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Posted on Saturday, Apr 1, 2000 - 9:47 pm: My friend has a TB who goes in the trailer , but if she ties him he panics and pulls back hard. wetried to have me in back and when we got him in she was by the exscape door . I tried to close the back door and as soon as I started he paniced and started to back out. she tried to hold him and keep him calm but he dosen't care about anything but getting out of the trailer. when my friend tied him ,he paniced and pull back and broke the halter. the time when I tried to close the door he backed out pushing the door. what can she do the horse is 8 yrs old & been trailered twice once when he was 2 for a 3 hr. ride and again when he was 3 for a 10 min. ride. any ideas? thanks,Joy |
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 2, 2000 - 10:02 am: Are you sure the trailer is big enough so that he doesn't feel unduly trapped? |
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 2, 2000 - 10:29 am: Why not do a little training with him and just leave him untied? After working with him and giving him a comfort zone about the whole process you may find that he doesn't mind being tied. I've been reading posts on another board about the issue of "to tie or not to tie" and many have choosen not to at all. We always do but many feel the horse does better untied while being transported. |
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 2, 2000 - 12:13 pm: Hello Joy,You have made one critical error that I think has worsened your problem: you tied the horse before the back was secured. You always need to have the butt bar in place before the horse is tied. If your trailer does not have a secure butt bar I recommend you have one installed. Once standing quietly while restrained with the butt bar in place, the horse can be tied and the back door closed. If this is a standard two horse trailer no one should be in the trailer with the horse at any time. Concerning backing out inappropriately that is dealt with in the article associated with this forum. You might do well to start the whole training process over. DrO |
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Posted on Sunday, Apr 2, 2000 - 9:02 pm: thanks for the help I don't know if she tried the butt bar, this horse is usually so calm . the trailer is 7 ft. high. I'll give her these ideas and let you know, |
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Posted on Tuesday, Nov 28, 2000 - 7:45 am: Joy,If the goal is to have the horse consistently perform each aspect of trailering calmly, willingly and therefore safely then from personal experience I would strongly recommend using the trailer training method taught by John Lyons. The method (if followed properly) is simple not complicated and thorough.The results are very rewarding and perminent.You can find the book "LYONS ON HORSES" at his web site John Lyons.com. |
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