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Trick Ideas
Games and tricks:
Targetting
Run away/with/to me
Back up away, back up to my hand
Lateral work, half pass, shoulder in
Smile
Kiss
Lead by mane, tail, forelock
Copycatting
Picking up and dropping items
Desensitization work
Spanish walk
Play ball
Jambette
rear (EXTREME CAUTION TO BE USED
Wave
Lay down
Sit down
Mountain goat (front end on a log, stool, crate)
Pirouette
Chase the tiger (a useful targetting game, type it in on youtube. Most horses love it)
Helpful horse (I have taught my horse to hold her own foot up whilst i pick her hooves or put hoof moist on the frog..she prefers this to me holding it, you can use is in lots of different contexts, from lowering of the horses head to allow you to tack up easier, or even to putting on their own saddle cloth (takes a lot of patience) horses love these sorts of things, and they love the positive feedback it creates.
Thiis is just a shortened version of the list. Enjoy
All those things help build the foundation for a great relationship, don't make training tedious, and make it last only a few minutes at a time, always leave the horse wanting more, if the horse gets bored before you do, you're not doing it right. Desensitization is great for trust and bonding and teaches the horse that you as a leader/partner are trustworthy and he should fear nothing when you are around. Games should always be fun, verbal rewards, scratches, and treats are a must for all games and fun.
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Permalink Reply by Katilina Jones on
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koolio how do you do thye spanish walk and kiss
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Permalink Reply by Ayesha on
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I use clicker training, and my horse understands the concept of clicker training which makes teaching tricks to her very very simple, easy and fast. Spanish walk is taught in many different ways, some use ropes etc etc, however I teach mine to simply lift a leg as if im about to pick it out, once we have this, i ask for longer periods of time, then eventually it turns into a strike, I then label the legs 1 and 2 I can then ask '1 and two' and give lots of praise when they get it correct, to start with the horse may only manage one leg lift, you increase it slowly asking for more and more steps before a treat, but praise the whole time. see my youtube to see how navara has gotten better at this ( in a week or two I will have a video of her doing about 15 steps of a full spanish walk)
Kissing is easy, you teach a horse (I use clicker training again) to target your hand, hold out your hand, he touches you click and treat, keep doing this until you can raise your hand and he will touch it. Now move your hand to your face, when he touches say 'kiss' and reward, keep doing this, soon you should be able to say kiss and the horse will reach for your face and kiss you.
Keep training sessions short and fun.
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do you have any other trick ideas?if you do can you write them here?
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traverse,
renvers,
free lunging,
circling,
walk trot canter glued to you,
jump at liberty
Dancing (Make up a routine, half pass, back step, fowards, etc)
Piaffe
All four leg lifting from one side by simple pointing
Wave whilst sitting
Yawn
Look 'ashamed'
Unlock the stable
Help tie the hay net (I put the haynet through the ring, navara pulls the string tight)
Bring me your bucket
Busking (Waving a bucket around to have treats put into it)
Pick up my hat
Take my coat off
Undo my zip
I have been having a lot of fun recently with these tricks!
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