Trailering Success!

Some news to report. Yesterday I loaded Odie into the trailer, closed the door and drove somewhere! I feel like I have climbed Mt. Everest. Now everything else seems easy. I rode at a local arena since my home base is still frozen. I know–it is February! But in Colorado we expect a regular reprieve [...]

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Trailer Training Photos

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Trailer Training, Part XIVXIXVIII

So I’m back working Odie in the demon trailer. I know this will get sorted out eventually. However, after watching several videos on Youtube, I’m full of new questions. If you should go to Youtube looking for trailer training videos, prepare for a mind-boggle. In fact, I don’t recommend it. It’s something twisted in my [...]

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Horse Trailer Training Update

For anyone who happens across this page looking for info about horse trailer training, take heart! When I started this process, I had no experience. My 10-y.o. gelding was scared, and looking back I now know that I WAS SCARED TOO. But if I can do it, you can do it. The problem was my [...]

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Whip It

This evening I went to practice loading Odie in the trailer, again. I spent about 20 minutes moving him around between halfway in and halfway out. Before he spooked in there a couple of weeks ago, all four feet would go in. Since then only 2-3 feet. Chipper was obliging me by standing nearby at [...]

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Trailer Training Sucks

We have not actually gone anywhere yet. There has been lots of progress: now standing in the trailer–yes, all four feet in!–while eating hay. This is what Odie was doing last Saturday when I decided to ask him to turn around and walk out. He’s done that before. This time he bumped into the divider [...]

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