Fun tricks to teach my horse?

Question

What fun tricks can you guys think of for me to teach my horse.
I won't be teach rearing, bucking and things like that for my horses safety and for mine. :)

Could you do a list, or a list with how to do them or youtube/site links telling me how to do them! Thanks :D

Answer 1

Kisses - only trick I've been able to teach my pony (you ask him for a kiss, providing he's not distracted, and he'll nuzzle your face once with his top lip.



You could teach "wave" - you get them to lift a front leg or wave it in the air either when you point to it or when you wave at them. I used to know a Shetland x that did this.



You could teach them to nod, but don't teach them in a bridle - you don't want to be at a show or halting in the middle of a dressage test and for him to go and do this as it could indicate discomfort. In fact, all tricks should be done in a headcollar so you can separate fun (tricks) from work

Answer 2

Nodding "Yes", or shaking the head, "No" are good beginning tricks, since they don't require a lot of cues for the trick. Then, you can entertain your friends by asking your horse questions, and he will "answer" by nodding or shaking his head on cue. Go to Youtube or google horse tricks.



Other tricks:

Laugh (lifting lip as a laughing gesture), hug (putting head and neck around you), Toro (pawing at the ground), Bow (multi-step training required, but fun), Spanish March/Walk, shake hands, point to your shoe or other item, pull your hat off, and many more.



Keep in mind that teaching tricks takes patience and usually is a step-by-step process, although it bonds the horse and handler much more than simple riding.



Trick training includes reward for a response that might be unexpected, but rewarded and repeated; through a touch of your hand or training whip, and many other methods.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwCT6jGytqw



You can google nearly any trick on Youtube and find what you are looking for and that would depend on the trick you are interested in. Google: Horse trick bow, horse trick nod yes, horse trick hug.

Answer 3

You can teach horses to shake "hoofs". It's really funny. Just tap the back of the knee with the rubber handle on a stick-and-string and they'll start pawing the ground. Give them a treat and tell them the name of the command. "Shake" or "Paw" or "Hoof" usually work best. Once they realize that when you tap them there, they have to lift their feet, then once they start pawing, grab their leg. Give them the command again and a treat. After a while they learn the word! You can also teach them to bow. What you do, is pick up one of their front legs. Pull the leg backwards underneath their body. Take a treat and put it at their chest. When they try to get the treat, they'll try to back up, but with their back legs planted. Once their knee on the leg you picked up for them, give them the treat. This one takes a lot of time and patience. And treats! Once they get that they have to bow like that, it teaches them that when you gently kick or nudge the leg back, they will bow.

Answer 4

The three easiest one my horses know are



Kiss - http://m.wikihow.com/Train-a-Horse-to-Kiss



Hug- http://m.wikihow.com/Teach-a-Horse-to-Hug



and smile- http://www.ehow.com/how_2192436_teach-horse-smile.html



The second answer has the rest :)

Answer 5

i thought my horse how to shake, working on bow, kick a ball with her leg and her nose, she gets up on a pedestal and............................so far thats it, we're working on more, here my youtube; if you look at my videos you'll find some of the tricks she does :)



http://www.youtube.com/user/dayyuumm1111?feature=mhee

Answer 6

Alright here are tons of other fun horse tricks and how to do them!

Kiss

Smile

Hug

Bowing

Shaking

Soccer

Lay down

Park out

Fetch



Alright we will start with the two you wanted to know how to do in the first place!



To bow video!

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/…



Next how to teach your horse to fall down when you give a cue! For this you must first teach your horse to lay down!



How to teach your horse to lay down video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsfpc5ua6…





Now if you get your horse to lie down enough WHILE SAYING DOWN you can eventually just say down and she will lay down!



Now for the kiss!



Kiss video! The kiss is the second trick in this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2E5HunFV… If you put a treat by a horses mouth and then have them follow it to your face and they will kiss you! But make sure to read the link below in order to do it right!





Teach your horse to smile



This is the video! Smile is the the first thing they do in this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2E5HunFV…







Now the hug!



The hug video! Hugging is the thrid thing they do in this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2E5HunFV…



Teach your horse to shake your hand!



Teach your horse to shake hands video! In this video the horse will shake it means the horse will lift up one of there front hooves and hold it there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCAS_KW28…







Teach your horse to play soccer!



Teach your horse to play soccer video! You need to have a big work out ball like this http://content5.videojug.com/2d/2d6c3bb6…

This is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvg6BjdCh…

The way you teach your horse to play soccer is to put a halter and lead rope on your horse and take the lead rope in your hands and then run them into the ball!





Teach your horse to park out! Park out means your horse will laydown let you get on him and then he will get up!



This is how to park out video!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseac…





Teach your horse to fetch!



Tech your horse to fetch video!

I can not find a video teaching you to teach your horse to fetch! But if you follow the steps in the link below you should be good :)



Teach your horse to fetch written!

http://www.ehow.com/how_4688001_clicker-…



Hope you and your horse have a fun time!