Can any breed or type of horse be trick trained?
Absolutely! I’ve worked with every type of horse you can imagine and they are all trainable. Having said that, each horse is different. I’ve found that the most difficult horses are my greatest teachers. What’s an easy trick anyone can train their horse to perform? Smile is easy to train and a lot of fun. Take a treat your horse likes, say a piece of carrot, and hold it above the horse’s lip and say ‘smile’. He will move his lip to reach it. Reward him for trying. Repeat this for about five minutes, holding the carrot above his lip, saying ‘smile’, and rewarding his tries. He will get better and better at curling his lip up. Keep your sessions brief. Soon you won’t need to hold the carrot above his lip and you’ll signal ‘smile’ by holding your index finger up and saying ‘smile’. If someone wanted to get started in trick training, what kind of resources do you offer? I have a series of three DVD videos called The Complete Guide To Trick Horse Training or Trickonometry. These videos show
