Trailerloading with a twist...

Today we did some IP-games and I used to trailer as a place to rest to get him to relax 100% in it again, we havent been able to play with the trailer this winter but I had to drive him a few times so it's not just a place for games anymore. I like to have one trip somewhere out of ten times playing with it.
It started out good, we rode in and after a few times he really relaxed and used the trailer for resting, in the trotgame he did circles around the trailer until I let him go in....
But then he get stuck with the halter inside the trailer, "oh shit!". He paniced and tried to get out, but he realised after a few seconds that he was stuck, that I was on his back and he had to think of me and that there was help to get. So he stood still and tried to control himself, I tried to unstuck the halter from his back, that didnt work so I tried to get it off, that didnt work either so I had to dismount and try to get him loose. I have never dismounted inside the trailer before, but he didnt care to much about that. After a while I found a way to unstuck the halter but there was a million thougts runing thru my head during that time.
When Nalle felt that the pressure got away and that he could get out he backed out but he didnt ran out, I asked him to get in again and he did that but was making a "are you really sure?"-face.

It was horrible but now I know how he reacts in panic-situations and that he understands that we are a team, Im always there to help me and that he have to think of me and not just act on his instincts. 
Im also very glad that he trusted me enough to get inside the trailer again after such a thing, he's just amazing.

A short update

It's been a while since my last blogpost, Nalle has moved to another stable in another city for the summer and I've started a new job so I havent had much time between working and being with Nalle.

He's starting to become a part of his new herd (they're 16 horses, 1 foal and 2 foals on the way) and since I work in another city Im only there 5 days a week. When I get back to him on thursday evening after being away since monday morning he gets very happy to see me and starts to play with my in the pasture when I come to get him. Our relationship has grown stronger from this since our little herd of two has become his main herd, and when we play it works even better than before. We even had our first flying lead change at freestyle and the liberty is getting very strong, he's also starting to get the new fancy manouvers and is starting to get how to do them at freestyle aswell as with contact. Perhaps it's time to put together some auditions soon...

Busy busy

Last week was very hectic with loooong days, alot of work and alot of horses :)
At the moment Im too tired to get my thoughts together but Im still smiling from the flying lead change he gave me yesterday and the wonderful liberty-session we had tonight in his big summer-pasture. He's a wonderful and lovely horse and I can't understand how people dont want to have that relationship to their horses, instead they handle their horses hard due to lack of understanding or interest in learing another way to the goal.