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Re: [RC] Tied in the trailer (was: Horses that pull back) - Born CountryYou're right, this won't stop a horse from blasting out. When teaching the filly, she did go into a mild panic and make a hurried exit, but we have a rear tack on our trailer, so the partition could only open so far. I had plenty of "safe" space where I couldn't be run over or kicked. If you have a trailer without a rear tack, or no way to stop the partition from going all the way to the wall, there is the possibly of injury from a panicked horse. Esther and Chagalle, who is very much the gentleman in and out of the trailer "Life is a canvas, throw a lot of paint on it" Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) ----- Original Message ---- From: Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:43:00 AM Subject: Re: [RC] Tied in the trailer (was: Horses that pull back) Actually, I can see the horse blasting backward hard enough to shove the partition (and you) out of his way if you just try to crack it open to teach him to slow down. That works if the horse is calm, but if he is focused on backing out as fast as he can, the handler could get hurt. I just got done acclimatizing my horse to a new trailer -- like his old one, it is a straight load with ramp, but much nicer :). Still, as far as he was concerned, it was ***different***. I took 3 weekends to work with him on it. There were a couple of episodes where he loaded part way in, seemed calm, and then investigated something, decided it was ****different**** so he blasted out full speed. I didn't try securing anything until he had rattled and banged and investigated everything, and was comfortable enough to stand in the trailer for at least a minute or two, then back out calmly. Of course, once he was comfortable enough to actually load and go for a short trailer ride, everything was fine - "oh -- its a **trailer**! OK, no big!" Sigh. Horses. On Apr 16, 2009, at 4:45 AM, Born Country wrote: Hmmm.... I can see a lot for potential disasters using the "closed in with the horse" method. What I've taught my horses, was not to back out until I cue them to. Untie from the window, open the back door (and leave open), unlatch the partition of the slant, but don't open fully. Just kinda crack it. When they start to back out, push the partition back and tell your horse "no" and "stand". Do this until he stands and you can fully open the partition. Then go to his head and back him out yourself. This method also works for the horse that likes to turn around in the trailer and come out front-wards. I've taught both my older gelding and my young filly like this. By extension, if they are in the last stall next to the outer door, they don't move until cued. This is much safer for both of us. Esther and Chagalle, who now looks and waits to be backed out of his trailer =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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