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I've found a time efficient way to work on "loading" and "unloading" --use 
a wash rack.

Dabney
(so busy earning  $ to keep her ponies in every luxury she doesn't have much 
"trailer training" time left)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Becky Huffman" <Becky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mountain, Terri" <TMountain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC-Digest] Training advice


> I had a horse that had reasonable ground manners but got stubborn about
> backing out - really stubborn...  She wanted to turn around jump out(stock
> trailer.)  We did what someone else already suggested, clipped two
> lungelines to her halter and ran one out the back window on each side.  it
> took two people, nothing violent, just to correct her each time she tried 
> to
> turn and she finally just stood there. Next step was to put a little
> consistent pressure on the noseband, just enough to make her slightly
> uncomfortable, when she shifted her weight back, we released the pressure,
> if she stepped forward we put it back on.  The first session was pretty
> long, each one got shorter and after about three or four times, she was
> backing out fine.  Hope this helps.
>
>
> Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas
> www.TheOriginalSeries.com
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> "Don't forget your towel"
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> ----- Original Message -----
> I've given her some things to work on to help the ground manners and in
> the long run that should help the rest, but he just will NOT back out of
> her 2 horse trailer.
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