Story from the horses mouth!!

RuthnMeg

RuthnMeg

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'Great news guys, its my turn. Mum has walked all the way to the field to get ME and only me, so pah to you 2.
Even better, can't believe my luck - Iam going in the moving house, sooo excited I think I can squeeze out another 4 droppings, just to keep her busy and let every body know how happy Iam! Making sure that these bandages are mine, sniff, yep all mine. Right where is that ramp, let me in let me in... yummy fresh hay (apparently I don't need it, but its there for my taking).
Looking out my front windows, wow, I know this road, I know where iam going - Jumping. ..... Great we are here HELLO EVERYBODY I AM HERE.... front ramp down ... let me out let me out LET ME OUT....
why do they stand back out of the way? Weeeee crash bang clatter - oh yeah, forgot, I have my back end to remember to 'bend'!
Now I can relax and show off to all the boys...'
From Meg aged 13

Moral of this is how the heck does 'one' unload 'ones' ''mad thing'' out of a front ramp trailer without an earthquake happening, or damaging trailer and more importanly horse hips?? Tried most things that I can think of, feed.....scatters all over the floor as she barges through you, bridle.. no effect, reversing out the back....she just stands there as if to say 'me-backwards - never, so now its let her unload herself and stand back!! We always cause a few heads to turn!!!

ps, single ifor williams trailer pulled by a car.

My longest post, hope haven't bored anyone!!
 
Have you tried a dually headcollar? You will need to practice on the ground first so that she realises you are in conrtol. I have seen a horse badly injure itself from rushing out of a trailer so it would be worth taking the time to nip this habit in the bud. On the plus side at least your horse sounds very keen to load and enjoys going to parties!
 
I have a horse that used to do that. In the end we bought a lorry as she didn't travel particularly well in the trailer anyway, and the unloading was always rather "interesting", resulting in my mum nearly breaking her ankle when my horse lept out of the trailer on top of her, knocking her to the ground, then standing on her ankle!

Probably not what you want to hear! But swapping to the lorry did work for us, and the horse is much calmer about travelling.
 
MM- keep thinking about the dually, but as yet haven't cos I keep thinking it will get better!! umm, might just have to get one ...
CM - I would so love a lorry but pennies are a big problem anyway at the moment!!
FDC- glad I made you smile!! lol
 
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