Trailer Success at Last!
The first two tries Dancer only put his front feet in, but on the third try he was in beside me. I am so pleased!
We practiced walking on and off a few times then had a grass break.
I brought carrots and other treats in the trailer to help extend our time in the trailer.
I asked Dancer to go on the trailer by just pointing in the trailer. In he went and then he turned around and looked at me as if to say, ok I'm in, give me a treat! I got in and waited for Wendy and the campers. Dancer was content to hang out.
We practiced over and over, Dancer getting on the trailer by himself, and just chilling inside.
Dancer enjoyed a great feed of grass as we watched the campers learn to load a horse.
The young campers were very impressive. Billy and Bailey were also patient with their charges as they played with the trailer, loading and unloading. They learned how to load on both a step up trailer and a ramp trailer. The girls certainly have learned a lot about handling horses naturally!
While we didn't ride today, I certainly played many Parelli games with the trailer. What a successful day.
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