Trailer Training

This is a shaping plan (step-by-step guide) to clicker train your horse to travel in a trailer.

1. Easy loading
2. Calm traveling
3. Confident unloading

17 pages

Downloadable pdf

Content

• Description of goal behaviours
• Bonus behaviour
• Prerequisites for Trailer Training
• Training tips
• 6 Phases of Trailer Training:

1. 1. Familiarizing with the trailer
   2. Loading/unloading
   3. In the trailer (duration)
   4. Unloading
   5. Traveling
   6. Generalisation of the behaviour

• Ways to prepare your horse to trailers when you don’t have a trailer
• General tips for training traumatized horses
• A Trailer Training Checklist
• Checklist ‘Calm & Relaxed’