Ridecamp: Re: [RC] trailer loading

At 12:36 AM 9/3/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Sherie taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I need trailer loading suggestions.?? I have a 6 year old mare that
will get her front feet in the trailer, then rush back out.? Sometimes
she'll get all the way in, then rush back out.?

Just today I watched a trailer loading clinic on TV.  Dennis Reis
was the trainer.  He put the horse on a 12 ft. lead rope and rope
halter.  Lead horse toward trailer, stopped when the horse stopped
and just let it rest there a minute.  Then backed the horse
up.  Then forward again and stopped when horse stopped. Backed up
again.  In other words, he made the horse work away from the trailer
and let it rest closer to the trailer.  He continued until the horse
got closer and closer to the trailer.  Always backed him up. 
Eventually the horse got closer and closer and finally started putting
one foot in and then another.  He continued the backing up, letting
horse rest near trailer, petted horse near trailer.  Eventually got
the horse just about running into the trailer.  Do it when you have
time to just work with the horse, not when you need to go anywhere.

Amber



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