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| I have a horse that will rear up and throw fits when tied to the trailer. It is to the point where he is gonna hurt himself or someone else very badly. He does not do this all the time, just randomly, with and without other horses tied up with him. The moment you untie him or slip the halter off, he is fine. Otherwise, he is a perfect gentleman. Loads up in a stock and slant load trailer with dividers without any problems. Fantastic horse, loping the barrel pattern and the poles in a hackamore. Love him to death, but am in the process of trying to sell him because I am scared to take him anywhere. Any ideas/tips would be greatly appreciated. We have had some that would throw fits before, but never to this extent. He actually broke a halter the other day, and just stood there while we got another one. Retied him to the trailer, and he was fine. |
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| My horse has issues when tied to the trailer, but he had 3 trailer mishaps before hand. We ended up buying pens for him, which we take everywhere, because we can't tie him and we got tired of fighting him. He would pull until he broke something to get away. We tried lots of things, but it wasn't worth it. Absolutely nothing would set him off. You can tie him to anything else, just not the trailer.
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| use a collar instead of a halter. may be just enough change that he won't do it anymore. |
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| I agree with the collar... maybe he does not like the pressure on his pole. my aunt had a horse that will flip over when he felt that pressure.. just his quirk.. |
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| I use a tie blocker ring for my mare. she will pull at the trailer at times. I have a long lead rope on mine and the right allows for the rope to slip this way she cant hurt her neck from pulling or break anything. |
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| GET A "CLIP"..... seriously... best $20 investment ever for a horse that rears at trailer....
they WORK...because they take the "flight" out of the horse immediatly
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| 3farm - 2014-05-16 11:03 AM
GET A "CLIP"..... seriously... best $20 investment ever for a horse that rears at trailer....
they WORK...because they take the "flight" out of the horse immediatly
What is a Clip? |
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| Nateracer - 2014-05-16 10:46 AM
My horse has issues when tied to the trailer, but he had 3 trailer mishaps before hand. We ended up buying pens for him, which we take everywhere, because we can't tie him and we got tired of fighting him. He would pull until he broke something to get away. We tried lots of things, but it wasn't worth it. Absolutely nothing would set him off. You can tie him to anything else, just not the trailer.
Funny you say that...we can put him in a pen at the barrel race and he will honestly go to sleep. May have to just buy a portable pen for him. |
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Location: Sperry, OK | Does he pull back when tied to anything else? Can you tie him to something at home like a tree or telephone pole that he can't break... tie a innertube to it, double halter him with rope halters and leave him for long periods of time until he figures out he can't go anywhere.. then slowly adjust to him tying at the trailer for short periods in the beginning and increasing as he stands without pulling back? |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I had one that did that. He got better as he matured. He was terrible about it as a 4yr old and pretty much stopped when he was 6. He was such a PITA that as I rode away on one horse, he would rear up to look over the trailer to see where we were going. He never pawed while rearing, but would lean up against the trailer with his shoulder to look over. OMG I would get so frustrated with him. No ideas for a cure. I just took mine all the time and he finally got over it. |
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| EasyGirl - 2014-05-16 12:10 PM Nateracer - 2014-05-16 10:46 AM My horse has issues when tied to the trailer, but he had 3 trailer mishaps before hand. We ended up buying pens for him, which we take everywhere, because we can't tie him and we got tired of fighting him. He would pull until he broke something to get away. We tried lots of things, but it wasn't worth it. Absolutely nothing would set him off. You can tie him to anything else, just not the trailer.
Funny you say that...we can put him in a pen at the barrel race and he will honestly go to sleep. May have to just buy a portable pen for him.
Mine too. He relaxes when he has the comfort of the pen around him. |
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| ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-05-16 11:15 AM
Does he pull back when tied to anything else? Can you tie him to something at home like a tree or telephone pole that he can't break... tie a innertube to it, double halter him with rope halters and leave him for long periods of time until he figures out he can't go anywhere.. then slowly adjust to him tying at the trailer for short periods in the beginning and increasing as he stands without pulling back?
