Frequently I have found in my life horses that are very difficult to load into a horse trailer, they has to spend hours and hours, the horse and the driver are put in danger and everybody is stressed and angry at the end. That’s why is important to take your time to teach your horse to load in the trailer the first time. We have got ready a video teaching our young horse Cantal. It was really improvised, that’s why you can see this “not-so-fancy” broom :)
The clues for a good first experience:
-Be patient, take your time and don’t be in a rush. Be gentle, they don’t know what is all about. They need to smell, touch and look.
-Look for a place for your trailer where the horses cannot run left or right, we use a big door.
-It is good to have a second person to help you.
I hope you enjoy it, thanks for your attention!
How lovely to see the trailer loading video and how it should be done. My PRE was brought over from Spain to UK four years ago and was so traumatised he cannot be loaded without iv sedation from the vet. We have had 6 so called experts out for training with no success. For this reason he is back in the UK on loan and didn’t move with us when we moved to Malaga last year. I miss him so much and all this could have been avoided if he had been properly trained to load instead of bullied into it.
Thanks Rachel! We always train our horses carefully. Everything started some years ago, we had to load a mare in a huge trailer and it was very difficult and stressful for her to load. So after that we spend some time training our horses that have to travel to go into the trailer, it is not the same than a truck, but at least they have an idea! If you live in Malaga and want to visit us some day just contact us, you are welcome to our place!