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boon
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| I need some help and advice about a horse that wants to run out when unloading. She loads fine, but when going to unload, she lets me untie her, and then BOLTS out of the trailer. I am afraid that she, I or someone is going to get hurt. We have a ramp on our trailer, which she is not a fan of, but the running out is the problem that I am worried about. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!!  | |
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  Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | I would work on re-training her to load.
Start with asking for to put only 1 foot on the trailer and then ask for her to take the 1 foot off -- do that several times. Then ask for 2 feet on and off several times. Then 3 feet on and off several times --- you get the picture.
If you ask for each foot on and off 10 times, then she's already unloaded 40 times.
Once she gets all four feet on and off, then ask her to take a step forward and stand for just a moment and see if she'll wait. Then back her off and once she gets off the ramp, keep backing at least 3-4 steps. Ask her to do that more times than you did each foot --- you want to do it to the point that she's completely relaxed and almost falling alseep.
Then load her on and take 2 steps and and wait and then ask her back off just like you did before. Then ask for 3 steps in the trailer and do the same thing. Keep working your way up to where she stands.
In the beginning, if she starts to back off before you tell her to, let her but put her right back on. If she feels like she needs to be off the trailer, don't try to keep her in there. Let her go and then ask her again.
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 Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | Fairweather - 2014-10-27 3:55 AM
I would work on re-training her to load.
Start with asking for to put only 1 foot on the trailer and then ask for her to take the 1 foot off -- do that several times. Then ask for 2 feet on and off several times. Then 3 feet on and off several times --- you get the picture.
If you ask for each foot on and off 10 times, then she's already unloaded 40 times.
Once she gets all four feet on and off, then ask her to take a step forward and stand for just a moment and see if she'll wait. Then back her off and once she gets off the ramp, keep backing at least 3-4 steps. Ask her to do that more times than you did each foot --- you want to do it to the point that she's completely relaxed and almost falling alseep.
Then load her on and take 2 steps and and wait and then ask her back off just like you did before. Then ask for 3 steps in the trailer and do the same thing. Keep working your way up to where she stands.
In the beginning, if she starts to back off before you tell her to, let her but put her right back on. If she feels like she needs to be off the trailer, don't try to keep her in there. Let her go and then ask her again.
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boon
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| Thanks for your suggestions. I will try those. :)
She likes to fuss when I try to put her in, and gets all worked up after awhile. Like I said, she stands fine once I get her in, but once I ask her to back out she gets nervous and runs out... | |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | My boyfriends gelding does the same thing, he can't load him in a slant trailer due to this. I'm following this thread because everything he has tried...hasn't worked for him. | |
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