gembob
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how would you do it trailer or lorry she has never been moved as bred at home so not sure what to expect shes very placid and quiet seems quiet brave mind
collecting a horse thats never been travelled before
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Baggybreeches
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I have done both, a lorry is better but only if there is a loading ramp, as it is quite a leap of faith to ask a horse to walk up a steep slope into a small box! As long as you are confident then neither should be a problem. last time I went to pick a homebred 3 yo up for someone, I was fuming to find they had sedated it.
Poor horse was woosy as anything and they were asking him to do strange things (and it was people who should know better) it took about 90 minutes of patience but he went in the trailer and travelled fine.
gembob
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see i have a driver who can tow who would charge me just petrol or i can hire a lorry and driver for 100 quid not sure what to do save 80 quid and try this way or do it properly i will take sedalin just incase but i hate to see them sedated
Baggybreeches
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I would try the trailer first tbh, I can't see the horse having a problem with it, you could maybe hire or buy a full breast bar for the trailer, so as the partition is completely removed, horse will then view the trailer as a small stable! (I think they are about £40 from IW dealers).
Charlie77
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If you can take another horse with you that would help, if a horse is already on board the younger one should not be so worried about getting in & if all else fails, you could un load & hope fully the younger one would then be more inclined to follow the confident loader in. If the younger one has never loaded, I would be inclined to go with a trailer as there is les ramp to contend with or plant its self half way up.
Maesfen
Extremely Old Nag!
I agree with sweet FA! LOL!
Make sure your driver has plenty of time so not going to hassle you and spend a while getting to know horse, don't just walk in and expect it to follow you up the ramp unless it has been very well handled already. Park if you can alongside a wall or fence so it can't get down one side at least, open all the front doors but not the front ramp (easy for it to think it can charge straight through, not a good idea!) so it can see light . Lead with a lunge line but have two ropes already tied in the trailer (either side so it can't turn when inside) but don't tie it until the back ramp is up and always wear gloves (and hat if you're unsure) and don't let anyone stand behind the ramp when they're putting it up, just in case. It might actually be an idea if the old owner loads it for you as they should know the animal better (I always load mine and they tend to just follow up the ramp like oldtimers - which makes me feel like a heel of course!) Don't let anyone hurry you if you can help it if it stands at the bottom of the ramp for a while, take your time and talk to it but once it is going in keep going and work quickly so you can get on the way and it doesn't lose patience. Give it a gentle trip this time and it will be ready for more, give it a rough ride now and you could spoil it forever. When you get home, take the same approach, all the time in the world, you don't want it exploding off the ramp like a bottle of pop!
Good luck, very exciting!
Make sure your driver has plenty of time so not going to hassle you and spend a while getting to know horse, don't just walk in and expect it to follow you up the ramp unless it has been very well handled already. Park if you can alongside a wall or fence so it can't get down one side at least, open all the front doors but not the front ramp (easy for it to think it can charge straight through, not a good idea!) so it can see light . Lead with a lunge line but have two ropes already tied in the trailer (either side so it can't turn when inside) but don't tie it until the back ramp is up and always wear gloves (and hat if you're unsure) and don't let anyone stand behind the ramp when they're putting it up, just in case. It might actually be an idea if the old owner loads it for you as they should know the animal better (I always load mine and they tend to just follow up the ramp like oldtimers - which makes me feel like a heel of course!) Don't let anyone hurry you if you can help it if it stands at the bottom of the ramp for a while, take your time and talk to it but once it is going in keep going and work quickly so you can get on the way and it doesn't lose patience. Give it a gentle trip this time and it will be ready for more, give it a rough ride now and you could spoil it forever. When you get home, take the same approach, all the time in the world, you don't want it exploding off the ramp like a bottle of pop!
Good luck, very exciting!
hallarider
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When we picked up our 9 month old foal from the breeder we chanced it with a trailer. I got the breeder to load him - he went straight in bless him and travelled fantastic. We just kept checking him every few miles.
Give her the benefit and try the trailer.
Give her the benefit and try the trailer.
Amys_Babies
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Hi All,
When i brought my 2 yr old TB x gelding it was his first time travelling, the lady used a lorry to move him to my yard...it did freak him out quite a lot he was like a wild beast when he got out the lorry. Since then have transported him in a trailer a few times he seems a lot more calmer in a trailer.
When i brought my 2 yr old TB x gelding it was his first time travelling, the lady used a lorry to move him to my yard...it did freak him out quite a lot he was like a wild beast when he got out the lorry. Since then have transported him in a trailer a few times he seems a lot more calmer in a trailer.