I have my CDL and this is what helped me the most..... google CDL college backing videos.  They are free on You Tube. Its a driving school in Colorado that have some really great videos with graphics (im a visual learner) and instruction.  Obviously their points to see will be different due to the difference in length and placement of axles than us with a horse trailer but the mechanics of it are the same.  Then just get out there and practice.  When i studied for my CDL i took cones to my local fairgrounds and practiced!  I aced my backing skills tests on the first try..  Good luck. 

Dont be embarrassed, I know more then a few that always had troubled backing any type of trailer, just practice and practice and the more you haul this trailer the better you will get..

I suck at it. My husband always tell me (the trailer will go opposite the way you turn the wheel) something that helps him, but that only confuses me. I searched Youtube for some tips and found one that said to keep your hand stationary on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel and the back end of the trailer will move the way your hand moves. It was easier for me to understand. I still kind of suck, but this has helped. It takes me a few tries to get it exactly where I want it to go.

Girl you ain't alone!! I suck at it too!! I have like an entire acre to park my trailer in and for whatever reason I can't get it backed into it's spot straight. But I'm learning. My biggest downfall is I panic and then lose control of the wheel (maybe let out a scream and cover my eyes) and and next thing you know I'm jack knifed. I'm learning that the slower I go the easier it is for me to think and then execute.

Somebody I follow on FB posted the tip about your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel!! It was years ago when my very patient and amazing husband was letting me learn at the boat ramp. LOL I'm surprised he never got dizzy waiting for me to get it right, all those circles out there waiting on me. Bless his heart! A horse trailer is much easier in my opinion that an empty boat trailer.

Place your hand on the bottom of the steeering wheel, if you want the back of the trailer to go towards the drivers side, move your hand towards the drivers side - if you want the back of the trailer to go towards the passenger side, move your hand towards the passenger side. You got to keep your hand in the same spot on the wheel. I get in trouble when i naturally want to move my hand with the turn of the wheel, then i'm going the wrong way. Make small corrections and go slow. Practice, Practice, Practice! You'll be a pro in no time.  However, all trailers are not created equal and each one I hook on to seems to have a small learning curve.

Previously, I was always the one that got there early to guarantee I got a spot I could pull forward out of.

Good Luck!!  Once you take the more experienced backer out of the equation, things go much more smoothly!

Practice and more practice.  The best tip I have is when you get parked, jump out  and tell all the advise givers and arm wavers, "that is exactly where I meant to park!"  Also don't worry about how many times you have to pull up to get it right where you need to be.  We have to back into our driveway and it is very seldom that anyone gets backed in on the first try.

Thank yall so much! I actually feel a little less stupid now lol! Hubby made me drive all over town on our errands yesterday with the flatbed attached. I had to back up a few times but I swear that thing is so much easier probably because I can see thru it. I need to learn to just slow myself down and not get flustered, I totally agree though, with not having anyone outside the truck trying to direct me... it drives me nuts with all the "no, the other way" stuff haha!! I'm a better learner when I can just figure things out myself. I told my husband to just let me alone and I'll get it, hes always wanting to do everything for me and while I think its sweet and all, it doesnt help me learn things! I'm practicing this week. Hes gone Thursday night so I'm going to surprise him.and have the trailer moved back to its original spot.. we moved it for a party we had for parking. Right now, its sitting beside my house so I'll have to pull it out and make the curve to get it to the right spot! I can do it! (Even if it takes me an hour) lol! 

The more someone trys to direct me the worst I get trying to back into a spot, I do backing better if nobody is trying to help me, lol..

If there is one thing that will quite literally give me an anxiety attack, is having to back up in a 90 degree direction. Well, at least it used to, more anyway!

I should be more confident than I am, but seriously -- PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Just start doing it. It's also a matter of being familiar with your rig. I feel comfortable with my pickup and my 3-horse gooseneck (with large dressing room). And I feel like a newbie when I borrow my parent's long stock trailer from time to time. But, that's becauase I'm comfortable with my rig. I know how much room I need to turn around, to back up, etc etc. I've gotten pretty decent at backing up 90 degrees when the trailer end needs to go in the direction of the driver's side (simply because I can see where my trailer end is going) but I'm getting better at trying to trust my mirrors going the other way.

I've now been driving my current trailer now for 7 years, and our current pickup for almost 5 years. And I know finally feel pretty good about it. It just takes time.

And I take no shame in getting out and actually LOOKING. I would rather do that, than hit something!

And there is something to be said of someone else in the cab making you nervous, LOL. Or someone else on the grounds watching you. Just try to ignore the other person and pretend they are not there, and do your thing.

I learned how to back a trailer way back when I was little while hauling cattle.  We were taught to put the back corner of the trailer to the post ofthe gate ( or spot you want to park it) Easiest for me is to first get the truck and trailer in a posisition that I can see the spot in my mirror.  After that just back up at your pace, make small adjustments as you go.  I would much rather back up my 32 ft trailer vs my 16 ft.  The shorter the trailer the quicker it responds so you have to make really small steering wheel movements.

OMG I thought I was the only one! I've got such a bad rep at backing up when I pull into shows there's always someone there that volunteers backing my trailer. Usually its a 17 year old kid, but I'll take any help I can get.  I get so flustered, have major hot flashes, I pull forward, back, forward back, basically by the inch and still end up in the same spot. I do practice but I am so thankful for my friends that help me out!

Sometimes you might need to glance at both sides, but for the most part, I pick a track/path on one side of the trailer that I need to take and keep watching that path.  When I try to look from one side then the other, I lose my bearings and get off course.

I've drove a trailer since I was 13, but avoided backing up forever ha ha.

Some days I can back up and nail it one time, other days it seems to take forever, then I get ****ed and frustrated and it goes to hell LOL 

Go slow. until recently we've only had manual transmissions, put it in 4 low and it will help slow you down. 

I was always told go the wrong way to get the right way. I'm not sure why but it works, I angle off a little so I can see in my mirrors where I'm going. I'm awful at using my mirrors. the longer the trailer the easier it seems to be. 

You'll get it! Good luck! 

The shorter the trailer the faster it moves. Go SLOW.  Watch the trailer in your mirrors and don't think about your hands, just react accordingly.  I did learn something new reading this post about the hand on the bottom of the wheel.  I do just fine backing but I'm for sure going to try it to see what it feels like this weekend.  It may totally screw me up LOL. Also I agree, practice on your own. Husbands are the worst!  I'm too busy watching my trailer to watch someone try to direct me.