Recent content by Iron Tears

Quick update, he's now loading, had a paddy on Sunday so was lunged then loaded, brought him down yesterday, had another hissy fit galloped round the school then loaded, now merrily going in trotting up the ramp on his own. Try him again today & tomorrow, if we have to have the lunging effort...

Yep, tried backwards, this is a horse that has 4 forwards & 3 reverse gears, & has no intention of falling over when in reverse:confused:. Havent tried since we came home to load him, only because he did put his back out being a prat while he was away, I managed to stretch the worst of it out so...

So ignoring him to come home didnt work yesterday! 4 hours it took to load him, if 3 people didnt come over & park their lorry next to mine we'd still be there all day today.We tried 2 lunge lines, which did seem to be working he was thinking about going in until someone else came out with their...

Well he loaded earlier, 20 mins of being semi ignored cold wind & a bit of feed in a feed scoop, he decided to join me. The way he came up the ramp reminded me of my dog Murphy, sometimes he just can't work out how to get upstairs, horse was same back feet sort of all over the place. Oh well job...

In any other situation from loading he will totally ignore the whip! In fact the will merrily chew the end! Quit berating me cause I lost my rag once!

Ladyt25, it doesn't matter where u are around him he will get you, when he tried to kick my head off he shoved me sideways with his shoulder then twisted away so he could kick at me. Bendy isn't in it. Showing him a stick if we want to load him he goes ballistic, even if its someone else walking...

HollyandIvy, that was the next option with mine to sit with my kindle in the back with him at the bottom & ignore him totally. He really hates being ignored, likes to know whats going on beaky git:D

Who wouldn't lose their rag if they'd been squashed & nearly booted in the head, he maybe 17hh but he's almost as quick as my Welsh A but a lot more deadly. I don't usually hit him more than a tap to move him on when riding. Usually my growling and telling him to behave works, he knows when he's...

Sorry guys but, he's not bothered by a stick, just gets nasty with it, he follows me almost everywhere because he's a beaky git, no fear of anything, to the point that when we cut the hay he tries to put his nose on the mower that runs at 5000 rpm. It's a battle of wills he won't do it because...

Uh unfortunately if I wave a stick we do battle, my temper is almost as bad as his!! If you all want a giggle, I smacked twitty features with the lead rope, behind me, the git kicked forwards & caught me with his fetlock on the backside

Thanks everybody, some ideas here. Think we'll get the lorry back in the school & try a lunge line then he can't ****** off. Sometimes I could merrily give him a lead poultice!!

Taping him with a stick really won't work, he Will kick us no messing, & tried that as a yearling, tried most things including having him sat on my shoulders 4 of us lifting him etc. Also tried blasting him with a hose right up his arse!! we have said about stripping him & lifting him in with...

Will try lunge lines but don't want anyone to get hurt! Like I said he's very calculating & does mean it if he has a temper tantrum, he's tried squashing me & kicking my head off (missed by inches), you can see this article thinking & you've got to be constantly ahead of him.

Oh that he is! His mother is a brilliant loader but he won't even follow her in! Even resorted to a blindfold, not that he was bothered! What's REALLY annoying is he'll stand all 4 feet on the ramp sometimes then not move either way! I can't hack to all the shows!

Help, my 17hh TbxWb homebred clever & calculating gelding refuses to load, lorry or trailer, we have tried all the usual tricks. He loaded beautifuly last year, no mishaps of any description, this year however he flaty says no, no fuss no panic just stands at the bottom of the ramp calm as you...