marinitagsd
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I taught my 4yr old to "give me five" or shake a hoof, she does it on command everytime, can be a bit annoying when she follows me around lifting her front leg up as to say "I want more play"! lol
What strange commands have you taught your horse?
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Weezy
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I have taught my mare to shaker her head on a voice command, cross over her front leg (from a poke on the elbow) kiss, by leaning forward and making a kissing noise and lifting her front leg up... This is in preparation for the spanish walk, though I haven't got much further on that yet... All good fun though. Except now my mare will shaker her head all the time, and will lift/cross legs when I groom her as she thinks I am giving her the command. Bless.
I want to teach her more tricks but I have no idea how. Does anyone know of any books??
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I tried to teach Ted to shake his head but he got too pissed off with it, and he is over 17hh so never mind! He will lift his legs on command, follow me, stop, and is learning to bow
I have taught my mare to shaker her head on a voice command, cross over her front leg (from a poke on the elbow) kiss, by leaning forward and making a kissing noise and lifting her front leg up... This is in preparation for the spanish walk, though I haven't got much further on that yet... All good fun though. Except now my mare will shaker her head all the time, and will lift/cross legs when I groom her as she thinks I am giving her the command. Bless.
I want to teach her more tricks but I have no idea how. Does anyone know of any books??
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I tried to teach Ted to shake his head but he got too pissed off with it, and he is over 17hh so never mind! He will lift his legs on command, follow me, stop, and is learning to bow
Eaglestone
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If I say to Motor 'Catch up' when we are lagging behind my TB on a hack, then he instantly goes into Trot
Coffee_Bean
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How do you teach them to do all these?!?! I managed to teach Bean "kisses" but that was it
Would love to know how to make them pee on command or shake a hoof
Nudibranch
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I taught one of the ponies to rear on command, and lie down. Pointless really but she's very good at it and can remember the commands even when we haven't done them for years.
gillianfleming
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Roger says please by lifting a front leg, i don't ask him very often as he gets a bit enthusiastic lol, was standing the other day when the chiro was doing his back and he was waving a front leg for a sweetie.
corriehorse
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When I hack out in the summer I will quite often pick some cow parsley for Corrie as we nearly get home. She learnt that if I lean to the left and say "I can't reach, what you going to do about it?" she will move further over to the verge so I can reach more!
Doesn't work any when else though.
Stinkbomb
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What a cute mini!!
My minis are quite exceptional too.... when they are running around the field so i cant catch the buggers, i shout "oh F*ck off!!!" and guess what they do!!! theyve learnt it well!
My minis are quite exceptional too.... when they are running around the field so i cant catch the buggers, i shout "oh F*ck off!!!" and guess what they do!!! theyve learnt it well!
katie_and_toto
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Toto gives kisses
Also in the process of teaching him to say please, he lifts up his front leg
And, he closes gates by pushing it with his nose, and then he side steps so I can close the latch
Also in the process of teaching him to say please, he lifts up his front leg
And, he closes gates by pushing it with his nose, and then he side steps so I can close the latch
LauraWheeler
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Lucy does lots of tricks. Here is three i have on video
She also gives me a cuddle. Rests her chin on my shoulder and i put my hands over her poll. She'll give me a kiss. She picks up a dog ball (one with a handel on the top) and will put it in a bucket.
Also when loose schooling she will change the rein on command.
I have also taught her to help me open and close gates. I do the latch and she pushes them. She's so cleaver i could teach her to do anything i wanted.
She also gives me a cuddle. Rests her chin on my shoulder and i put my hands over her poll. She'll give me a kiss. She picks up a dog ball (one with a handel on the top) and will put it in a bucket.
Also when loose schooling she will change the rein on command.
I have also taught her to help me open and close gates. I do the latch and she pushes them. She's so cleaver i could teach her to do anything i wanted.
The owner of my horse has taught her that when we say "careful toes" she has to walk slowly and carefully - VERY handy during ice age. Was really funny to watch her (the owner) and her other horse (16hh coloured cob type) tip-toeing in sync across the ice a few weeks ago.....
vetsbestfriend
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My ex taught one of my boys loads of tricks/commands. If you say 'show me your bum' he will turn a whole circle around and come back to face you. He also knows 'go get' followed by the object name i.e. 'go get the broom' means he has to go fetch the broom. He knows the difference between fork, broom, bowl and brush and will bring the correct object to you. 'pick it up' means picking up whatever object is on the floor in front of him i.e. brushes, food bowl (Useful if you drop your whip out hacking as he will pick it up off the floor to save you getting off and then back on again). 'Open' - open mouth for bit. 'Up and down' - whatever object in his mouth is shaken up and down.
Last command not so good when the stable cat ventured into the field and he then decided to pick it up by the tail and 'up and down'!! Luckily cat was fine although a little shocked.
Last command not so good when the stable cat ventured into the field and he then decided to pick it up by the tail and 'up and down'!! Luckily cat was fine although a little shocked.
rara007
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Pip knows all the usual driving stuff from voice
Also left and right, so he can do dressage tests totally free
Also rear
Ginga just know stand
But he will stand for ever left alone untied
Ginga just know stand
Enfys
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What a cute mini!!
My minis are quite exceptional too.... when they are running around the field so i cant catch the buggers, i shout "oh F*ck off!!!" and guess what they do!!! theyve learnt it well!
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LMAO at that!Clever boys.
Mine are the opposite, I can't get away from them
Just as much as a pain in the butt.
What a cute mini!!
My minis are quite exceptional too.... when they are running around the field so i cant catch the buggers, i shout "oh F*ck off!!!" and guess what they do!!! theyve learnt it well!
