Anxiety horse trailer

[kel1477]

Horse had an accident last year in 3.5 ton, gone back to a trailer she is fine going in just when start to shut all doors up she start with anxiety, shaking, stressing, I have orded a mirror becouse every one says good Idea, but has any one used nutracalm ????

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Sounds to me that you would be better off starting where she is comfortable and reintroducing closing things/moving step by step - slowly so you don't push her over her tolerance threshold. Eg: close the ramp half way and hold it, then progress to closing one ramp fully for 30 seconds at a time if she is calm. End the session when she is still calm, and don't let her get to the point of that anxiety setting in. Perhaps feed her in there for a few weeks too so she sees that it is a nice, non-eventful place to be.

I don't think that adding any drugs/sedative/calmers is going to help - you need to treat the root cause and not the symptoms

 

[kel1477]

Sounds to me that you would be better off starting where she is comfortable and reintroducing closing things/moving step by step - slowly so you don't push her over her tolerance threshold. Eg: close the ramp half way and hold it, then progress to closing one ramp fully for 30 seconds at a time if she is calm. End the session when she is still calm, and don't let her get to the point of that anxiety setting in. Perhaps feed her in there for a few weeks too so she sees that it is a nice, non-eventful place to be.

I don't think that adding any drugs/sedative/calmers is going to help - you need to treat the root cause and not the symptoms

Hi, thanks for advice, I have been doing all off the above , just dont know where to turn why I put on here

 

[L&M]

Could you get some professional help? For example people who practice 'natural horsmanship' often can help with loading and travelling issues.....

Poor you and poor horse - as a matter of interest have you loaded/travelled her with a calm companion?