Re: RC: un-loading from slant

[Merryben@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/27/01 7:38:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
wwho20@hotmail.com writes:


> ridecamp@endurance.net
>
>
> My slant loads have had tack rooms in the back.  This means that the horse 
> goes in straight but must turn his but to the left to back out.  sometimes 
> they back in the wall and then go forward, back into the wall and on and 
> on.  I usually try to remember with a new horse to put the lead rope up on 
> his right side.  This way, when you want to unload, you can tug on the lead 
> rope and if it is on the right side of the horse, it will pull his head a 
> little to the right and you can sort of guide his rump to the left at the 
> same time.  Once they catch on, it is fine but the first time can be hard.  
> Pat Bush and I once had her 16 hand gelding in my trailer and if Dick 
> Carter had not come along and helped us, the horse would probably still be 
> in it
.

mb