Comments on: Trailer Training Psychology

By: brenda

brenda — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:37:02 +0000

I’ve had a horse for the last two years. Over the past few months he’s started to seem to lose his balance in the trailer when we go around curves. The other day we loaded him and a buddy to go for a ride. He gets right on. But as soon as my friend started the engine, no movement yet, the horse started leaning and his legs buckling. I stood behind the trailer to observe. We took him off, put him in the corral and trotted him around. He was fine. Any ideas? Do I need an equine psychiatrist?
Brenda

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:11:05 +0000

Good information

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:31:01 +0000

We got a new paint horse that has been trailered a lot and on our way to Palm Springs, the trailer in front of us blew a tire and a piece went under our truck and trailer and spooked her. I could feel the movement and new something was going on. When we stopped, she was down. We have since purchased a camera that my husband installed in the trailer so we could watch them while we drive. I love having the camera, I’m surprised they don’t come already installed in every horse trailer. They should.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:40:14 +0000

Howdy y’all! I’m back from the barn and glad to say that this works really REALLY well. My horse went from refusing to step onto the ramp at all to being able to stand still all the way inside the trailer in about an hour! Seriously people, this works! (Oh, and I learned something else. Don’t clip your horse onto the trailer until someone has closed the back of it unless you have one of those safety tie thingies. That way they can’t try to back up and then freak out when they realize that they’re tied to the trailer and break their halter…)

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:52:09 +0000

This article sounds like it will actually work – other than some stuff you can find on the internet about how horses shouldn’t be allowed to back up out of the trailer until you tell them to, or about the right way to use a whip to get your horse in!
I’m going to try this right now so I’d better get going!

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:24:34 +0000

This article was very intresting. I am going to try the loading tips on my horse tomarrow!

By: Ginger

Ginger — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:46:06 +0000

Great article! Explains the whys and how to’s – I just got a new gelding and although he has been hauled..was terrified coming to a new place and owner – so the first time I tried to load him he turned, slammed me into the side of the trailer and bolted out, running and screaming frantically..
I have followed John Lyons step by step instructions and now I can load him without incident.