Re: shy toidy behavior

[SL S <stepnout@swva.net>]

Yep...you gotta get out on the trail for a nice camp-out for a couple of
nights and days, some leisurely "at home" behavior patterns.  Plenty of
water to drink.  Maybe at first a private place to picket or tie or a
corral...then add other horses to the picture.  (I've been trying to figure
a way to get my guys to pee BEFORE loading into the trailer, but they will
wait to go indoors if possible.)  I have a pal who trains her mules to avoid
peeing in the trailer, but she trailers exponentially more often than I, and
lives on the trail a great deal of the week. (Anyone know Garrie Bates from
Mt. Airy?)  Opportunity to develop "the trail is home" comfort must be the key.

Sally and Spanish Mustangs (Misty the grulla, Roanie the copper buckskin
roan) in Floyd, VA



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