You said it a lot more artfully than I did!
Update on Harley's progress with the trailer. He is now standing at the trailer eating quietly. The first few days, he would take a bite, turn and run halfway down the arena, then sneak back up to it. He still seems a bit tense when a loud noise, like me banging the buckets:), which I do frequently, but he's not flinching so bad.
My son is here today, so today is the day I believe we will try tying him to it. Maybe at his afternoon feeding. I am going wrap his front legs with some polo wraps. I don't know how much protection that will give him, but it can't hurt. He's never gone down in the past when he threw his fits, but that was always a worry for me.
Becky