We have tied him to other things without any problems. The acting up and rearing at the trailer is random. He has done it when he was alone, and the other day when he was tied beside another horse. & he does not do this all the time. After he broke the halter at the barrel race, we retied him, and he stood like a perfect gentleman the rest of the day. My daughter got on him and exhibitioned him in barrels, and when she got off she retied him to the trailer and he just stood there. This is really frustrating because he is such a nice horse, and i hate to get rid of him. :( |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | My mare is like that. But not just the trailer..any type of pressure she flips out until I get her loose or she breaks her halter...it happens more in cross ties than ties to the trailer. We have a clip that the lead rope goes thru and you tie a knot at the end so if she pulls hard enough it releases but it has a knot at the end so she can't completely get away. It helps her..I can actually tie her to the trailer and walk away to enter without worrying that she is going to freak. |
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Location: Northern CA | Had one like that. Broke several windows out of the trailer and went through several lead ropes. After he would rear, he would throw himself on the ground. But he was awul in the stall too, jumped out a couple times. Needless to say, we no longer have him. |
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| lexyy12 - 2014-05-16 11:27 AM
My mare is like that. But not just the trailer..any type of pressure she flips out until I get her loose or she breaks her halter...it happens more in cross ties than ties to the trailer. We have a clip that the lead rope goes thru and you tie a knot at the end so if she pulls hard enough it releases but it has a knot at the end so she can't completely get away. It helps her..I can actually tie her to the trailer and walk away to enter without worrying that she is going to freak.
What kind of clip & where can I get one? Could you send me a pic please? |
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| halter_ego - 2014-05-16 11:28 AM
Had one like that. Broke several windows out of the trailer and went through several lead ropes. After he would rear, he would throw himself on the ground. But he was awul in the stall too, jumped out a couple times. Needless to say, we no longer have him.
Ummm, he would be gone from my house too!! Mine is not that bad, just freaks at times. |
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| My mare does that. She's perfect otherwise. She set back at the trailer with the previous owner and completely tore her hamstrings, so now she has a mechanical lameness.
When I take her places I will just use a clip or put her in a pen. She's fine. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Had one years ago that would set back, so I would just put her back in the trailer when I had to go and do something so I would not have to worry about her while I was gone, back then I hauled in a stocktrailer.
And it I didnt tie her hard she would test the rope and found it was a little lose and she was find. But if tied off she would go nuts and break the lead rope, so I learned to just loop the lead and she would not set back any more, horses like these are a real pain to take anywhere. when I bought her she was this way and nothing would help but just looping the leads. |
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| Question though... with the 'clip' Say your horse sets back and pulls the lead through the clip until the knot at the end... so, now they have this long lead and are effectively hard tied to the trailer... what happens if you are not around and they get the leg over it, scare themselved, then pull.... Massive disaster?
Just curious as I have seen some big wrecks with horses tied too long at trailers.... |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | Puddy - 2014-05-16 1:37 PM
Question though... with the 'clip' Say your horse sets back and pulls the lead through the clip until the knot at the end... so, now they have this long lead and are effectively hard tied to the trailer... what happens if you are not around and they get the leg over it, scare themselved, then pull.... Massive disaster?
Just curious as I have seen some big wrecks with horses tied too long at trailers....
It doesn't have to be tied at the end. You can knot it wherever you want them to stop. I don't tie mine at the end but I do it enough that she gets enough release to relax. Here's the clip. I'm pretty sure it's a HiTie clip. If you google it there are a couple places to buy from.
Eta---don't mind my blue striped socks and pink flip flops...I ran out to take a pic Hahahaha 
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Location: Bandera, TX | I have a Clip too - love it.
Another thought - a few years ago a friend had a horse like that. He would rear up and look over the top of the trailer. He mellowed out completely after she put him on ulcer meds... |
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| GoMistyGo - 2014-05-16 12:31 PM
I have a Clip too - love it.
Another thought - a few years ago a friend had a horse like that. He would rear up and look over the top of the trailer. He mellowed out completely after she put him on ulcer meds...
I don't think it is an ulcer issue. He is the most mellow, laid back boy there is. Just NOT at the trailer, when he wants to act crazy at times! lol |
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| Thanks for all the suggestions  I am going to try some different things and see how it goes. Hopefully can hit on a solution for him. Just really helps me to know I am not the only one having dealt with this problem.  |
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Location: Sperry, OK | EasyGirl - 2014-05-16 2:10 PM GoMistyGo - 2014-05-16 12:31 PM I have a Clip too - love it.
