Trailer Loading
How to load a horse into a trailer...when they DON'T want to get on!
Demonstrating her trailer loading techniques with both a problem horse and a well trained horse, Stacy will guide you through the process of learning to understand trailer loading. With this knowledge and some practice you can better understand, enjoy and successfully train your own horse to load in the trailer.
Your Instructor
Great insight and an effective teaching style have made Stacy Westfall one of the most popular and sought-after clinicians in the horse industry.
Stacy Westfall is an AQHA and NRHA Freestyle Reining Champion who dazzled the horse world by winning top-level competitions while riding both bridleless and bareback. Her famous Quarter Horse Congress Freestyle Reining Championship ride, seen by millions on the Internet, led worldwide acclaim and appearances on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
In addition to her accomplishments within the reining arena, Stacy Westfall was the first woman to win the highly competitive Road to the Horse colt starting competition. In 2012 Stacy was also inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewWhat to expect in this video: Problem horse included!!!
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Start1 of 10: Pre-trailer loading tips: things you should be able to do with your horse before you try to load your horse in a horse trailer. (5:25)
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Start2 of 10: Sending your horse into the trailer (3:12)
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Start3 of 10: Emotional control and sending over obstacles -- how having these things plays a part in trailer loading. (4:29)
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Start4 of 10: Controlling your horse's body from a distance, being specific while at a distance. (2:53)
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Preview5 of 10: Sending a horse onto a trailer... what they look like when they don't want to go. (3:06)
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Start6A of 10: Building the trust and communication needed for trailer loading...with a resistant horse. (4:45)
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Start6B of 10: Building the trust and communication needed for trailer loading...with a resistant horse. (4:45)
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Start7 of 10: Teaching a horse to stand still under pressure (3:56)
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Start8 of 10: A horse struggling with emotional and physical transitions (5:31)
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Start9 of 10: Putting the cues together, the last step before the trailer (5:08)
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Start10 of 10 part A: Putting it all together at the trailer (3:47)
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Start10 of 10 part B: Putting it all together at the trailer (5:04)
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Preview10 of 10 part C: Putting it all together at the trailer (3:50)