Trailer-loading success
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide for training horses to load
By: by Diane Longanecker ; drawings by Laura Gabbard ; photographs by Randy Smith.
Publisher: Roustabout Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Yakima, Wash
Language: eng
Format: twin-wire bound, double lamenated soft cover
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Horses -- Training.; Horses -- Transportation.; Horse Trailers.; Loading and unloading.
First sentence: Trailer loading. It's something every active horse must do. While much is available on how to train, feed, and groom an equine for competition, little mention is made about teaching the horse to load safely into a trailer to attend the events for which he has been prepared.
Description: Description:
Trailer-Loading Success provides a safe, effective method for training horses to load. Step-by-step photos, drawings, and instructions guide you through the training process. Two case studies follow the actual training of a young, first-time loader and the re-training of an older, problem horse. A comprehensive pre-loading checklist and numerous safety tips throughout this unique book make Trailer-Loading Success essential reading for anyone with horses to load.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-95) and index.
"A Horse owner success book."
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Putting Trailer Loading Into Perspective; title: Preparing for Trailer-Loading Training; title: Establishing a "Forward" Foundation; title: Tessa Receives Her "Forward" Education; title: Trailer-Loading Training; title: Teaching Tessa to Load; title: Problem Solving; title: Solving J.J.'s Loading Problem; title: Safeguarding Your Trailer-Training Investment; title: Closing Comments; title: Recommended Reading; title: Glossary; title: Index