Another thought - a few years ago a friend had a horse like that. He would rear up and look over the top of the trailer. He mellowed out completely after she put him on ulcer meds... I don't think it is an ulcer issue. He is the most mellow, laid back boy there is. Just NOT at the trailer, when he wants to act crazy at times! lol
I have seen calmest hoses, still performing, coat is shiney, still on full feed, ...ect... have grade 3 bleeding ulcers. All horses react different, could be that when he is tied to the trailer is is more stressful and raises his acid levels.. don't rule it out based on he is calm. |
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Location: Dubach, LA | I tried all the above suggestions without luck. I finally bought some cheap bungee cords and tie her to the bungees above her head. She can move around more and hasn't reared, lunged, or set back anymore. You have to chase her to saddle her sometimes, but it's worth it not to have anymore broken halters. |
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Location: Oklahoma | ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-05-16 2:23 PM
EasyGirl - 2014-05-16 2:10 PM GoMistyGo - 2014-05-16 12:31 PM I have a Clip too - love it.
Another thought - a few years ago a friend had a horse like that. He would rear up and look over the top of the trailer. He mellowed out completely after she put him on ulcer meds... I don't think it is an ulcer issue. He is the most mellow, laid back boy there is. Just NOT at the trailer, when he wants to act crazy at times! lol
Are there any physical symptoms for this? Is scoping the only way to find out? |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have a horse that will set back when tied to the trailer and I now use a Blocker Tie Ring on Level 2 and my guy hasn't pulled back yet. It's only been two days worth of firing him with it but just so long as he can have some room to move around and look around he acts much better! |
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Location: Sperry, OK | Longneck - 2014-05-16 8:30 PM ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-05-16 2:23 PM EasyGirl - 2014-05-16 2:10 PM GoMistyGo - 2014-05-16 12:31 PM I have a Clip too - love it.
Another thought - a few years ago a friend had a horse like that. He would rear up and look over the top of the trailer. He mellowed out completely after she put him on ulcer meds... I don't think it is an ulcer issue. He is the most mellow, laid back boy there is. Just NOT at the trailer, when he wants to act crazy at times! lol Are there any physical symptoms for this? Is scoping the only way to find out?
Scoping is the only TRUE way to know for sure if you have them or not.. good indicators are attitude, temperment, work ethic, performance issues, poor coat, weight loss. Your horse can have all of these, some of these, or none of these and still have ulcers! You can always treat and just see if you get improvement, but treatment is not cheap, if they don't have them, then you just wated a crap ton of money. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I owned a horse that would suck back at the trailer, randomly and no warning. He did it at home once on slippery ground and went completly down. It was so scary, even tied with a quick release knot. Couple days later, I bought Clinton Anderson's tie ring and it was worth every penny. The horse only tried twice after that and never did it again. I had to leave the ring tied to the trailer though. My friend has the clips and I love them because you can use them anywhere.
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Location: Oklahoma | ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-05-19 11:28 AM Longneck - 2014-05-16 8:30 PM ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-05-16 2:23 PM EasyGirl - 2014-05-16 2:10 PM GoMistyGo - 2014-05-16 12:31 PM I have a Clip too - love it.
Another thought - a few years ago a friend had a horse like that. He would rear up and look over the top of the trailer. He mellowed out completely after she put him on ulcer meds... I don't think it is an ulcer issue. He is the most mellow, laid back boy there is. Just NOT at the trailer, when he wants to act crazy at times! lol Are there any physical symptoms for this? Is scoping the only way to find out?
Thanks! He doesn't have any of the other symptoms, but he does often have a clear nasal discharge and the other day after a 3 hour trip he had a few spots of blood coming out of his right nostril. Time to call the vet! |
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| We rode him again this weekend. He gets this glazed look in his eye before he starts showing his a$$ and starts rearing up at the trailer. We tried just sticking the lead rope through the tie and letting it hang so that if he pulled back, there wasn't any resistance. Still did not help. He reared back and when there was no resistance, he backed up from the trailer. SIGH We really think something traumatic happened to him at the trailer. He is a perfect gentlemen otherwise. I guess everyone has to have their strange quirks, and this is his. Going to keep trying...have to hit upon a solution for him. |
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