In the situation I was talking about food would not used as a bribe but
to change the way the horse has loaded in the past. Too many horses get
in fine and then panic, or don't know how to back out. Getting them to
stop half way is sometimes a challenge and having food on the floor in
the middle of the trailer works really well. Also when a horse is
chewing he is using his parasympathetic part of his nervous system which
is to rest and eat, which means they will be less likely to be in the
sympathetic mode which is fight or flight. I don't like food for reward
as part of my normal training practice but in this case it has helped
alot and the food is not coming from anyones hands. Gina

sharon huskey wrote:
> My favorite is Chris Cox but Clinton Anderson is good and easy to
> watch. John Lyons method is a little different but just as good. Any
> of the big name clinicians have excellent methods and they're all
> pretty similar.
> The other poster who said load each foot seperate and unload after
> each foot is right on target but there is more to it and a good tape
> will show you that.
> I don't use bribes/food to get them in, its not reliable and when your
> trying to come home what happens when you run out of food. I do have a
> hay bag for travel after they are trained. They need to understand to
> load when asked.
>
> Sharon
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