My First Trip to Brown County State Park Pulling a BIG One

By: Jean Dunbar

There is a first time for everything, including
navigating Indiana State Road 135 with a very large horse trailer. This is
a recollection from former Indiana TrailRiders Association Treasurerr, Jean Dunbar.

My trip to the ITRA VIP Ride* at Brown County State
Park was the first time I had ever pulled a big horse trailer,
especially with horses in it! I have practiced a
little bit with an empty trailer, but this time I had my best
friend with me plus three horses - valuable cargo!

Talk about a white-knuckle trip!

Going through the construction zones that have those
orange cones with absolutely no room to spare was a real
treat. I was just waiting for the wheels to send the cones
flying every which way as I rolled down the road.

Driving through the small towns was worse! Cars were
parked along the sidewalks and there were tight squeezes
everywhere. But, after an hour or so, I did actually
forget about looking in my side mirrors every few seconds to
make sure the trailer was on the right side of the middle
line. Hey! I can do this!.

Then I got to highway 135! The dreaded, way too-narrow
road with NO shoulders. It snakes its’ way for about eight
miles into the horse park. If the state did only ONE thing
for us trail riders, it could be to widen that road, even 3
inches on each side would make a huge difference!

It amazes me that the big horse trailers or huge motor
homes can even turn the corners on that road, let alone meet
and pass each other. There are already many spots where
you can tell trailers or other vehicles have fallen off the
road surface. It seems pretty dangerous to me - an accident
waiting to happen.

Anyway, the worst part was when another big truck came
down the road toward me! Aagh! I wanted to close my eyes,
but was afraid that if I did, I would end up in a ditch.
By the time I made it up those last few yards that turn into
the horse camp, I was sweating bullets but grinning like
the Cheshire cat. Success! What a sense of accomplishment
I felt. Now that I have trailered my horses to the park
once, the next time won’t be so bad. I’ll still sweat
through the tight spots, but at least now I know I can get my
horses to the park safely.

By the way, my friend drove home. One white knuckle
trip a day is enough for now, plus I knew it was going to be
dark. I’ll drive home next time.. promise!

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Jean Dunbar is now living and riding in Ohio but still visits Brown County when ever she can. She still has nightmares about old Indiana 135! (By the way, the "BIG" rig she pulled was only a three horse trailer - her ITRA trail riding friends still tease her about that!)

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