That’s super-interesting. My mind goes to several things, but first how the presence of high-low forehoof imbalance must made a difference in relation to travel comfort in those different configurations, and the need to manage overall stability.

interesting to read about findings with transport – given horses in North America often are hauled very long distances over multiple days this would be a great topic to explore. I live in Alberta, Canada and many horses are hauled regularly both around Alberta and state side through the winter months, Arizona to Texas, so lots of miles for sure. A couple of differences in hauling I’ve noticed – a lot of boxes in the UK are quite a bit higher up – so would that make a stability difference? Trailers here be they ramp or step up have 5 different orientations for transport – boxes; angle haul forward; angle haul backwards; straight load forward & back each of those would present different areas of stress. Great food for thought and possible questions to ask owners when assessing their horses. Thanks