What is bad driving?
· Harsh breaking – brought on by poor planning ahead.
· Taking bends too fast.
· Taking roundabouts too fast.
· Pulling away too fast from junctions or traffic lights.
· Generally driving too fast.
Travelling with a horse on trailer should always be a positive experience, giving them a smooth ride with no harsh breaking.
What can i do?
Try tempting the horse with food in a bucket.
You can lift a foreleg to put on the ramp with some one helping to encourage the horse forward.
Don’t be tempted to pull on the lead or you may end up with a frightened horse rearing up and running backwards.
Try linking hands with someone either side of the horse, your hands should be just above the hocks. Lean forward to tighten the grip and push forward into walk.
A similar method is to use a lunge line, which is a very long leading rope, placing it just above the hocks and holding it from either side.
If the horse is older and just naughty when it comes to loading then a tap on the hindquarters might be necessary with a stick, being very aware that the horse might kick out.
Travelling horse equipment.
There is equestrian equipment on the market developed for a horse that doesn’t particularly have an issue with loading except it simply doesn’t want to, and frankly doesn’t have to.
We all know of such a horse or pony if we don’t own one.
This equipment houses four metres of webbing line, much like a lunge line within the harness itself.
These lines pull out once you have the horse near the ramp and clip on to quick release Velcro straps.
As the horse walks forward the lines retract and if the horse tries to go backwards the lines lock, just like the pressure from the lunge line.
This equipment takes away all the stress, eliminating issues of who is the strongest and teaches your horse to load.
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