Posted 2017-03-16 9:06 AM Subject: I feel really dumb asking this...
Miss Laundry Misshap
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Need to work on loading my new filly in the slant load. She loaded exceptionally well when she came home, but she was in the open trailer with the slants tied back. She did enter with the one door shut, like she would have to load normally. 3H slant GN trailer.
Do I need to hook it up to the truck to do this? I feel like I don't and then the other 1/2 me says yes, hook it up.
Posted 2017-03-16 9:28 AM Subject: RE: I feel really dumb asking this...
Expert
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BamaCanChaser - 2017-03-16 7:11 AM
I have a 3-horse that I don't bother hooking up when I'm just working with one. Never had any issues.
As long as where your parked is pretty level. Would hate to be parked nose up and put some weight in the back and lift that nose just enough to fall off the block or slide a ways. Might scare the crud out of one. I always put blocks behind my rear wheels anyway so when I unhook the trailer it puts less stress on my crank in the front. Just a thought.
Posted 2017-03-16 9:34 AM Subject: RE: I feel really dumb asking this...
Expert
Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX
A long long time ago my dad always started with panels. He would tie them up high in the stall and put the panel straight beside them and eventually move it to where it was like a slant load gate. The front of the panel was tied to the stall wall so it didn't fall. He would do that a few times a week and eventually take them to the trailer. They would load right up with the slants open and not blink an eye when the slant was shut. Be sure if you try this you use lightweight panels like the portable panels. I wouldn't suggest metal ones. That's an accident waiting to happen if they spook. He used a panel he made out of pvc in case he needed to move it really quick or in case the horse kicked at it. He liked this method so his trailer didn't get holes kicked in it. We had a BP 2 horse slant late 80s model WW for the longest time.
Posted 2017-03-16 9:35 AM Subject: RE: I feel really dumb asking this...
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Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX
FLITASTIC - 2017-03-16 9:28 AM
BamaCanChaser - 2017-03-16 7:11 AM I have a 3-horse that I don't bother hooking up when I'm just working with one. Never had any issues.
As long as where your parked is pretty level. Would hate to be parked nose up and put some weight in the back and lift that nose just enough to fall off the block or slide a ways. Might scare the crud out of one. I always put blocks behind my rear wheels anyway so when I unhook the trailer it puts less stress on my crank in the front. Just a thought.
I would hook up. I wouldn't want the crank and leg to break off if one got spooked....
Posted 2017-03-16 10:02 AM Subject: RE: I feel really dumb asking this...
Georgia Peach
Posts: 8338 Location: Georgia
I would hook it up. I was practicing loading a horse once and the whole front end of the trailer popped off the ground. About gave me a heart attack lol.
I would hook it up. I was practicing loading a horse once and the whole front end of the trailer popped off the ground. About gave me a heart attack lol.
My trailer isn't very big, so when you try to load when it's unhooked it rattles around and moves like crazy. If you're trying to teach one to load, the less scary you can make it, the better. If hooking it up makes is quieter and more stable, I'd do it.
I feel really dumb asking this...
