Day one of training to load into our new (to us) step up trailer. We worked for two solid hours (mini breaks of course) to work on loading one front foot. She would get right up to the trailer, but no step up. Finally, I stepped into the left side of the trailer and asked her to step up into the right side and BINGO! She immediately loaded her front two feet and looked at me like "This was all you wanted all this time??"
Both front feet in: "Hey that grass looks wayyyy more interesting than this box"We continued to practice loading the front feet and then backing out, after about 25 times, she popped completely in. I broke out into a sweat.... because I KNEW she wasn't coming out. And boy was I right! I couldn't get her to back out at all. Finally (like an idiot), I moved the divider as I felt she was getting panicky. Luckily I knew enough to dive out one way and she FLEW out the other like the trailer had suddenly materialized large fangs and claws. She went bucking all the way up to the barn where she contently munched grass waiting all innocent for me to collect her.
We immediately went back to the trailer and practiced loading those front feet. We did 20 more times and called it a day on a good note.
"Jailed"
That's some good horse'n Deb
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