How do you send a horse to a trailer? (2023)

How do you get a horse in a trailer?

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Walk to the trailer and try loading. You should be ahead of your horse and if they stop and refuse to load, give steady pressure on the rope asking them to step forward. If they resist and start backing away, follow them out but then take charge and lead them back around toward the trailer. This may take several tries.

Horses are fine for up to 9 hours in a trailer as long as they have food and water, and unloading during the trip just adds to your end time considerably. Rather, get to where you are going and let them –and you- have a long rest.

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To make a horse run faster, give it a short, verbal command like “trot” or “gallop” in a soft, gentle voice. At the same time, move your hands forward and above your horse's wither, and squeeze your legs gently into its body.

So how do you get your horse's respect? A horse's respect is earned by moving his feet forward, backward, left, and right, and always rewarding the slightest try. Think about respect from your horse's point of view. When horses are thrown together out in a pasture, it's natural for them to establish a pecking order.

There are two reasons that a horse will not walk into a trailer: fear or challenging you. Some horses legitimately find trailer loading terrifying, while other horses refuse to walk in a trailer simply because they believe that if they refuse long enough or with enough force, they won't have to.

How do you keep a horse calm in a trailer?

Before you go:

Give your horse plenty of hay the night before and decrease his grain meal if he gets one. Encourage him to drink plenty of water. Use water flavoring, like some of the horse teas, Gatorade or anything that gets your horse to drink. Make sure that your trailer has good ventilation.

The camber (the gentle slope of the road which prevents flooding) slopes towards the pavement, therefore the heavier horse should always be on the higher side to create an even balance.

Consider bedding your trailer's floor to add traction and soak up urine and manure, especially on long trips.

Tying your horse in the trailer is supposed to help prevent him from hurting himself, turning around, and/or biting/ disturbing a neighboring horse. A loose horse can seriously injure another that can't defend himself, and can cause a wreck as the injured horse seeks to escape from the attack.

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