jumpit89 wrote:
My trailer most matches the first one. I am the only person in my family that has horses and everyone else is terrified of them. that wouldn't be a great idea. Anyone else I know lives over an hour away and if I don't get anywhere positive when I work with her next then I will ask someone to come help. There are shavings in the trailer but I can always add more.
From the looks of it, your trailer probably isn't real wide or long if it matches the first horse trailer below. So the stall compartments probably aren't very wide either.
So, I would take out any dividers inside & add more shavings. Hopefully this will give you room to walk in with your horse & tie it calmly. Like being in a box stall instead of narrow dividers. Which many slant loads have only 2 1/2 feet stall width. Much too narrow for extremely claustrophobic or wide/big horses. 

I've seen/found that if you aren't willing to go into a spooky area ahead of your horse, they won't either. And if you act worried about it, they will worry too. So if you can go in with your horse, or maybe load a gentle horse first (tie it) & then ask your horse to load. Usually if another horse says some thing's OK, the more fearful one will say OK too...

Also, if your trailer is hot inside, try to have the ceiling spray insulated & add more roof top vents & possibly install larger windows. Makes a big difference! 

ETA: I always like to put a hay bag with hay for each horse in my trailer. This lets the horse associate getting into the trailer with eating/food, thus 'good vibes' for the horse...

 


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Last Edited By: HorseHawk Jun 29 12 9:06 AM. Edited 1 times.