In the Tictac Equestrian office today, we have been chatting about how we travel our Tictac ponies to and from competitions, the vet or the beach. I have a trailer but Lauren and Jenny both have a lorry. When I bought my newest horse Honey, we had a nightmare of a time trying to even get her home. She definitely didn’t like the look of Lauren’s big scary lorry! When we eventually calmed her down enough and got her home, I started to try and get her used to walking in and out of the lorry with no luck for the first while, until it came to the day we moved yards and I tried her in my trailer without the partition and just a full length breast bar. The box was a lot less scary with a little bit more space to move around for Honey the worrier! Sometimes loading a horse is just that little bit less stressful on us and the horse if they feel comfortable after a little bit of practice.
At first I was worried about travelling her without the partition in case she lost her balance and toppled over, but it was the complete opposite. She was so much more relaxed and content in her spacious trailer and managed to balance herself a lot more easily than in the lorry or the trailer with the partition. My other horse that was sadly put to sleep in October was the total opposite of Honey. She loved feeling secure with either the lorry or trailer partition there to lean on if she did lose her footing (she was a little bit clumsy sometimes!)
If your horse is very nervous about travelling or loading, I would recommend trying NAF Instant Magnesium Calmer which you can buy from our website. It is an effective, affordable option to consider to make the experience a lot less stressful on us and our horses. It helps to relax them and over time it definitely pays off. I have used it a few times and would highly recommend it. It made Honey relax and realize that a horse eating monster didn’t actually live in my trailer!
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