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Post by bushbaby on Oct 5, 2013 10:22:19 GMT
Just looking for any ideas to stop my pony jumping the breast bar in a trailer. He is 2 and we took him out to his first show last weekend. My friend put her horse in first, then my pony went in no problems. Travelled fine for the 20 minute trip to the showground. When we were there he was fab - tied up outside the trailer, happy to be left whilst the other horse did a class and was very chilled in his own classes. However, my friend thought she would get them loaded on her own. She put my pony in first, tied him up, happily eating hay. Then she put hers on board but as she was tying her horse up, mine decided to jump the breast bar and shoot out of the jockey door! Unfortunately my friend tried to stop him and came off worse - badly bruised but nothing broken, fortunately. When we came to load them again (my friend was in an ambualance being checked over at this point!), her horse was put on first, then mine and we went staight off. No hint of jumping the bar and travelled fine home. The only thing I can think of is that when my friend loaded him the jockey door was wide open so he saw it as a way out! Has anyone got any suggestions for tying him in order to prevent him attempting to jump the bar again? He is a pretty chilled pony but obviously still a baby so I don't want travelling to be a stressful experience for him or me! Thanks for reading  |
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Post by 09rebel99 on Oct 5, 2013 10:36:15 GMT
It sounds like it has just been a 1 off. Sounds like he got worried at the other horse coming up behind him saw the jockey door open and just went :-(
I'd just make sure the jockey doors closed over. Try and put him in 2nd.
All of mine have been pests when their in the trailer. Very impatient ponies that as soon as their loaded they want to go lol. I use to get them in and go as soon as possible as whilst travelling they were fine.
Sounds like it was just a one off if he didn't do it again on the way home.
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Post by bushbaby on Oct 5, 2013 10:38:29 GMT
Thanks for your reply - I too am hoping it is a one off. You have put my mind at ease a bit |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2013 11:10:15 GMT
My pony did it every time travelled. In the end we took our trailer back to barlows and asked them to put some more Breast bar fittings on both sides. We now have 2 Breast bars in place when he travels so he cannot jump over. Never had any problems since. And we can now choose what height we put the bars for all our other horses and ponies hope his was just a one off. Good luck |
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Post by Em5 on Oct 5, 2013 13:36:27 GMT
He may not if likes the sound of the other horse walking up he ramo behind him and then making the trailer feel unstable.
The only time I had a problem with my pony was when I had straw in the floor and when we got a a venue he started to rear, I think the straw was slippy under foot, took it out and never had problem again
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Post by flo1 on Oct 5, 2013 17:42:25 GMT
Mine Sec D has done this, he was two at the time as well. He'd been in the ring and won his class so was through to the ring championship. But the episode so unnerved me that we brought him straight home before he did himself an injury. He was very excited and has never done it since, although he did once untie himself and got wedged under the breast bar....but that's another story  |
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Post by robrocks on Oct 5, 2013 20:39:05 GMT
I had a welsh youngster used to do this. I tied him with two ropes, one under the breast bar and one over the breast bar. I always had the ropes already tied just ready to click on upon loading.
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Post by comanchediva on Oct 5, 2013 21:48:13 GMT
Our fell did this as a yearling travelling home from his first show. We had to travel him home with the partition tied back and with him loose as he kept rearing. After that we travelled him in the trailer backwards facing the ramp and with the top doors shut. He was absolutely fine like that. I think some just see the space in front of the breastbar and think they can get in it but to be honest from what you've said it does sound like a one off x
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Post by remianddodge15 on Nov 11, 2013 14:22:20 GMT
Sounds like he may have just been spooked by your friends horse coming up the ramp behind him.
My shettie has a habit of going under the breast bar and out the jockey door (we even put bales of straw for him to brace against and he climbed over them), so now I put the straw bales for him to lean against with a big haynet tied above them so that there is no gap. Now he cant see an exit he stands in the trailer fine!
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