Brittany Y asked:
Ok, I kind of asked this question already, but no answers helped. At all.
I don’t have any problems loading my mare. She will get in the trailer just fine. So please if you’re going to tell me to bribe her in with food don’t bother answering. That. Doesn’t. Work. And it’s not even my question.
I want to know what I can do to my TRAILER to make it more comfortable for the horses.
I DON’T want to know what I can do to my horse to get her in the trailer. Because she DOES get in the trailer. She’s STILL afraid of it though.
I’m looking for ways to make my trailer less noisy/ painful/ scary so that she doesn’t have any more reason to be terrified of the trailer.
I’ve got rubber mats and butt bars; I’m planning on covering the butt bars with foam.
What else can I do to the trailer to help prevent other accidents? For example I’m covering the butt bars because they’re fallen off and hit horses in the legs.
Any ideas to make the trailer more comfy and safe?
May 19th, 2009 at 3:25 am
put sawsust on the mats
Dress her to travel-blanket, leg wraps, tail wrap, and to make it queiter yyou could use earplugs on her. Give her hay to munch on while she is in there
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 am
why is she scared??? what does she do to suggest that she is scared??
May 24th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Slow down slowly when turning a corner, do not speed up quickly after turning or stopping. have a buddy horse ride along with her.