It might be relatively easy for your Labrador dog to jump in the backseat of your car--or easier yet if you own a scaled-down version like a Chihuahua--but what about a 1,200 pound horse? Although SUVs are getting bigger each year, you are unlikely to fit a Thoroughbred in your cargo hold, and it probably wouldn't be advisable to try.

Mike Karlin, DVM, an equine surgery resident at the

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