How do you train your horse to come to his name?

Question

I own a 4 y.o paint gelding named Howdy and I was wondering how I can teach him to come to his name when I call him. thanx!

Answer 1

I did this with one horse that I got tired of chasing down in the field. This is much easier with a horse that's really food motivated. Work in a round pen or a paddock, somewhere where he is loose but can't get too far away from you, have a bag of small, yummy treats that he can eat quickly (bits of apple and carrot work for most horses). The yummier the better. Keep an eye out for nippy behavior, since you are using treats. A firm no and turning away helps keep that under control. Don't use his name for this trick, since you say that all the time, pick a word or a whistle. I don't whistle very well, so I used "Come in!" Say the word, and hand him a treat. Do it again. Do it again. Take a couple of steps back and say the word again. When he comes to you looking to see if you have more treats, give him a treat and a pat. Repeat until you think you're going to lose your mind, slowly working out further and further away. Give him the word, wait until he walks over, and give him the treat. If he stops responding, move in close and start over. If he is practically crawling into your lap and won't move away long enough for you to try it, take a break. Never give him a treat if he's being rude or pushy, that's just teaching him to bully you for treats. Make sure to stop on a good note. You'll need to do this a couple of different days in the pen and make sure he really has the idea. Don't try it in the field until you're sure he's going to respond. Try from about twenty feet away the first time, then forty. It will take a couple of weeks, but you get a really reliable response this way. I would stand on the fence and yell "Allen, come in!" and the beast would come thundering in. Made all of my friends very jealous.

Answer 2

We used to get race track horses when I was young.

In my opinion you train a horse like an other animal..and man....when you call your horse's name., same time give him or show him a carot...they love carot. Horses are super intelligent., if you love him he'll love you...Animal are giver without jugement...

One thing tho is also important ., is to establish a confident., a trust., between you and your horse first...How to do that..

Your having your horse close by holder is leash and you go slowly under is head and you pass again under one side to the other...to show him you trusting him....make sure your horse is trustable tho..not agressive...or bad behaving.

If your horse haviing bad attitude., just show him love., touch slowly his nose, his head, his front stomack and pat him., behave with him as you would like a loving person behave with you....True care and love ., beleave me., they knows the difference.

If you are the first owner of your horse this is the best.

We had 3 racing horses at the time,, and many more..but
on the 3 expensives registered horses....one was mean., very mean...all he wanted was to step on our feet...just make sure about your horse caractere and behaving...

If your the first owner and never been hard or mean with your horse ...you can train him to do what hever you want him to do ....Take good care,, show him you love him,, never hurt or being mean., no bad talk..respect him and you will have a soooo great live together....

We had one horse was playing with us....we were going to hide behind a three( was very young-5-6-7-8-=10 etc.,) and after we were hide well., all of us... 4 kids...he was looking for us....was coming to see where we were... we enjoy this horse for years....(we got him born at home (stall horse house) he was sooo nice bb.

Answer 3

Grain treats is a robust thought yet handing out grain while there's a gaggle of horses would properly be very risky. in case you have a dominant horse which will can charge on the others and you're in the way, a scared horse will run over you before he gets bitten with the aid of an offended horse. If there is yet another corral they could be taken to and fed, in case you're feeding hay. enable them to get hungry, seize them one after the other and take them into yet another corral the place they're fed. Then they could prefer to be caught.

Answer 4

I taught my horse just by feeding him. During feeding time I'd get the feed bucket and fill it, then walk outside and shake it to entice him, calling his name the whole time to get him to come over. In addition to calling his name I would sometimes whistle him over.

Eventually I would whistle or call him from a short distance and he would come on his own, and I would reward him with a treat sometimes and pet him others, slowly weaning him off of the idea of getting food and replacing it with getting a good scratch as a reward.

Now, even if he is acres and acres away from me, if he can hear me whistle he comes running!

Answer 5

Get him into a round pen, and lunge him. After he's warmed up and paying attention to you, rope his inside front foot and lunge him some more to make sure he's not going to spook from pressure. When you're sure he's ok, stop him and get him to lock into you. Once you've accomplished that, say come here Howdy or just Howdy, use whatever you want him to come to. If he doesn't come then follow up by pulling on his leg and not letting go until he puts his foot down and gives to the pressure. Each time you do this, he should get more and more comfortable. It won't happen perfect in one day, but he should get the idea after one. If he's already trained to "come here" then this will be super easy for you to teach. Remember to be consistent. Good luck with him, and if you need any more help, just email me. God bless.

Answer 6

aww with his name that'd be cute! i'd wait at he gate with a treat or grain or something and say his name, then show him the treat and give it to him when he comes and pet him- pretty much associate his name with something good. oh, and it'd be best to start out with short distances.

Answer 7

Call him, then show him a treat like a carrot. Have some in your pockets always. When you call him and he comes to you, reward him with a snack. He will quickly associate your calling him with a reward!

Answer 8

Every time you see him use his name. That's what I did with mine and it worked fairly quickly. Talk to him a lot. That'll teach him your voice.

Answer 9

when you are going to catch him stay a like 100 feet away and call his name, with a treat in your hand. then keep saying it as he comes to you.

Answer 10

I would just repeat it and give him a treat and a pet every time he turns toward you at first and then slowly start only giving him treats if he steps towards you and so on until he'll come and you can just pet him every time he does.