Eventually, your horse will have to be transported in a trailer. Teaching your equine companion to load and unload easily will make any trip you two make together a lot safer.

If you have worked with your horse to not fear the trailer by walking him up to it on a regular basis and allowing him to sniff, even taste the trailer. It is usually not a problem to take the training a step further and lead him into the trailer. When he walks in, backs and stops on cue, reward him highly. Even the most spirited of horses enjoy being praised and given treats and will respond in a positive manner to this method of training.

There are three commands your horse should be able to follow: walk, whoa and back. Simply give your horse the command for walk and tap him on the rump if that his been used as his "starter" to get him going and lead him into the trailer. Then when he is in, give him the command for "Whoa". And if he stops on cue, stop and praise him and give him a treat if that is part of your training routine. Then tell him to back into the stall so he can be safely tethered and you will have a successfully trailer-trained horse.

Use these commands on a frequent basis and practice letting your horse go into a trailer on at least a once a week frequency. Horses tend to push training they don't use frequently to the backs of their minds and he might seem as though he was never trailer broke to begin with if you don't practice this technique with your horse and then one day suddenly try to load him on a trailer.

Working with your horse to master loading and unloading on a trailer will make any traveling you need to do with your horse a very pleasurable experience.

When you have a horse that becomes aggressive around food, it can make every feeding a stressful one for both the owner and the horse. It can be unsafe to feed a horse that is kicking and pawing at the ground. Worse, many horses learn quickly that they outsize their owners and will think nothing of mowing you down to get to food.

Fortunately, this is an undesirable behavior that can be stopped. But in order to stop it, you must first narrow down the root cause of it. If your horse came from an abusive situation, it is very possible he simply didn't have enough food and has bad memories of being hungry. He may get overexcited at the prospect of food that he knocks it out of your hands and then eats as fast as he can. If he has had to compete with more aggressive horses for food, this also conditions him to be aggressive when you feed him.

He may simply not respect you as top horse and if that is the case, you'll need to go back to square one of training to show him that you indeed are the dominant member of the herd.

First of all, if he is mowing you down or "mugging" you for food, don't pet or hand feed him. He will interpret this as a reward and he will also believe his behavior is absolutely okay with you.

Instead, when he begins mouthing or pushing you; give him a firm push and a strong, 'NO' command. A slow and deliberate push will work the best. Then start working with him again on respecting you. If he begins kicking and pawing in his stall when you approach with food, don't feed him at that moment, give him a chance to calm down and then feed him; otherwise you're rewarding this undesirable behavior.