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He is "scrambling", heard if you corner to fast ,etc. some horses 
will"learn" to do this.Unfortunately I know a few and they say once they do 
this it's really hard to stop it. Both the trainers I know won't put a 
scrambler next to an end wall.They also sometimes take the dividers out, if 
only hauling one.Sometimes they lightly tranqualize them to take the edge 
off.
YOu might try distracting him(works with some) with a haynet and some hay 
while traveling.Some trainers also haul"loose", they take dividers out and 
don't tie and let the horse find his own balance.
Unfortuanately I have another friend who rescued a arab/saddlebred and  he 
was locked up all but an hour a day., Became a weaver,and charged, reared, 
etc.Wouldn't load,(well they tranq. him to get him out during hurricanes. 
Ended up neurotic. He first wouldn't load, then would weave and tear the 
trailer down to get out. They sent him to a trainer who specialized with 
these horses and even used him in a clinic. Good news , he learned to load 
easy. But "won't stay in" without going bananas"Tried everything.She 
basically has to tranqualize him to take him anywhere.Now he was a hard 
case.
One of our ponies would paw if we stopped, now my gelding is starting to do 
it.I guess they 'think" they get  to get off if it stops sooner.
I'd try to get him away from the wall for a while, where he can't brace.I'm 
sure he thinks he is falling when you go down hill and he feels trapped and 
panics.Best of luck   Laurie and RAscal






> From: "Linda" <Elite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Trailering
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:20:20 -0500
>
>     We are having a trailering problem with a 9 yo gelding we've owned a 
> little over a year.  Our trailer is a two horse slant load with a divider 
> between the two horses.  The problem is that when we haul him and go down 
> even a slight incline he panics and scrambles with his feet.  It is hard to 
> explain but he is actually scraping up the front wall ( wall in-between 
> living quarters and hauling area).  I rode back with him to see exactly 
> what he was doing and he is throwing his body against the divider (on his 
> left) and his feet are climbing the wall on his right side.    Sometimes it 
> is so violent that his left rear leg gets scraped up bad.  We have tried 
> wrapping legs and shipping boots and it just seems to make it worse and he 
> gets them loose enough to try to kick them off too.   He doesn't always do 
> this...  I would say that he did it a little when we first got him, then 
> quit for several months, but has been doing it for on and off for the last 
> several months.   The problem is that I can't figure out what is causing it 
> or what might be different when he is or isn't doing it.   He loads very 
> well... doesn't seem to dislike the trailer, and stands fine when we aren't 
> moving.    The only time I've seen him do this is when we are going down 
> hill.... even slightly.  (And in east TN there is allot of hills).  I have 
> tried creeping down hills and when I hear him panic and start banging 
> around, I stop let him get his composure and then creep again.  No luck.    
> We are considering moving him to the back slot, but am concerned that he 
> would try his maneuver and end up on his side!   Or we are considering 
> taking him in the trailer alone with the gate latched open so he doesn't 
> have anything to lean against.  Or maybe hauling him backwards, is that a 
> possibility?   We really feel sorry for this guy, when he gets in these 
> panic modes he is really scared!    We haul this guy quite a bit... and 
> like I said, sometimes he can go months without it happening.   Has anyone 
> ever seen something like this or have any suggestions?
>
> Linda


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