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Easy Trailer-Loading Fix
When you approach your trailer, your horse needs to know right away that you mean business.
Load your horse every time you ask with these steps from top trainer/clinician Julie Goodnight. By Julie Goodnight with Heidi Melocco Photos by Heidi Melocco USRider® Equestrian Traveler’s Companion
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ave you ever had trouble loading your horse into your trailer—even when he’s loaded successfully in his past? There’s a chance you may have unknowingly contributed to his trailering issues. “It’s easy to train your horse to resist trailer-loading,” notes top trainer/clinician Julie Goodnight. “Chances are, you may not even realize how you’re contributing to his behavior. It can take years to train a horse to do the right thing, but only moments to ‘un-train’ him.” Here, Goodnight will help you examine the innocent mistakes you might be making. Then she’ll show you how to squelch a behavior problem before it escalates. She’ll also give you three things to avoid. >>
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Winter 2022
