How to deal? Consistent pawing, sweating, anxiety.

Same reaction whether hauling alone or with a "buddy" but doesn't get buddied up. Doesn't really conform well with the ulcers we are trying to stave off. Any tips?

Loads willingly, eats and drinks on the road. I leave the window down to keep her cool.

Tried to put soft rides on to minimize damage to her and the trailer but that seems to aggravate her more.

I don't know..... but i'm following this thread.  My mare gets what I call the "trailer poops" - it's a little loose, but not what I would call runny, its just like she waited all week to poop in the trailer.  She loads pretty good but when we get there she's shaking like a leaf and covered in sweat. She pawed a little saturday morning, but quit when i hollered at her. I've only hauled her maybe 5-10 times and I honestly think the first time she ever got in a trailer was when she came to my house a year ago.  So maybe she needs more experience.  I thought at first it was my driving, but the other horses don't act scared of me.

Maybe try giving something like Zesterra or Healthy Gut before you haul. Possibly put her in the back stall since that is usually a little bigger. I know my mare hates the front stall because there is no drop-down window so she gets a little claustrophobic. My young ones get like this in a slant trailer but after hauling the short distance to the town arena a few times they usually get over it. I also give my horses that dislike the trailer a treat when I load them, it may not help but it makes me feel better!

When I have one with issues in a trailer, I load them up and haul them every single day. Starting with just 5 or 10 minutes on an easy route, then working up to longer distances/bumpier/winding roads.  Every one I have done it with hauls like a champ in no time.

Also, don't give them any reason to be nervous, slow and smooth - my rule of thumb is to put a deck of playing cards on the dash and don't let them fall over/fly around.

Good luck!

I am training one for a friend. He tried to jump out my trailer window even with the face guard up! Next haul he will be in the front stall with no manger for him to put his feet on. Also giving him magnesium and cbd oil to see if that helps the next time. I’ve hauled him abt 6 times then just out of the blue he tries this and I am a careful driver

Sometimes it just takes LOTS of hauling and lots of time at the trailer.

Last year, my horse Dexter (my first year riding him) pawed horribly at the trailer, and also could not stand quietly in the trailer if it was not moving. He was tied to the trailer pretty much EVERY DAY and we usually hauled somewhere EVERY weekend.

Finally..... this year he was better. Pawed a little bit while standing tied, but not bad at all. And now would stand quietly in the trailer, say, if I stopped for gas. But it took an good 5-6 months to get there.

I've learned he does not like boots on his back legs (whether it's BOT or sport boots or even fly boots) so I do cater to him a little bit and don't put anything on his back legs.

Try ear plugs 

try 20-30 cc of Walmart antacid 15 min before you load her

I would put this horse on a Supplement like B1 crumbles or a really good Magnesium supplement to help with nerves. It wont work over night needs a few weeks to get in their system.. But is always helped my nervous gelding when we hauled.

It can take alot of time for some to be okay with trailering.  A lot of time maybe grooming in the tailer with hay and treats.  A lot of time hauling to different places.  They should actually start trailering as babies.

Could it be your trailer ?????   I have a mare who hates my 3 horse slant. What's funny is when I was running her, she was fine. After she became a mom, well things changed. She was getting dangerous to unload. We decided to borrow our neighbors stock trailer as we haul her to the vet at breeding season. She LOVED IT !!  She has no issues about riding in a stock trailer at all. We have a stock trailer cause we had cattle & that is the only trailer we haul her in now. We believe she can see better & for that, she is more comfrotable being hauled. Just a thought for you anyway. 

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