bubsqueaks
Well-Known Member
Hello,
Just wondering if anybody has previous experiences they could share as to how they overcame lorry loading issues.
We are currently awaiting help from a natural horsewoman which has become equally as frustrating getting an appointment as to the original issue!
Anyway I would be extremely grateful to peoples experiences having spent hours both researching & loading him!!!
Its always coming home from events, loads first time at home. We have tried bribery with treats & feeding him on lorry all week, parking lorry in field open, but doesn't help with loading back from events, we have a dually halter which helps with control but doesn't solve, he absolutely hates any lunge line behind him indicating this was probably how he was forced on in Ireland, from my research I know we have to make the lorry the place he wants to be & it seems to take the expert approximately anything upto 2 hours but they must have some secrets they wont divulge!!!
Our latest attempts have got us down to 1 hour by keeping him moving round the lorry & across the end of the ramp, if you leave him to stand at the bottom of the ramp he just goes to sleep! There really is no logic to what he is thinking, all of a sudden he will just decide okay I will go on then!! Our current logic is that he will realise its a lot easier for him to load quickly as less boring groundwork to do - are we on the right tracks????
This has got to be one of the most frustrating issues to deal with & I know we musn't get frustrated, angry, cross, whilst loading, even though that's exactly what you want to do, I also know we must be quiet so not to put him under extra pressure, not to face him or look him in the eye as he will see that as a threat.
Would love to hear from anybody who has actually cracked it & what the secret is!?!?
Just wondering if anybody has previous experiences they could share as to how they overcame lorry loading issues.
We are currently awaiting help from a natural horsewoman which has become equally as frustrating getting an appointment as to the original issue!
Anyway I would be extremely grateful to peoples experiences having spent hours both researching & loading him!!!
Its always coming home from events, loads first time at home. We have tried bribery with treats & feeding him on lorry all week, parking lorry in field open, but doesn't help with loading back from events, we have a dually halter which helps with control but doesn't solve, he absolutely hates any lunge line behind him indicating this was probably how he was forced on in Ireland, from my research I know we have to make the lorry the place he wants to be & it seems to take the expert approximately anything upto 2 hours but they must have some secrets they wont divulge!!!
Our latest attempts have got us down to 1 hour by keeping him moving round the lorry & across the end of the ramp, if you leave him to stand at the bottom of the ramp he just goes to sleep! There really is no logic to what he is thinking, all of a sudden he will just decide okay I will go on then!! Our current logic is that he will realise its a lot easier for him to load quickly as less boring groundwork to do - are we on the right tracks????
This has got to be one of the most frustrating issues to deal with & I know we musn't get frustrated, angry, cross, whilst loading, even though that's exactly what you want to do, I also know we must be quiet so not to put him under extra pressure, not to face him or look him in the eye as he will see that as a threat.
Would love to hear from anybody who has actually cracked it & what the secret is!?!?