Few years ago I was at a hack show and I saw some people struggling to get their horse on the float. I usually go by the ‘they don’t need another onlooker’ policy, but I was pretty much parked next to them, so I watched surreptitiously as a number of self professed experts paraded in and tried everything from just pulling the horse on the float, to the bum rope(has that EVER worked?!). A couple got the horse half in only to have it just about flip itself over on its way out. This went on for over an hour. The horse was upset, the poor girl was upset. Her parents were at their wits end. Finally, when everyone else had lost interest and given it up as a lost cause, I cautiously offered to have a go. I had no idea if my method would work, and I told them as much, but her horse seemed mighty similar to my Lexi when she was having float problems as a greenie. They were pretty desperate by this stage and let me take the lead. I had her walk on and stand quietly in 15 minutes.
A few days later I found this in my mail box. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and I often think of these guys and I hope they’re doing well!