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Crazydancer
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 Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 2:32:12 PM
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As you may be aware, Di Ellis is retiring and has sold most of her stock and the land has been sold.
She has 3 horses left to move, but her yearling filly is proving tricky, and they have not managed to load her after several attempts, the last involving the vet, sedation and 3 hours! She is a beautiful young lady but very spirited.
Can anyone help out either to go help Di 'carry' the filly on board, or who feels they could actually load her for themselves?
It is reaching the point where Di does not have many options left!
Apologies to the Mods if this oversteps any forum rules, please let me know, but I hate to think of how stressed both Di and the filly must be and really feel for them.
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Pashon2001
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SueB
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 5:17:03 PM
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I use a chap with a small two horsebox, he used to own his own stud and is very very experienced with difficult loaders. He is quiet and calm too.
Being a small lorry he can actually position the lorry so that the ramp and sides of the ramp are in front of a stable and the horse has no where to go except onto the lorry. His ramp is so low anyway but loading this way you could get the naughtiest monkey on board with little fuss.
I'm sure many will come on here and offer all the other excellent natural methods but I do understand the need to get this done soon and what predicament Di is in.
An idea maybe, I have sent you a pm with his mobile phone number. |
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jackiedo
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England
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 5:35:46 PM
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| good luck with this, A transporter in the Barnsley area once helped with a very difficult welsh C of a friend of mine by spending hours there loading on and off some well travelled TB's that were really quiet until the mare was happy to follow on |
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Sahir
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England
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 5:45:48 PM
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| I have sent you a PM. Hope it's of some help. |
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Crazydancer
Junior Member
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 5:52:00 PM
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She is really being a tricky little madam! Di has her dam and this year's colt foal, and she won't load even to be with them.
Sounds like she's at her wits end!!
They were supposed to be off by Friday, but Di has bought a little extra time, so has another 2 weeks, but really has to move by then. |
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mogwai
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England
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 6:13:47 PM
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Richard maxwell is a great horseman and the person i'd say have a talk to. He'll do it and he'll do it without fear or force.
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carole ferguson
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 6:17:46 PM
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Hi,
Why don't you try the Monty Roberts method - by getting her to walk over a sheet of plywood laid on the floor first.
I would send my son over if he would go - he seems to have a real gift with Arabians - he got mine handled and leading within 2 weeks - and she was 4 years old and never been handled when she was given to me. She is now the easiest to lead on the place - and will be led in by total strangers with just a bit of a snort and blow. |
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Kazarsmum
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 7:43:23 PM
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Is she moving far? can the filly not be walked? or at least walked till she is tired and will load with out fight?
i had to move my mare and 6 month old foal and a 2 yr old 15 miles with out transport. I walked them all.
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linda
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 7:51:07 PM
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We had a youngster that would not load, we tried everything, the vet sedated her and two strong men linked hands and tried to push her up the ramp, she still was not going in, just tried to sit on them!
So my vet put a small towel over her head and circled her around a couple of times and then walked her up the ramp, she couldn't see where she was going so did not panic, once she was in he took the towel off and she travelled fine, might be worth a try,
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Kharidian
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England
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 8:00:32 PM
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Ooooh, how frustrating. Lots of good suggestions, nothing to add, sorry.
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TAE
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Posted - 27 Jun 2011 : 10:45:31 PM
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I've not had that much trouble myself but did hear of someone using the trick linda mentioned, except that when the horse heard and felt it was on the ramps it shot backwards. So after lots of circling they stopped close to the ramp and pushed it backwards a couple of steps, as soon as it heard its feet on the ramp it shot backwards into the box.
Not sure if this was a bit of a story but would be good if it did work. |
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pinkvboots
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 09:23:55 AM
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| If I was local I would give you a hand, I find the reverse method best, if they stop send them back after a while they tend to just go up, I never turn a horse away from the ramp once I am there either the only way is backwards or forwards its worked for me, I hope you manage to get her on she sounds like a mare I once had took us 5 hours once. |
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applause
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England
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Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 12:07:23 PM
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I'm near Yeovil so not a million miles from Di and use a super chap called Tim Piper for anything with issues!!
He trained with Monty Roberts and still does Demo's for him if he has time. I had a 3yr old Anglo that would rather have killed himself than be loaded, Even Tim Struggled, in the end Tim and the his vet managed to get him loaded ad that still wasn't easy even sedated. Once he was at Tim's yard he did have him loading well!
If you need his number or get deperate for a hand mail me.
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Crazydancer
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Posted - 28 Jun 2011 : 12:37:05 PM
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| Thanks! Tim Piper was one of the recommendations picked up elsewhere, hear he's good. Fingers crossed Di can get something sorted. |
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xxnessxx
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Callisto
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Posted - 05 Aug 2011 : 2:59:03 PM
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That's good news Ness and welcome to AL! |
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Crazydancer
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Posted - 05 Aug 2011 : 11:51:29 PM
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| Fab new! She certainly is a stunning looking filly! |
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xxnessxx
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Posted - 07 Aug 2011 : 12:41:10 AM
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Thanks for the welcome, will no doubt be posting pics of her (and the others) at some point. :)
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kathleen
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Can anyone help Di at Marbon?
