9tails
Well-Known Member
My mare's reintroduction to travelling started this weekend. With the trailer completely empty of partitions, she eventually went on the trailer on Saturday and each day has got better since. She now has absolutely no hesitation about getting on and is leaving via the front ramp in a civilised manner. Yesterday the ramps went up and, although she was marching on the spot, she was also snatching on the tasty haylage. The trailer has full breast and breech bars in place.
Today the ramps went up again and I decided to take a very short very slow and steady drive of approximately 5 minutes. Wow sweaty horsey! Off she came, but once again didn't hesitate to get back on again.
Has anybody had worried, sweaty, marching and pawing travellers that have gotten over their fears and if so how did it happen? Is it just time and practice or is there something I can do to make the process more pleasant?
Today the ramps went up again and I decided to take a very short very slow and steady drive of approximately 5 minutes. Wow sweaty horsey! Off she came, but once again didn't hesitate to get back on again.
Has anybody had worried, sweaty, marching and pawing travellers that have gotten over their fears and if so how did it happen? Is it just time and practice or is there something I can do to make the process more pleasant?