Cadillacs second day learning to lay down

i know i have ropes and things, but its the begining of me teaching him for command.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• horses
• laying
• down
• tricks
• cool

[PBRgal4life]

Ok thx, the ropes not really the problem though its just when i pull the rope she doesn't go down she kinda does this hop thing with her front feet intead of goin down!

[Barrelracing2]

yea cadillac hopped around at first too.......keep trying! maybe you'll get it.

[amandabanana928]

hey im trying to do the same thing with my horse but he keeps hopping around and stuff..how can i get him to lay down??

[Barrelracing2]

well i started with a lot of trust games. Like tarps and stuff then gradually got him used to having his hoof in a sling position. I mean hes gentle and he hopped at first but after his first time laying down i smothered him in treats and pats and "GOOD BOY" haha and he learned thats what i wanted.....keep trying good luck. Let me know how it goes!

[SpottedWarmblood22]

I tried the treat thing and my horse looked at me wierd and was like, "You've got to be kidding me, right?" Shasta is a headstrong haflinger that just needs a little encouragement...

[horseluvergirl39]

i tried to get my horse to lay down like this and he did a little crow hop/rear

[horseloverman]

He's like" Oh, I get a treat fir this?"

[JSWIZZL3]

It think he should've gotten a treat, he laid down didn't he? :S

[zoeandomi4ever]

i was suggesting she would use it. Parelli is awesome!

[gottajump3]

it isn't as easy as it looks lol

[aggythunder]

LMAO! if parelli uses ropes like this he has lost all credibility with me!

[AmethistGirl1]

lol that was cute at first it was like he was saying "omg just leave me alone" then wen he layed down the second time he was like "ok im down here now wheres my treat?"

[FuZzYwUzZyGiRl]

how long did it take you before he finally layed down the first day you started training him?

[msityhorse2001]

Tip: I am sure your lay down cue has become very refined by now, but in the future, when you are just starting a horse on any command, he or she should be rewarded with at least a release of pressure when he starts to try. You can do it this way, and force the horse to understand it, but when you let him realize it little by little on his own, he will have more respect for you and that is never a bad thing, right? For this instance, the first "try" is looking down.