Every horse can load easily and willingly when you know Frank's simple and loving techniques!
"Help your horse find that a trailer is a nice place to be. Before long and with some patience, your horse
will WANT TO BE THERE. Just like a dog, he'll want to get into the trailer for the next big adventure".
Frank Bell
Five horses, four trailers, and four seasons set the stage to learn Frank Bell’s Gentle Solutions natural horsemanship approach to loading horses successfully and without incident.
Trailer loading is a necessary part of horse training, ownership, and enjoyment. It can be a big event or a non-event. Horses can react like dogs and just fly into the trailer ready to "go for a ride."
The opposite end of the scale is the stress that both the horse and trainer can suffer when the time comes to deal with getting the horse into the "evil" trailer. This is an opportunity to learn how to do it right and actually enjoy the process while heightening horse/trainer confidence.
" Most horses that load happily are well-adjusted, confident riding horses,"
"When I work with any horse that has loading problems, it’s the first thing we deal with. When they can go in happily and have their
breakfast in there, the rest is relatively easy." Frank Bell
Frank Bell demonstrates how to make trailer loading and travel a pleasurable experience for your horse. Using his philosophy “reward for the smallest try, the slightest change”, Frank successfully loads and unloads 5 problem horses which present with every conceivable level of resistance.
Horses include a 3 y.o. Appaloosa and a 7 y.o. quarter horse, both have never been loaded in a float before. Other horses include a 14 y.o. throughbred who had been in a trailer accident; a 3 y.o. appaloosa who has never loaded alone, and a 2 y.o. appaloosa who has only been loaded into a stock trailer.
The techniques demonstrated in this DVD 'Trailor Loading' are not only straightforward and easy to apply, they help relax the horse and build their confidence. Learn how to help your horse want to be in the trailer and look forward to the next adventure.
Proper tying, securing the butt bar and door, backing out, driving, safety tips, and more are covered in this excellent work filmed throughout the U.S.A.
'Trailor Loading' DVD running time : 58min
What they are saying...
" I took two young horses to a 3-day Gentle Solutions Natural Horsemanship clinic given by Frank Bell and was riding them with a nothing more than a rope halter by the time the clinic was over. Pull back and trailer loading aren't problems anymore! Frank is an outstanding teacher - I'm amazed at what the horses and I learned in 3 days!"
- Cathie Dayton, Writer and Horsewoman
" When you think about what we are asking of horses, to get into these little boxes with wheels, it's a wonder that any horse ever loads into a trailer. Watching Frank's video, 'Trailer Loading' enabled me to load our 7-year-old quarter mare for the very first time like a snap."
— Bill Parks, Ballwin, MD
" My horse had been involved in a very bad collision, and it appeared impossible to ever get him into a trailer again. Using Frank Bell's methods, as shown in his video, had us loading and unloading Gypsey in less than an hour."
— Barb Henry, Woodside, CA
