Edit: people keep telling me that when they try this, their horses back up. this is a common problem, so i’ll give a basic tip: when first doing this, start in a stall so the horse can’t back away…all he can do is corner his butt. ^^ once you get him to bow repeatedly in the stall so he knows what you want him to do, then try it ina field.

This is a quick and easy way learn how to train a horse how to bow…in this video is Rocky, a 4-year old appendix quarter horse gelding. Really, it is easy to train a horse to do anything if you have the right attitude! Oh, and there was no practicing before this, he has never bowed before, so it really was this easy for him! ^^

NOTE* Every horse is different. Rocky is very willing and young so it was easy for him. But i’ve done this with many horses, some of which bite, strike, cow-kick, and rear up. If you have patience it will work for any horse with any disposition. True you may have to do it more than once, but that’s where patience comes in. If you see my video with the smiling horse, that trick took over 3 years to develop into what it is now. This video is just the basic “how to” if someone wants to learn. Once you understand how to ask a horse to do this, you can eventually stop using treats and simply point to the leg and they horse should bow…but this is only after you practice many times, people!!!! Don’t assume your horse will remember the trick if you don’t do it often..you wouldn’t expect a person to know how to do the moonwalk the first time…it’s the same concept with horses….

Now go out and have fun!!

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