Well I don’t know anything about loading and unloading horses from trailers. And i don’t even know if she will let us load her. Any tips. Should i get pro help?
Thanks.
-Bean
P.S She has started to rear up when we pull on her.
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if you dont know what your doing, you realy need profestional help or atleast someone that knows how to load a hore safe and effinently… Trailors horses it is very important to be carefull
Horses would natural fear it because they are going into a combined area… you cant pulll her on.. she is stronger and will win… and it will only stress her out even more..
you need to take your time and let her decide when she is comfortable or not.. it can be very tramatic for a horses if this process is feared by them.. you dont want them to fear the trailor or get nervous in it eaither…
It takes lots of pacience and TIME!
When I teach horses, I like to start them as young as i can…
*****keep LOTS treats very handy
I introduce them to the trailor with the ramp up, then i put the ramp down and let them be around it… if there young this may be enough for the day…
the next step I remove the divider, i begin to walk up the ramp with out looking at the horse…
(if your not confident in what your doing .. the horse will deffinetly not be)
-genly hold tention on a lead it they rear take a minute and relax.. (they are scared)
-if the refuse or back off… go with them.. let them relax and try again…
-ther more stresses they are the more there gonna tence up and back off…
-every single step they take reward them with a treat.. it may only be a tiny little step but needs to be possitive!!
If they dont walk right up begin to let them creep there way on (even if your help is needed by moving a placing a foot id needed) rewarding every step
It may be long but knowing when enough is enough is goin to make it a possitive or negative perspective for the horse
taking a break is not givivng up it gives the horse a minute to relax and calm down..
always work with a few people.. support from the rear end is always good and also you want people on both sides of the trailor to advoid the horse falling off the edge and getting hurt
if in fact the horse gets on the trailor.. feed them treats and praise and then its going back
another scary and if not reasured by you they wont like it much.. backing up is just like going up.. one step at a time
while going back its important to have that rear end support and not having the horse intisipate it or they will shoot back and may even hit ther head…
once they are comfortable going on and off.. feed them there dinner in the trailor… this gives them possitive enforment and also always time in the trailor for them…
put the divider back and repeat the steps
**horses are more likely to go into the trailor if there is already a horse in the trailor (just a thought to consider)
Once they get a hold of that consept.. moving is the next step… have some one drive the trailor with someone in the trailor with the horse for a min. or so.. then once they are comfortable you can tie them and drive with u in the trailor.. once that is ok them you pretty set and should only get better with possitive reenforcement..
***Continue to give out treat for good behavior
**** while driving: hay or treats with another VETEREN horse on the other side would be a good idea ( horses are pack animals an feel safe in groups)
Good luck.. try to get profesional help.. a horse thats not trained properly to load the trailor may need to be re trained… hope i helped!!