Taught Mr G to rear on command in-hand :)

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After reading a few things about trick training i decided to put a command to my horses playful skills on the lunge! Sometimes he rears when he's playing on the lunge so i stuck a command to it and he has picked it up very quickly!

This is a video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYdLudQ_C0

For any health and safety people seeing the video with him lifting his hindleg..im sorry for not wearing a hat! He is just playfull :)

He's turning out to be incredible, doing anything you ask of him! If your intrested in seeing more of him rearing an the leadup to that video there is a full video on my channel :)

Hope you enjoy it :)
Lucy
 
You could make it slighty better and worn a hat, ESP since you knew he was going to rear.
What you all do in your spare time is nothing to do with me, however if it's something that's slightly out of the ordinarily/dangerous your gonna get some bad reactions.
 
None of you know me and my horse so therefore I do not think you can make an accurate judgement on the situation. I am having a bit of fun with a horse I have owned for the last 6 years and have a strong trust with.
 
RedNosedFany said:
Sorry but as the owner of a rearer I sincerely advise you to stop now and hope your horse forgets it, because rearing is dangerous. Not a trick but dangerous to all around the horse.
FDC
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Actually, training a horse to rear (or perform otherwise undesirable behaviours) on command is a recognised (though not universally accepted) way to prevent it being performed without request.
 
Persephone said:
Utterly Idiotic. I am astounded.
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Why? Do you mean teaching him to do it on the lunge? I didn't see the video so don't know if you are referring to something on that.

It is logical to me, teach him to rear on command then stop asking him for it, simple. I had an arab that did the same, worked for him.
 
Agree with FDC here. Gypsy is well known for his rearing, started by some idiot who taught him to in the first place. He then became seriousualy dangerous to the fact not one person would want to ride him. I suggest now you've had your fun now to stop before he takes advantage, it can go wrong all so quickly.
What's even worse is the fact you gave him a treat, when he kick out at you?
 
Can see Mr G is a character - I still can't see why you would use his intelligence to teach him to rear on command though.
 
I think there is a difference in the methods of training that the OP and JFTD both use (from looking at video and pics). Flashing a lunge whip in front of your horse, along with flicking the lunge line doesn't seem like a great idea tbh :o

Really hope you never have to sell, a friend 'trained' her horse to rear, it then did it all the time, and ended up doing it, and running into a lorry on the road, it didn't end well :(
 
I am amazed by how stupid that is! Why, why, why???? :mad:

Lets hope he dosnt do at that any other time when you handle him. I think you have just made your bed and i am sure you will be lying in it at some point.
 
you were lucky then you nearly got booted in the face when he kicked out...
Not funny when he rears with someone sitting up on top - its a dangerous habit no horse should learn
Your horse your pigeon...until the habit becomes someone else's problem...
 
ATrueClassAct said:
however if it's something that's slightly out of the ordinarily/dangerous your gonna get some bad reactions.
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That's fine - but it doesn't make you right. Trick training isn't new, but there are a lot of misconceptions about it. I don't think the horse in the video looks scared. I know that mine aren't when I ask them to rear - they know what's being asked and they know exactly how much they are expected to offer.

I know a lot of trick trained horses none of whom display rearing as a vice, but I know plenty of traditionally trained animals whose owners have never taugh them such behaviours who rear dangerously. All horses know how to rear - teaching them to do it on command won't make them do it randomly without provocation.

Don't sell him, though, OP ;)
 
Blitzenfys said:
Why? Do you mean teaching him to do it on the lunge? I didn't see the video so don't know if you are referring to something on that.

It is logical to me, teach him to rear on command then stop asking him for it, simple. I had an arab that did the same, worked for him.
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OP clearly states it is being taught as a trick.

It won't be so funny when he does it in the field in a moment of excitement, boots her in the head and then has to be sold on as a rearer.

For instance.
 
Ooh controversial ;)

It's up to you what you do with your horse, and trick training is fun, but I think you have to be careful with stuff like this.. it does have the potential to ruin* your (lovely) horse who is evidently a bit cheeky :p
 
I apologies to anyone who does not agree with me doing this with my horse, but in the end he is my horse, and if this causes problems, it is down to my stupidity. Feel free to critise me all you like and tell me how stupid and dangerous this is, but at the end of the day he is my horse, and my choice with what to do with him. So sorry if you do not agree!
 
iamSanta said:
Agree with FDC here. Gypsy is well known for his rearing, started by some idiot who taught him to in the first place. He then became seriousualy dangerous to the fact not one person would want to ride him. I suggest now you've had your fun now to stop before he takes advantage, it can go wrong all so quickly.
What's even worse is the fact you gave him a treat, when he kick out at you?
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This!
You may think we are old fuddy duddys but I can tell you a horse rearing straight up is a dangerous animal. Now JFTD says they won't learn to do without the command, I don't agree Captain accidentally removed a field gate when his friend called him, later that week he was seen practising and now removes them whenever he wants to come in! They learn and they adapt. So be careful what you teach! Who is to say one day he won't just do it because he fancies a treat? Captain will say please for a treat, your horse might rear for one.
FDC
 
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He looks thrilled that you're doing that, really. Next time he turns to kick you after you scaring him into a rear, maybe you'll be a little closer.

Astounds me. Genuinely.
 
Persephone said:
OP clearly states it is being taught as a trick.

It won't be so funny when he does it in the field in a moment of excitement, boots her in the head and then has to be sold on as a rearer.

For instance.
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Exactly.

Stupid girl comes to mind :mad: I dont think she will find it so amusing when he hurts her, poor horse.
 
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