Cherryblossom
Well-Known Member
I’m developing an unloading problem and could do with H&H wisdom to nip it in the bud!
Poppy loads easily, travels well, arrives places nice and calm. I initially had the partition in the trailer (505 classic). Found that she was bargy getting off the front ramp. Putting the bridle in helped a little, but not hugely and as she is not at all bargy anywhere else, it was hard to train. I read some advice on here about backing them out and decided to try that. It worked for a week or two and then she started leaning back on her ties until something gave way. Again, didn’t seem to be panicking at all, just literally sat back until it broke, came off the trailer and would graze at the nearest spot. Another search of the forums suggested leaving untied with food up front, which worked beautifully for the last two weeks. Yesterday when we came back from the beach I hooked the bucket on untied her and dropped the back ramp. She turned around stood and watched me as I was getting the pin out and then decided to try to limbo under that bar! Thankfully with the pin out, the bar just lifted, but I’m at my wits end, and don’t want to allow her to reinforce that sort of carry on! I’m almost always on my own, but if someone is at her head she behaves perfectly.
My trailer has a slightly wonky panel, which means that the full length bar at the front can’t be easily removed, so my choices are to put partition back, and go back to front unloading with bridle on which is probably the safest option, but it seems a shame to travel her with a partition just because of her loading, or option B….. some magical solution one of you might suggest!
I have a pressure halter, and she does pressure release perfectly on the ground. She just got that diabolical connie cleverness and I need to nip it in the bud!
Pic of yesterday’s glorious trip!
Poppy loads easily, travels well, arrives places nice and calm. I initially had the partition in the trailer (505 classic). Found that she was bargy getting off the front ramp. Putting the bridle in helped a little, but not hugely and as she is not at all bargy anywhere else, it was hard to train. I read some advice on here about backing them out and decided to try that. It worked for a week or two and then she started leaning back on her ties until something gave way. Again, didn’t seem to be panicking at all, just literally sat back until it broke, came off the trailer and would graze at the nearest spot. Another search of the forums suggested leaving untied with food up front, which worked beautifully for the last two weeks. Yesterday when we came back from the beach I hooked the bucket on untied her and dropped the back ramp. She turned around stood and watched me as I was getting the pin out and then decided to try to limbo under that bar! Thankfully with the pin out, the bar just lifted, but I’m at my wits end, and don’t want to allow her to reinforce that sort of carry on! I’m almost always on my own, but if someone is at her head she behaves perfectly.
My trailer has a slightly wonky panel, which means that the full length bar at the front can’t be easily removed, so my choices are to put partition back, and go back to front unloading with bridle on which is probably the safest option, but it seems a shame to travel her with a partition just because of her loading, or option B….. some magical solution one of you might suggest!
I have a pressure halter, and she does pressure release perfectly on the ground. She just got that diabolical connie cleverness and I need to nip it in the bud!
Pic of yesterday’s glorious trip!
