Joyous70
Well-Known Member
Im looking for advice on my mare and her loading issues.
Before i begin i will give you a brief overview, she is almost 9 now, i have had her since she was 2.5, loading has always been an issue. She has been seen by two "professionals" neither one has given me a solution, the first made matters worse in my opinion by shutter all trailer doors and let her have a meltdown, the second told me i needed someone to help me to load her, this is not always an option and i did explain at the time i needed to be able to this on my own. I have spent week upon week, loading and unloading going for trips around the block, but loading is still a sticky issue. She will load slightly better if the front is open, however, will load with it closed as well. I am not able to load her and tie her up before i do the back bar up and she knows she can and will pull back and break whatever she can to get out, (she will stand tied anywhere else without an issue) however, once the bar is up she stands quietly and always travels well.
So i suppose my question is, how can i get her to self load, so i am behind and in a position to do the back bar up without her reversing out.
We have been out and about to train, but loading is always an issue, and can take from 30 minutes to 4 hours sometimes.
Before i begin i will give you a brief overview, she is almost 9 now, i have had her since she was 2.5, loading has always been an issue. She has been seen by two "professionals" neither one has given me a solution, the first made matters worse in my opinion by shutter all trailer doors and let her have a meltdown, the second told me i needed someone to help me to load her, this is not always an option and i did explain at the time i needed to be able to this on my own. I have spent week upon week, loading and unloading going for trips around the block, but loading is still a sticky issue. She will load slightly better if the front is open, however, will load with it closed as well. I am not able to load her and tie her up before i do the back bar up and she knows she can and will pull back and break whatever she can to get out, (she will stand tied anywhere else without an issue) however, once the bar is up she stands quietly and always travels well.
So i suppose my question is, how can i get her to self load, so i am behind and in a position to do the back bar up without her reversing out.
We have been out and about to train, but loading is always an issue, and can take from 30 minutes to 4 hours sometimes.