Re: Re: trailer trouble

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Sorry, Paula, my finger missed the key... Should read...as soon as I
released pressure on the lead rope.....
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: superpat <superpat@gateway.net>
To: <Paulastk@aol.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 8:40 PM
Subject: RC: Re: trailer trouble


>
> Just a hint, Paula. I used to worry that my mare would strike her head as
> she backed out of the trailer and I tried to hold onto the lead rope to
> encourage her to keep her head down. WRONG!!!
> My trainer friend told me that keeping pressure on the rope is what caused
> her to raise it ever higher. As soon as I realized pressure on the rope,
she
> backed out perfectly smoothly and kept her head down.
> Good luck,
> Pat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Paulastk@aol.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 5:52 PM
> Subject: RC: trailer trouble
>
>
> >
> > Well, after working with my nit wit Ayrab on the loading thing (John
LYons
> > would have been proud).  I have him loading like a dream.   Now, if I
> could
> > only get him to unload as well.  He will freak out about half way out
and
> > crack his dadblame head on the roof of the trailer and so far has given
> > himself a gash or two ( I always thought those little hats  on the
halter
> > were so stupid looking...) .
> > I was hoping for some ideas on slowing down the backing process a little
> bit
> > (okay, alot).  I have a step-up now and I used to have a ramp, could
this
> > have any thing to do with it?
> > TIA
> > Paula and Roc (or more like rocks in his head.)
> > and Cosmo, whats the big deal anyway, you just back up til you fall out!
> >
> >
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