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Hello! I was wondering if it was possible to train a horse to kneel down for the rider to get onto it. If it is, how should I go about training him to do this?
Train first for the bow trick (look at website- there are plenty of them with different methods- find one that works for your horse). Ask for a deeper and deeper bow, and ask them to stay down there longer.
My friend's horse faceplants himself on the ground, and basically does the splits with his front legs, and will hold it for 5 minutes (provided he always gets a treat afterwards).
the shorter the horse is, the easier it would be. My 17.2h mare will have nothing to do with bowing- it upsets her balance too much being so tall.
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Train first for the bow trick (look at website- there are plenty of them with different methods- find one that works for your horse). Ask for a deeper and deeper bow, and ask them to stay down there longer.
My friend's horse faceplants himself on the ground, and basically does the splits with his front legs, and will hold it for 5 minutes (provided he always gets a treat afterwards).
the shorter the horse is, the easier it would be. My 17.2h mare will have nothing to do with bowing- it upsets her balance too much being so tall.
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It can be done, and there are some videos available showing how to train for a bow, but really….it's not a good idea to train a horse to do that for the purpose of mounting. It would put a tremendous strain on their backs, the torque of the rider pulling/stepping across, and then the horse getting up. I know that there are riders that train for a bow while they're doing their routines, but I still don't think it's a good idea to do this for routine mounting. Better to get a mounting block, or use a rock, or a fence, or a truck bumper….been there/done that….5'2" and ride a 16hh horse.
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