Can you make a video of how you taught him to lay down? I like how you said that you never tied his legs or got him off balance; in almost every YouTube video I've watched they tied something around the horses legs and I DO NOT want to do that, so I'd love to learn your method! :)
@MaeIsMyBay-I use a positive reinforcement training method called clicker training.Basically, you use a clicker (or any other sound for that matter) to mark a desired behavior. Because my horse was wild when I got him, he rarely laid down so I wasn't able to reward him while he was laying down. The only way he would was if he was wet, he wanted to roll. So I would give him a bath, let him into the arena and when he lay down to roll I would reward him, Soon, he did it on cue without getting wet.
I'm thinking about teaching my 18 year old Saddlebred gelding to lay down & do otherr tricks since I've decided not to show him. Yesterday I taught him to rear up under saddle on command and he picked up on it right away. Do you have any advice for teaching him to lie down??
Just fantastic! Love to see this!! So refreshing to see clicker trained horses :)
Chance2Click 3 weeks ago
Can you make a video of how you taught him to lay down? I like how you said that you never tied his legs or got him off balance; in almost every YouTube video I've watched they tied something around the horses legs and I DO NOT want to do that, so I'd love to learn your method! :)
MaeIsMyBay 1 month ago
@MaeIsMyBay-I use a positive reinforcement training method called clicker training.Basically, you use a clicker (or any other sound for that matter) to mark a desired behavior. Because my horse was wild when I got him, he rarely laid down so I wasn't able to reward him while he was laying down. The only way he would was if he was wet, he wanted to roll. So I would give him a bath, let him into the arena and when he lay down to roll I would reward him, Soon, he did it on cue without getting wet.
ljkolker 1 month ago
@ljkolker Thank you!
MaeIsMyBay 1 month ago
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I'm thinking about teaching my 18 year old Saddlebred gelding to lay down & do otherr tricks since I've decided not to show him. Yesterday I taught him to rear up under saddle on command and he picked up on it right away. Do you have any advice for teaching him to lie down??
Ponypal95 2 months ago