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Having a few problems with Kizzy...
When I got her she had never been in a trailer so was very wary but went in in the end. She then started getting better and was loading really well at home and on the way back.
But then in the summer I took her on a slightly longer journey (just over an hour) and she was absolutely fine when she got out, not sweating up or anything. I was taking her to camp but had stopped off at a riding school/livery yard i used to be at to give her a rest from the journey before. So we went to load her up the next day to get to camp and she just wouldn't go so we asked for help and somebody cracked a whip behind her which was stupid - even though she went in but it has obviously given her a fright. We got to camp and were then for a few days then when we tried to load her to get back she was being funny again and she always goes up a couple of steps then jumps off the side so you have to take her back round again to get her straight. she was also rearing which she hardly ever does...
So somebody else loaded her for me in the end as I really couldn't do it... and it took them ages too, tbh I'm sure she would have gone in quicker for me cos she knows me but I had no strength left and she was being really strong and silly...
But now I know that only I'm going to load her from now on because she trusts me. We got the trailer hitched up to the car just to practive loading her the other day and she went in in the end but took a lot of work but she was very stressed inside. I was being extremely gentle with her and not giving her any eye contact etc. not shouting or anything. Then we decided to just open it all up (front ramp is always open anyway btw so she can see it's light in there) so we kept all partitions open and breast bar down and I just lead her straight through and back out a few times, she was so good. But I'm scared when we get somewhere she won't load up to come back home again...
Also.. My dad is a very careful driver so that isn't the problem.
Any suggestions? thanks so much oh she also panics when coming down the front ramp and sort of charges out, but I did stop that when I was leading her in and out...
When she doesn't go in I do that Monty Roberts thing of just getting her to the ramp then backing her up etc. multiple times so she gets bored and just goes in.
Thanks in advance x
Having a few problems with Kizzy...
When I got her she had never been in a trailer so was very wary but went in in the end. She then started getting better and was loading really well at home and on the way back.
But then in the summer I took her on a slightly longer journey (just over an hour) and she was absolutely fine when she got out, not sweating up or anything. I was taking her to camp but had stopped off at a riding school/livery yard i used to be at to give her a rest from the journey before. So we went to load her up the next day to get to camp and she just wouldn't go so we asked for help and somebody cracked a whip behind her which was stupid - even though she went in but it has obviously given her a fright. We got to camp and were then for a few days then when we tried to load her to get back she was being funny again and she always goes up a couple of steps then jumps off the side so you have to take her back round again to get her straight. she was also rearing which she hardly ever does...
So somebody else loaded her for me in the end as I really couldn't do it... and it took them ages too, tbh I'm sure she would have gone in quicker for me cos she knows me but I had no strength left and she was being really strong and silly...
But now I know that only I'm going to load her from now on because she trusts me. We got the trailer hitched up to the car just to practive loading her the other day and she went in in the end but took a lot of work but she was very stressed inside. I was being extremely gentle with her and not giving her any eye contact etc. not shouting or anything. Then we decided to just open it all up (front ramp is always open anyway btw so she can see it's light in there) so we kept all partitions open and breast bar down and I just lead her straight through and back out a few times, she was so good. But I'm scared when we get somewhere she won't load up to come back home again...
Also.. My dad is a very careful driver so that isn't the problem.
Any suggestions? thanks so much oh she also panics when coming down the front ramp and sort of charges out, but I did stop that when I was leading her in and out...
When she doesn't go in I do that Monty Roberts thing of just getting her to the ramp then backing her up etc. multiple times so she gets bored and just goes in.
Thanks in advance x