Rearing in lorry and getting stuck on tack locker!

[Goldenstar]

We had the tack lockers of the lorry rebuilt with the top as a steep slope ( they needed rebuilding as they where not designed to have a half Clydesdale stomping on them) this means when the locker mountaineer takes to the lockers he slides off as we had the checker plate covered with very slippy plastic sheet.
ATM I am hobbling him on the yard which I am going to do in the lorry from now on as I have had enough mine is definatly not scared he just wants to the centre of attention as he's a workaholic and has learned a sure way to get attention is to stand on the locker he also does it sometime when we make the final turn of the main road towards home I confess I just slam the breaks on that normally stops him.

 

[Queenbee]

CPT... That's a bleeding good idea, never had a horse I had to consider something like that with but it's a really good tip. Op, if he generally has these episodes in and out of the trailer, I would consider some form of calmer... It does sound like some form of anxiety resulting in a big explosion of energy. I'd also remove the tack locker.

 

[Goldenstar]

CPT... That's a bleeding good idea, never had a horse I had to consider something like that with but it's a really good tip. Op, if he generally has these episodes in and out of the trailer, I would consider some form of calmer... It does sound like some form of anxiety resulting in a big explosion of energy. I'd also remove the tack locker.

It's not easy to remove the locker from a coachbuilt lorry you would I think need to replace the lorry.
I enquired at the coach builders about this.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I have a very bad tempered and argumentative warmblood, this morning we were leaving for a show and for 5 mins stopped half way down the drive to just run in the house, he could see his two mates in the field and just went bananas striking out- which he often does when he's angry, does it in the stable when he's left alone. He then reared up and got stuck up on the tack lockers- now i don't know whether he meant to get up there or if he just struck out high and then found himself up there. He was literally tap dancing on the ceiling and pummeling the hell out of the wall. I had to get in there and try and bend his legs to get him down, it was all quite terrifying!! He was up there for quite some time too. Does anyone have any suggestions on this as I'm ******ed if I'm playing that game again! He did it at a show once when his friend went out of sight. He was on his own in there today. Someone at the show said if its anger hobble him but if its panic don't as he'll kill himself!? Not mad keen on hobbles to be honest. Ideas/comments please!

Sorry no advice. I would not have a horse like this , bad tempered not for me. I like respect from mine

 

[Queenbee]

It's not easy to remove the locker from a coachbuilt lorry you would I think need to replace the lorry.
I enquired at the coach builders about this.

Ah, sorry, I didn't read closely enough I assumed a trailer with tack locker at the front,

 

[4x4]

Doesn't sound like he is terrified, just cross. We have had this ourselves. A rope on top of the wither should do the trick.

Could you explain a bit more please?