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Trailering Troubles

Posted : 10/3/2009 11:37:36 PM

I have a 6 year old gelding that I am very proud of. He does anything I ask of him except ride in a horse trailer. He loads great but once the trailer is moving he decides to go balistic for some reason. Could he possibly be claustrophrobic and if so what are my options ?

Thank you for your time as this is REALLY REALLY important to me to help him correct this.
Take care
Liz

2manyhorses

Posted : 10/5/2009 12:31:31 AM

There are alot of variables that go into a good or bad trailering experience. Is he by himslef? What's the configuration of the trailer? Does he ride forward or rear facing, loose or tied? Who's driving and are they experienced with a horse who doesn't ride well? Do you have good airflow in the trailer?

The obvious place to start is controling the feet and getting him to load nice and quietly. Sounds like he does that. What happens when the door is closed? Is he still nice and quite or is he already starting to fret? At what point is it too much for him?

AppyLady

Posted : 10/5/2009 3:49:41 AM

When I have a horse that's a bad hauler, I haul them in a stock trailer and leave them untied. There's not much they can do except turn around and around. That's not a big problem. Eventually they figure out that they aren't going to be killed, and settle down.