Can you teach a horse to rear on command?

Like not to hurt someone but you know just for fun and also if they really do rear you can learn how to control them. Also when a horse rears how are you supposed to control them?

2006-03-27T07:40:33Z

And also dont just say yes b\c i know that you can but i want to know how!!!

horseman2006-03-27T14:14:46Z

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it is not a good idea. you don't have much control when a horse rears and it would be very easy for you to get hurt or worse. it is also possible for the horse to roll over backwards on top of you which would not be a good thing.
if he does rear up, give him the go foreward cue and get him back on all four feet.

Khemosabi's Ranger2006-03-27T18:33:14Z

Yes, you can, but it is a bad idea for a recreational rider. Rearing can be a problem, not only with people falling off, but also, the horse may be immobilized and not able to get out of the way of danger if they learn this "trick", also known as a bad habit.

If you have a horse that already has this bad habit, there are many things to try to control it, or discourage it. Urging them forward is one general principle. I would also ask Dr. Deb Bennett of the Equine Studies Institute. She is a renowned authority on horse behavior.

Shawna2006-03-27T19:04:59Z

Umm...Well its not good to teach your horse to rear on command for more info try this book-
Become Perfect Partners: How to Be the Owner Your Horse Would Choose for Himself by Kelly Marks

kimber2016-09-24T17:33:35Z

I worked with a stunt team who had a horse who reared on command. He easily attractive to journey and purely reared whilst asked. His substitute into certainly a rear, a levade is an severe form of sequence and an extremely distinctive circulation. The command for the rear substitute into to have your reins in one hand and pass them with a loose touch top up his neck to close to his ears. You had to be waiting to pass with him because of the fact he extremely stood up (he had a saddle with a submit on the pommel to hold close directly to!) i do no longer understand how he substitute into taught, yet i think it substitute into something that he had a predisposition for - he relatively wasn't scared into it. of course he wasn't a horse that all and sundry ought to journey, yet I did see him on the lunge with a particularly amateur rider and he behaved completely. there is an argument that coaching the pony to rear from a command is perhaps to shrink the prospect of it starting to be to be an evasion, because of the fact it is component of their customary artwork and not something naughty. sooner or later, when I get the time, i'm going to coach one in each of mine to do it!

jenn_a2006-03-27T07:45:39Z

Yes, but it is not a good "trick" to teach. And very hard for a beginner to control.

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