montana for boondocking as we like solitude too.

Dave

Randy636 · 12-21-2010, 04:05 PM

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quote:Originally posted by CamillaMichael

Sounds like an ambitious travel plan! If you were to stay at regular campgrounds, your pet "waste bags" would have to be pretty big! Hope you are able to make your plans a reality. By the way, we stayed at a KOA in the Bristol/Kingsport area on the Virginia/Tennessee border. They had horses available for use by campers...do not know if they would allow campers to bring their own.

Oh, it will be areality....
We do practice LNT so we do pack out what we pack in. I am an LNT trainer for the Back Country Horsemen. we do a lot of horsecamping now in the NW but, we want to venture to other parts of the country too. we realize that this isn't as easy as just hooking up the trailer and heading out (especially because of the horses), everything is doubled. But, We can and will do it.

Randy636 · 12-21-2010, 04:16 PM

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quote:Originally posted by RCN.Stoker

If you are new to crossing the border with a horse it is recommended that when you plan a trip into Canada that you check with the border crossing you intend to use. The same for when you are crossing back into the USA. There is a list of Canadian Border Service Agency offices crossings at this link.
http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/contact/listi...ex_full-e.html
They will tell you what doc's you need. My sister regularly crosses with her dressage horse. This is her recommendation.

Thanks and she is right. We cross to ride in the Northern BC area . There is documentation needed and we can only use 1 border crossing near to us out of 4. And there are special times that the inspectors are present otherwise , you sit until the next day. This is the same for crossing state lines. you need to stop at the port of entry and go through a brand inspection and show veterinary documentation ( which is only good for 30 days). No, not easy but, it can be done. Thanks for looking into it for us though. My Wife is a Canadian so she has shown me some awesome scenery!

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