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[RC] RE:Belsemo that won't load - shermanTitle: MessageAnother vote that
you should take Paul up on his offer.
I had two different
horses that wouldn't load, one would sling his head quickly, while charging
forward up the outside of the trailer, which would lead to the rope getting
pulled away and the horse galloping, head and tail high, down the road. He'd
then realize he'd left his friends, and come galloping back. I didn't have
enough knowledge at the time to train him, so I parked the trailer and used it
as his feed room, starting with feeding at the back end, then worked up to the
front. I had body work done on him before we tried the trailer again and he was
"fixed". About his only regression, after 5 or so years, was a couple months ago
when he'd been ridden, tied for a while, then I tried to load him. He
reverted back to his old ways, but when he got away, he didn't run off. I
picked up the rope, lead him to a soft area and he peed, then quietly got
in the trailer. Definitely discomfort was the reason for this horse's bad
behavior.
The other horse was
an untrained 8 yr old mustang, I used the annoying lounge whip, tickling her
legs and hips for hours 'til she finally got in. I had to do that several times
before she was solid, but then she was SOLID!
Good luck!
Kathy
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