Train Your Own Horse with Stacy Westfall

Teaching horses tricks...or problems?

02.26.2020 - By Stacy WestfallPlay

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Episode 67: Can training horses to do tricks like rearing, bowing or lying down cause problems? I answer this question by using examples of six different horses to illustrate my answer...which is sometimes yes and sometimes no. I also explain how I decide which horses are better candidates than others...and how timing does matter.  I discuss a comment left on the show notes of the last podcast and expand a bit more on the idea of dismounting as a way to avoid problems.  In keeping with the seasons theme, 'What's going on in my barn.' I also take you behind the scenes and fill you in on the training progress with Willow, Gabby and Presto. 

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