Trick Training (continued)

In this week's post, I will be continuing the previous trick training post. 

Some more tricks that you can teach your horse include:

Hugging, spanish walking, sitting, and kneeling. 

Hugging - this trick can be taught by standing in front of the horses shoulder (beside his neck) and taking a few treats in your hand. Then, you ask the horse to bring his head around you. Once he does this, reward a ton! Eventually you will be able to add a cue and you will no longer need to use treats as an aid.

Spanish walking - this trick can be taught from the paw, or jambette. Once the horse knows how to paw, you can ask for the cue while walking beside them, and soon enough, they'll figure out that you want them to step instead of scraping the ground. 

Sitting - this trick can be taught from the lay down. When the horse goes to get up, you ask them to stop. Eventually, they'll learn that you want them to sit with their legs in front of them. This trick takes lots and lots of trust!

Kneeling - this trick can be taught from the lay down as well. When the horse goes to lay down, you ask them to stop. They will eventually realize that you want them to kneel down, but not lay down completely.

Credits:

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/rondlarg/4950720464/ (sitting photo)