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Re: [RC] RE:Trailer loading - Chris PausNot only knowing that, Ed, but also a good handler knows when to stop cueing! The biggest mistake I've seen people make is to start whupping on their horse to get in the trailer JUST as he was thinking about doing so! Gosh, what's the message to the horse.. um, I must be doing the wrong thing, I'm getting punished, so going forward is the wrong answer. Then the horse backs up and the battle is on... chris This is where the skill of the handler comes in. I have, with good results, increased the urgency of the go forward whip cue in these situations. If the handler has properly diagnosed the problem, one crack with the whip hard enough to sting is all it takes to convince the horse to quietly load. The test as to whether you have correctly diagnosed the problem is the response. If the horse goes berserk you goofed. That usually doesn't happen, especially if you increase the stimulus slowly until a reaction happens. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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