Poll Recap: Trailer Loading Competency

Of the 901 respondents, 703 (78%) said they are confident their horse would load in a trailer on the first try.
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If you had to go out and load your horse into a trailer right now, would he comply on the first try? Or would you have to spend several minutes, maybe even hours, trying to convince him to step into the box on wheels?

We posed this question to our readers in last week’s online poll. More than 900 people responded, and we’ve tallied the results.

Of the 901 respondents, 703 (78%) said they are confident that their horse would hop into the trailer on the first try. The remaining 198 respondents (22%) said they aren’t confident that their horse would load right off the bat.

Additionally, more than 250 people provided details about their horse’s trailer loading behavior

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Jennifer Whittle, TheHorse.com Web Producer, is a lifelong horse owner who competes with her Appaloosas in Western performance events. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Communications and Leadership Development, and master’s degree in Career, Technical, and Leadership Education. She currently lives on a small farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

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