I HAVE BEEN TOWING HORSE TRAILERS SINCE 1985.
I HAD ONE PERSON SOLVE “HOW TO” IN A VERY SHORT LESSON.
IT HELPS IF THERE IS A PERSON BEHIND YOU GIVING YOU SOME DIRECTION FOR AREAS YOU CANNOT SEE IN YOUR MIRRORS:
THAT PERSON MUST BE GIVING YOU INDICATIONS OF “WHERE THE REAR OF THE TRAILER” NEEDS TO GO. ONLY THAT DIRECTION-———NOTHING ELSE.
DO EVERYTHING SLOWLY-—NOTHING SUDDEN OR SHARP:
IF YOU ARE RIGHT HANDED: SIT ON YOUR LEFT HAND AND KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL————
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND AT THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. RELAX.
IF YOU WANT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER TO GO RIGHT-—SLOWLY—SLOWLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT......FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
IF YOU WANT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER TO GO LEFT——SLOWLY—SLOWLY TURN THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT.
THIS IS FOOL PROOF.
HAVE TOWED HORSES OVER 200,000 MILES BETWEEN 1985 & 2010. NO PROBLEMS. SLOWLY-—NEVER QUICKLY.
YOU HAVE THE LARGER RIG & YOU CAN GET IT WHERE YOU WANT IT WITH NO ISSUES IF YOU KEEP YOUR COOL.
All good, except your spotter can also indicate how close you are to your destination by making a continuous “come on back” motion with his hand. The motion gets slower the closer you get, and just before you’re there the spotter makes a fist.