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RE: [RC] Trailer loading - Jim HollandActually, you should be able to do both....but you TEACH it exactly as Kat describes it and that is the preferred method. With some small trailers, there is simply no room to lead them on. I would be extremely wary of getting into a trailer with someone else's horse, but I make a point of occasionally getting into the trailer with mine. There are times where you may have to retrieve something or free a line, fix something, or whatever where taking the horse off is not practical. I want them to be comfortable and stand quietly with me in there....so I practice it. That said, one of the major safety issues they emphasize in Large Animal Rescue is that in the case of an accident do NOT get in the trailer to help the horse(s). Everything, including cutting lead lines, sedation, attaching slings, restraints, ropes for extraction, etc. is done from OUTSIDE the trailer. You do not want to be in a confined space like a trailer with a struggling, panicky horse. The first rule of rescue is: Do not become the rescuee! Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, Ga 30513 (706) 258-2830 www.threecreeksarabians.com Callsign KI4BEN -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k s swigart Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:34 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Trailer loading Theresa Williams said: Using a Brenderup 2H straight load with a ramp. I lead her in, then when I try to go behind to fasten, she backs out calmly...over and over again. If you ask me, part of your problem is that you are leading her in. I don't lead horses into trailers, I send them in. If you do that, when she starts to back out, you will be behind her instead of in front of her, and it will be easier to correct it. Oft times, when I have had a problem with a horse that does this, I will teach them to be sent into a trailer (and stay in) using a set of stocks instead of the trailer until the horse learns the correction that means "stop backing up, I am behind you." What I avoid like the plague (although I cannot say I NEVER do it) is getting into trailers with horses. In my opinion, a horse is not fully trailer trained until you can throw the lead rope over the horse's withers, point it at the trailer, and say "load up" and it leaps onto the trailer. Since you have a two-horse straight load, this should be easy (it is a little trickier but not impossible with a slant loader, which is why _I_ don't and wouldn't choose to own one). kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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