If someone asked you to load your horse or pony into a trailer right now, would you be able to do it? Would you know the safe and correct way to put your horse in the trailer?
Would your horse hop right into the trailer or would he back up and refuse to enter it?
Loading into the trailer should be a simple task and if you teach your horse how to do it properly at first, you should have no trouble with him later on. A horse that won’t load is a real problem and can really ruin your fun when you go to shows or on trail rides.
Read on to learn how to make your horse 100 percent trailer friendly.
If you don’t have a helper, untie him then go to the back and lower the ramp and unfasten the butt bar. Stand to the side of the ramp and pat your horse or tug on his tail to ask him to back out. As he walks out you should be able to grab hold of the lead rope
* This article first appeared in the November/December 2005 issue of Young Rider. Subscribe today!
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