Florrie
Well-Known Member
Quite a rookie when it comes to loading/trailer stuff, but recently my TB has been a pain to load, he was fine to load at the last show but on the return journey he was constantly planting at the ramp and refusing to move of swerving to the side of the ramp.
I thought this was a one-off until the other day when someone else was loading up, I walked him past the box and he planted once again even though he wasn't going in it!
He has always been great to load, simple in and out job. So I'm thinking he must of had a bad journey last trip.
Unfortunately we rent a trailer for shows (Ifor 505) so we can't practise loading/know anyone that will let us borrow a trailer.
I know 505's can be quite cramped especially for anything about 15.2+
I was thinking of taking the centre partition out of the trailer to make it look more slightly inviting to encourage him in? As he will be the only horse travelling as we are showing on Sunday. He usually travels with another 15.2 companion who we go showing with but even when he wasn't loading last time we tried putting the other horse in first to encourage him and he wasn't having any of it.
Also he is a pain to unload, refuses to walk out of the front ramp (beyond me why?) and always gets quite scared and panics when we unload him off the back when his foot comes off the bottom of the ramp (or he either walks off the side).
I was thinking that if the centre partition was out that it would be more encouraging for him to walk off the front ramp too?
Any advice please?
I thought this was a one-off until the other day when someone else was loading up, I walked him past the box and he planted once again even though he wasn't going in it!
He has always been great to load, simple in and out job. So I'm thinking he must of had a bad journey last trip.
Unfortunately we rent a trailer for shows (Ifor 505) so we can't practise loading/know anyone that will let us borrow a trailer.
I know 505's can be quite cramped especially for anything about 15.2+
I was thinking of taking the centre partition out of the trailer to make it look more slightly inviting to encourage him in? As he will be the only horse travelling as we are showing on Sunday. He usually travels with another 15.2 companion who we go showing with but even when he wasn't loading last time we tried putting the other horse in first to encourage him and he wasn't having any of it.
Also he is a pain to unload, refuses to walk out of the front ramp (beyond me why?) and always gets quite scared and panics when we unload him off the back when his foot comes off the bottom of the ramp (or he either walks off the side).
I was thinking that if the centre partition was out that it would be more encouraging for him to walk off the front ramp too?
Any advice please?
