Re: Trailer Loading

[benamil@juno.com (David Bennett)]

On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:15:40 -0600 (CST) "Glenda R. Snodgrass"
<grs@theneteffect.com> writes:
>What
>I do, though, is walk him to the back of the trailer, let him see and
>sniff it, then I walk him all the way around the rig once, doing 
>"walk"
>and "whoa" every few feet, in a rhythm, walk back around to the 
>trailer
>door, make him "whoa", then put the leadrope over his back, tell him 
>to
>"walk" and he walks right in. 
>
>I have continued to do a few minutes of practice groundwork about once 
>a
>week, to keep it fresh in his memory. It has also helped with the
>trot-outs at the VC. 

It really helps to practice the things that must be done at a vet check. 
Nowadays, my horses and I do a trot-out after every training ride - and
often after we have just tacked up before we go.  That makes a snappy
trot-out at the vet checks a sure thing.  The horse looks much better
than he does if he has to be pulled or hazed to get him trotting.

Dave Bennett
Chickamauga, Georgia
email:   benamil@juno.com

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