results of Sat. trailer

Diane F Arnett (rumor@ksu.edu)
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 10:41:28 -0600 (CST)

Hi everyone,
First I want to send a big thank-you to everyone who sent me a
post regarding how to load a difficult horse. But, I think you will all
be very disappointed in what I have to report.
As everybody knows it is very difficult to tell somebody something
if they already think they know everything and not make them mad. So, I
tried to go about suggesting how to load the horse in a very diplomatic
manner. I asked this person if she had any plans on how to get the horse
to load - she said she didn't so I told her I had asked a few friends
(yea!! you are all my friends aren't you excited!!) if they had any ideas
and I handed her a pile of printouts of your suggestions. I told her to
read over your ideas because it might help. She said thank-you very much
(and from the results they are probably in the trash).

Anyway, apparently my husband had told them they could just come
get the trailer when they were ready. So when I came home from school
Friday the trailer was gone.
Friday they tried to load horse. Terrified. Reared, wouldn't
lead, etc. So they got his front feet and head in the trailer and tied
him (stupid, stupid, stupid) he freaked and broke the lead rope. So they
tried to tie him to the side of the trailer - freaked & broke another
lead rope. So, they decided they would wait until Sat. and tranquilize him.
Sat. they tranquilized him and tried to pull him in the trailer -
no luck. So, they put 3 leads on him and 3 people tried to pull him in
trailer - no luck. So they tied him to the hitch of a truck and tried to
pull him into the trailer, got his front feet in and then he just sat
down. So, they gave up.
Apparently the new plan is just the next step in idiocy. They
are going to try and get hold of a stock trailer and try that (this is
not the next step in idiocy this is: if that doesn't work they are going
to ride him to her dads farm where he has a big farm truck with tall wood
side boards. Oh god - I can see all kinds of tragedies incl. rearing and
flipping over while on the highway, and how are they going to get him in
the back of a truck? Finally, if this doesn't work they are going to
ride him home: a very green horse, over 40 miles, only route is very busy
highways (somebody better be making funeral plans).

I have not been present for any of this charade. Maybe I should
have tried harder as I'm sure the horse will now be VERY difficult to
ever teach to trailer. I am very sorry none of your suggestions were
listened to, but thank-you all for trying. At least I learned something.

Sincerely,
Dianna Arnett