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So if its not one thing I don't know how to fix, it's another.
Maybe if I had more misbehaving horses I would know more about these issues, but alas I have been lucky enough to not have many horses like this until I started leasing Bailey.
Well, this mare is a major ding-dong. She's a blast to ride and super talented but definately not all there in the head, you know?
Anddd she pulls back. Bad. This isn't just a sitting back and then jumping back up again. This is a fly backwards, rear up, panic, slam herself into the trailer walls until she finally lunges right back ONTOP of me.
We have quick release ties in the trailer. But the last time she did it I kind of panicked and couldn't keep a cool head, I never saw it coming and it scared me. I'm sure the next time I'll be able to get her released...But that time, yeah....
If anyone has some ideas that would be great. She's not spooking at anything I can see, she's just really anxious to get out of the trailer.Particularly when we unload a second horse first. Whenever I let my other horse out she got VERY upset. Herd sour plus anxiety plus a naturally distracte and ding-dongy horse....Not a good combination.
And yes, this is the same mare who used to pull back on me when I took the bridle off. We solved that problem and I can now take the bit off loosely without holding her head, no problem. I've been trying to just make her stand patiently and make the trailer a happy place to be, but it hasn't really effected her attitude at all.
Help would be greatly appreciated...
Maybe if I had more misbehaving horses I would know more about these issues, but alas I have been lucky enough to not have many horses like this until I started leasing Bailey.
Well, this mare is a major ding-dong. She's a blast to ride and super talented but definately not all there in the head, you know?
Anddd she pulls back. Bad. This isn't just a sitting back and then jumping back up again. This is a fly backwards, rear up, panic, slam herself into the trailer walls until she finally lunges right back ONTOP of me.
We have quick release ties in the trailer. But the last time she did it I kind of panicked and couldn't keep a cool head, I never saw it coming and it scared me. I'm sure the next time I'll be able to get her released...But that time, yeah....
If anyone has some ideas that would be great. She's not spooking at anything I can see, she's just really anxious to get out of the trailer.Particularly when we unload a second horse first. Whenever I let my other horse out she got VERY upset. Herd sour plus anxiety plus a naturally distracte and ding-dongy horse....Not a good combination.
And yes, this is the same mare who used to pull back on me when I took the bridle off. We solved that problem and I can now take the bit off loosely without holding her head, no problem. I've been trying to just make her stand patiently and make the trailer a happy place to be, but it hasn't really effected her attitude at all.
Help would be greatly appreciated...