Those of you who travel with a full width breast bar......?

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Tonight I'm going to my 1st competition since May when Z wouldn't load to come home ended up getting in such a strop he reared and went over and then stayed the night at the show centre :(

I have since changed to a 510 trailer (shorter and shallower ramp) we have been practicing at home and he's fine , but always was with the box too it's coming home from parties when the other were still having fun we had problems with :rolleyes:

Comp is only 7 miles away and he travels a dream once in he just has the double bar to make it easier to actually get in. When he's been in other trailers we've double tied him as the set up was already in place, but he can't reach the hay net is it safe to tie him to the front? Now I realise he won't starve for 7 miles- but exploring options.......

Thank you
 
Our horse had a problem with loading at shows. We took the trailer to a quiet part of the field where he couldn't see other horses but then we discovered "tickling his shoulder with a dressage whip", sounds strange but it gets his attention on US. Use it like a pressure headcollar in that you stop only when he moves forward.
Good luck.
 
Personally I don't feed hay on any trip no matter how long it is (furthest would be 50 mile, after that I'd hire a box instead) so they're not going to die of hunger anyway but if you must, why not cross tie him as usual but tie the haynet to the front so he can reach? The tie ropes should only be short enough that they can't turn/get their head over or under the ropes, they shouldn't be strung up like a chicken so tight they can't move a muscle; they need a bit of leeway so they can balance easily enough on turns.
 
Thank you but put a whip anywhere near him loading and he'll strop (some one "helped" with a whip at a show before and I ended up being double barrelled in the side of the head!) We use a dually so he only gets pressure when he hesitates or going backward - if he goes forwards there is no pressure. He gets it and it works for him- the lorries ramp was too long and gave him too much time to realise what he was doing the trailer he's in before he realises! :D
 
Maesfen said:
Personally I don't feed hay on any trip no matter how long it is (furthest would be 50 mile, after that I'd hire a box instead) so they're not going to die of hunger anyway but if you must, why not cross tie him as usual but tie the haynet to the front so he can reach? The tie ropes should only be short enough that they can't turn/get their head over or under the ropes, they shouldn't be strung up like a chicken so tight they can't move a muscle; they need a bit of leeway so they can balance easily enough on turns.
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The net is at the front and he's not tight but just enough to he can't turn but the area at the front of the 510 is so long he can't reach. Its not a problem was just interested in what others do......
 
Hmm.. I know what you mean - my boy can reach the haynet JUST when it is tied to the top front rings - horse is tied to front lower rings (2 lead ropes, one to each rings).

However if he was much smaller he couldn't reach and I would need to tie net to the side rings, but then I couldn't cross tie to keep his head in the middle.....

I tie hay to the side rings when I am travelling the pony, but then I have a front half partition and split rails, so again different.....
 
Hmmm I find that even my horse whos 14.3 and rather short can reach a haynet tied at the front of the trailer. I just make sure its bulk full and tied so as it reaches forwards. The full length bar is on the front rings and hes tied to the front as my mare hung herself on cross ties once so wont do those.

I dont use haynets unless its a long journey though as pretty pointless. He gto one coming home from inverness-way as it was a long drive but if I was taking him 20/30mins to my RI's then i wouldnt bother.
 
I just want to whole experience to be as chilled as possible and wanting to load him straight after and then I'm going to have to wait for my sheet so want him to have a net then.

I'm probably making issues as I'm a bit nervous! :o
 
I've got an Ifor Williams and I know what you mean about the position of the haynet. When my little arabs are in the trailer they find it difficult to reach their hay unless I leave them on a ridiculously long rope. As I normally travel in excess of 2 hours I need to give them hay so I tie the haynet to the front so that it hangs down then I put another string through the bottom of the haynet, then pull it up and tie it to the side ring where the horse is tied. This means the haynet is halfway between the front and the horse and high up. Obviously you have to take it down before you get them out of the front door!
 
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