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Mine are the opposite, I can't get away from them
Hovis_and_SidsMum
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Hovis will kiss on command. Every morning and night when I'm leaving him i say "give me a kiss" and he will duely do so.
He will lift his feet in order to allow me to pick them out and is a demon at gates - he just shoves them open with his head!
He will also do back up without me touching him and plays a mean game of football with his stable ball.
He knows "Hovis Thompson stop that" and meekly stops whatever he is doing. Apparenty he doesn't even have to be able to see me - if he hears that he's like a school boy whos been caught with his hand in the biscuit jar!!!
He is far far too clever for his own good!
He will lift his feet in order to allow me to pick them out and is a demon at gates - he just shoves them open with his head!
He will also do back up without me touching him and plays a mean game of football with his stable ball.
He knows "Hovis Thompson stop that" and meekly stops whatever he is doing. Apparenty he doesn't even have to be able to see me - if he hears that he's like a school boy whos been caught with his hand in the biscuit jar!!!
He is far far too clever for his own good!
algy666
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"Ahem" - instant standing still when trying to mount, very useful on hacks lol.
He does kisses
My friend's little pony 'smiles' for food - she pulls her top lip up and shows her teeth
He can be lunged solely on voice commands, although that's not particularly strange.
He does kisses
My friend's little pony 'smiles' for food - she pulls her top lip up and shows her teeth
He can be lunged solely on voice commands, although that's not particularly strange.
Persephone
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Mine responds well to "Oi" too!
If I touch the back of her knee she lifts her leg, so great for stretching after girthing, and washing out hooves. Plus if she has got something down and is standing on it, it can be rescued easily.
Also if I make a "ch ch" noise she stops waving her head about and drops into an outline instantly
Oh and kisses, she kisses everyone.
If I touch the back of her knee she lifts her leg, so great for stretching after girthing, and washing out hooves. Plus if she has got something down and is standing on it, it can be rescued easily.
Also if I make a "ch ch" noise she stops waving her head about and drops into an outline instantly
Oh and kisses, she kisses everyone.
Lanky Loll
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Teeth please - while holding the bridle - they all open wide to have the bridle put on, although one mare use to take it further and actually grab the bit wherever it was, and if my boob was in the way because I was undoing the throatlash or similar then...
Foot please - lift appropriate foot for the hopples to be put on.
Being drivers they all react more to voice commands so come round means spin round and change direction.
The most useful can also be the most lethal - Paddy and Maggie will go from flat out to stopped dead in 2 strides if you ask for woah a bit too forcefully, on our little jogging carts where you're sat on a small slippery seat this has left me standing up in front of it and having to jump back on before
Maggie also knows "stable now" when she's escaped from wherever she's supposed to be.
Foot please - lift appropriate foot for the hopples to be put on.
Being drivers they all react more to voice commands so come round means spin round and change direction.
The most useful can also be the most lethal - Paddy and Maggie will go from flat out to stopped dead in 2 strides if you ask for woah a bit too forcefully, on our little jogging carts where you're sat on a small slippery seat this has left me standing up in front of it and having to jump back on before
Maggie also knows "stable now" when she's escaped from wherever she's supposed to be.
catdragon
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Bonnie opens her mouth for the bit and takes it from you eagerly (the wonder of polo's).
She lifts her foot as you approach with the hoof pick - no matter which way round you go (when I first got her 5 years ago you practically had to wrestle her foot up!)
Lifts her foot forward (for me to pull her leg before tightening her girth) when I say "paw".
On coming to the mounting block, if she's too far away she automatically swings herself in line with it
and stands whilst I get on and waits to be asked before walking on.
Goes back without me having to touch her when I say back and will stay stood whilst I brush back her bed prior to getting her decahedron. (taught her rein back by voice command 1st too)
She knows when the bar goes across the tack room (it squeaks) that its bed time and will always nicker to me as she knows mums home time=scratch and bye bye treat time.... a self taught thing (better than kicking the door that another cob at the yard taught ALL of the others to do!) :/ Thankfully, 2 years on Bonnie no longer kicks.. she understands "OI" as good as the next horse
Really, writing this all down makes me realise what a well mannered little girl she's grown up to be.. when I bought her from the dealer 5 years ago she didn't know what personal space was and wouldn't even stand for me to mount, go was kick like mad whilst stop a pull in the gob (NOT by me I hasten to add... the joys of an Irish broken fresh from Ireland horsey)... I do love her though
She lifts her foot as you approach with the hoof pick - no matter which way round you go (when I first got her 5 years ago you practically had to wrestle her foot up!)
Lifts her foot forward (for me to pull her leg before tightening her girth) when I say "paw".
On coming to the mounting block, if she's too far away she automatically swings herself in line with it
Goes back without me having to touch her when I say back and will stay stood whilst I brush back her bed prior to getting her decahedron. (taught her rein back by voice command 1st too)
She knows when the bar goes across the tack room (it squeaks) that its bed time and will always nicker to me as she knows mums home time=scratch and bye bye treat time.... a self taught thing (better than kicking the door that another cob at the yard taught ALL of the others to do!) :/ Thankfully, 2 years on Bonnie no longer kicks.. she understands "OI" as good as the next horse
Really, writing this all down makes me realise what a well mannered little girl she's grown up to be.. when I bought her from the dealer 5 years ago she didn't know what personal space was and wouldn't even stand for me to mount, go was kick like mad whilst stop a pull in the gob (NOT by me I hasten to add... the joys of an Irish broken fresh from Ireland horsey)... I do love her though