How do I teach my horse to lie down at my command? plzzzzzzzzz answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

i want to teach my horse to lie down at my command and if u can tell me how to teach her to kneel that would aso be helpful i thought this would be a good project for us to try during groundwork and roughly how long will it take to train her?

Answer 1

The time depends on the intelligence of the horse, as well as the size. It is a lot easier to get a foal to lie down than a 17 h draft horse. Most horses (once older than a foal) will never like or learn to do it- just because they are so far off the ground.
Basically, you are on the left side, with a halter and lead rope. You pick up the horses left foot and while pulling back on the rope, lean your shoulder in to his and pull back on the leg. If he leans back without freaking out, praise him. Eventually, pull the leg back a little farther and lower to the ground until he kneels. Once he knees and stays in one spot, it is easy to get him to lay down (tap or push in his hind legs). Make sure you use voice commands so he can associate the word with the action.

You only want to spend 10 -15 min a day doing this. Any more, and you will just make a crabby horse. Do a couple kneels, and then walk around a bit doing something else before trying it again.

Answer 2

I road horses daily when I was much younger. I found that horses were smart but did pretty much what they wanted.

I use to get "Whiskey" who was part Quarter-horse and part Morgan to lie down by pulling down on his reins and brushing my foot behind his knees. I would say "down Whiskey down". Eventually, he would do it quickly but he never did it on command. I always had to pull on his reins and occasionally he wouldn't do it at all.

Maybe if you combined this idea with some kind of treat perhaps it would work.

I only taught him to do this because it was the only way for my girl friend to get on the horse at a time when she had injured her leg. It only took a day or two to get him to understand.

Answer 3

This website may offer you some help.

http://www.trickhorse.com/

Answer 4

higher a trainer....a jocky,